All things you need to know about living in the province of Pistoia
The province of Pistoia is home to 424 Russians: 0.15% of its 289,925 residents, across 20 comuni.
ISTAT counts 30,492 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 10.52% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (424), Brazilians (259), Germans (176).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in the province has risen, from 393 to 424 (+8%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 13.7% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 10.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Albania | 8,917 | 3.08% |
| Romania | 5,700 | 1.97% |
| Ukraine | 754 | 0.26% |
| Russia | 424 | 0.15% |
| Poland | 377 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 259 | 0.09% |
| Germany | 176 | 0.06% |
| United Kingdom | 132 | 0.05% |
| France | 128 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 109 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 102 | 0.04% |
| United States | 63 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 56 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 56 | 0.02% |
| Hungary | 49 | 0.02% |
| Greece | 48 | 0.02% |
| Slovakia | 46 | 0.02% |
| Estonia | 42 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 39 | 0.01% |
| Japan | 39 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 35 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 35 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 33 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 32 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 30 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 26 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 25 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 25 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 19 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 17 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 14 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 11 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 11 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 9 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 9 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 8 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 6 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 3 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 250,319 | 86.34% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 9,161 | 3.16% |
| Born outside the EU | 30,445 | 10.50% |
Russians over time
Top 20 comuni by Russians share
- Montecatini-Terme0.89%
- Pieve a Nievole0.32%
- Massa e Cozzile0.25%
- Marliana0.21%
- Uzzano0.14%
- Buggiano0.13%
- Pescia0.12%
- Abetone Cutigliano0.11%
- Lamporecchio0.11%
- Serravalle Pistoiese0.10%
- Monsummano Terme0.09%
- Ponte Buggianese0.09%
- Pistoia0.07%
- San Marcello Piteglio0.07%
- Chiesina Uzzanese0.07%
- Larciano0.06%
- Quarrata0.03%
- Agliana0.02%
- Montale0.01%
- Sambuca Pistoiese0.00%
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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 20 comuni of Pistoia are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 26
- Zone 314
- 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 →