Foreign residents in Montecatini-Terme
Montecatini-Terme, in the province of Pistoia, is home to 190 Russians — 0.89% of its 21,367 residents. That is the 16th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Montecatini-Terme counts 373 foreign residents in total, 1.75% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (190), Brazilians (54), French nationals (23).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Montecatini-Terme has risen, from 147 to 190 (+29%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 27.2% of Montecatini-Terme's population was born outside Italy — 20.3% outside the EU and 7.0% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 190 | 0.89% |
| Brazil | 54 | 0.25% |
| France | 23 | 0.11% |
| Greece | 14 | 0.07% |
| Venezuela | 12 | 0.06% |
| Spain | 11 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 11 | 0.05% |
| Germany | 10 | 0.05% |
| United States | 9 | 0.04% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.03% |
| Japan | 7 | 0.03% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.02% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.01% |
| South Korea | 3 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 2 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 15,546 | 72.76% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,488 | 6.96% |
| Born outside the EU | 4,333 | 20.28% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Pistoia
Full BES profile for Pistoia →Pistoia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
About the Pistoia average of €1,359/m². Averaged across 6 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
19.3 years of rent here equal the purchase price — below the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €1,485/m², against €1,292 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 14% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.