Foreign residents in Zignago
Zignago, in the province of La Spezia, is home to 3 French nationals — 0.64% of its 472 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Zignago counts 9 foreign residents in total, 1.91% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (3), Britons (2), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Zignago has risen, from 2 to 3 (+50%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.6% of Zignago's population was born outside Italy — 4.2% outside the EU and 2.3% 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 | 3 | 0.64% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.42% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.42% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.42% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 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% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 441 | 93.43% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11 | 2.33% |
| Born outside the EU | 20 | 4.24% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in La Spezia
Full BES profile for La Spezia →La Spezia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Zignago is far below the La Spezia average of €1,690/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to 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 €1,000/m², against €863 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 25% 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.