Foreign residents in Tresana
Tresana, in the province of Massa-Carrara, is home to 22 Germans — 1.16% of its 1,892 residents. That is the 54th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 8th within Toscana.
Across the nationalities we track, Tresana counts 50 foreign residents in total, 2.64% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (22), Britons (7), Brazilians (5).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Tresana has risen, from 15 to 22 (+47%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.5% of Tresana's population was born outside Italy — 7.9% outside the EU and 4.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 22 | 1.16% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 0.37% |
| Brazil | 5 | 0.26% |
| Belgium | 3 | 0.16% |
| France | 3 | 0.16% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 2 | 0.11% |
| United States | 2 | 0.11% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.11% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.05% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.05% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,656 | 87.53% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 87 | 4.60% |
| Born outside the EU | 149 | 7.88% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Massa-Carrara
Full BES profile for Massa-Carrara →Massa-Carrara on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Tresana is far below the Massa-Carrara average of €1,514/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €1,088/m², against €800 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 35% 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.