Foreign residents in Casalvecchio Siculo
Casalvecchio Siculo, in the province of Messina, is home to 5 Germans — 0.72% of its 699 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Casalvecchio Siculo counts 7 foreign residents in total, 1.00% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (5), Argentinians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in Casalvecchio Siculo has risen, from 1 to 5 (+400%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.0% of Casalvecchio Siculo's population was born outside Italy — 4.0% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 | 5 | 0.72% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.29% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 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% |
| 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 | 657 | 93.99% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 14 | 2.00% |
| Born outside the EU | 28 | 4.01% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Casalvecchio Siculo qualifies for the 7% pensioner regime. Comfortably below the 30,000-resident ceiling.
Qualifying is about the town. Whether it applies to you depends on criteria no map can check — where you were tax-resident before, and where your income comes from.
How the 7% pensioner regime works, and every qualifying comune →Property prices
Buying in Casalvecchio Siculo is well below the Messina average of €941/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
24.3 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.