Foreign residents in Pieve Santo Stefano
Pieve Santo Stefano, in the province of Arezzo, is home to 13 Britons — 0.44% of its 2,979 residents. That is the 103rd-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 23rd within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Pieve Santo Stefano counts 41 foreign residents in total, 1.38% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (13), Germans (9), Dutch nationals (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Pieve Santo Stefano has fallen, from 16 to 13 (-19%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 15.0% of Pieve Santo Stefano's population was born outside Italy — 11.9% outside the EU and 3.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 13 | 0.44% |
| Germany | 9 | 0.30% |
| Netherlands | 5 | 0.17% |
| Venezuela | 5 | 0.17% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.07% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.03% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.03% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,531 | 84.96% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 93 | 3.12% |
| Born outside the EU | 355 | 11.92% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Arezzo
Full BES profile for Arezzo →Arezzo on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Pieve Santo Stefano is well below the Arezzo average of €1,212/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 €1,040/m², against €855 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 22% 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.