All things you need to know about living in the province of Massa-Carrara
The province of Massa-Carrara is home to 273 Britons: 0.15% of its 186,783 residents, across 17 comuni.
ISTAT counts 15,337 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 8.21% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Britons (273), Germans (162), Russians (149).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in the province has risen, from 268 to 273 (+2%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 7.5% outside the EU and 3.2% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 4,290 | 2.30% |
| Albania | 1,568 | 0.84% |
| Ukraine | 468 | 0.25% |
| United Kingdom | 273 | 0.15% |
| Germany | 162 | 0.09% |
| Russia | 149 | 0.08% |
| Brazil | 147 | 0.08% |
| Poland | 105 | 0.06% |
| France | 99 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 97 | 0.05% |
| United States | 67 | 0.04% |
| Netherlands | 56 | 0.03% |
| Bulgaria | 51 | 0.03% |
| Switzerland | 41 | 0.02% |
| Japan | 39 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 38 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 38 | 0.02% |
| South Korea | 23 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 22 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 21 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 19 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 18 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 17 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 16 | 0.01% |
| Greece | 14 | 0.01% |
| Finland | 13 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 12 | 0.01% |
| Denmark | 12 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 11 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 10 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 8 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 7 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 7 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 6 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 3 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 2 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 2 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 166,791 | 89.30% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 5,952 | 3.19% |
| Born outside the EU | 14,040 | 7.52% |
Britons over time
Top 14 comuni by Britons share
- Bagnone2.03%
- Fivizzano0.80%
- Licciana Nardi0.76%
- Mulazzo0.39%
- Tresana0.37%
- Fosdinovo0.26%
- Pontremoli0.25%
- Villafranca in Lunigiana0.17%
- Aulla0.15%
- Podenzana0.10%
- Filattiera0.09%
- Carrara0.03%
- Massa0.02%
- Montignoso0.02%
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Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 17 comuni of Massa-Carrara are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 214
- Zone 33
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →