Foreign residents in Zeri
Zeri, in the province of Massa-Carrara, is home to 4 French nationals — 0.45% of its 892 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Zeri counts 15 foreign residents in total, 1.68% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (4), Britons (4), Belgians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Zeri has fallen, from 7 to 4 (-43%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.4% of Zeri's population was born outside Italy — 3.7% outside the EU and 2.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 4 | 0.45% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 0.45% |
| Belgium | 2 | 0.22% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.22% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.22% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 835 | 93.61% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 24 | 2.69% |
| Born outside the EU | 33 | 3.70% |
French nationals 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 Zeri 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 €900/m², against €743 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 21% 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.