Foreign residents in Castelpetroso
Castelpetroso, in the province of Isernia, is home to 1 Argentinians — 0.07% of its 1,508 residents. That is the 776th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 34th within Molise.
Across the nationalities we track, Castelpetroso counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.33% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (1), Brazilians (1), Britons (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Castelpetroso has risen, from 0 to 1.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.3% of Castelpetroso's population was born outside Italy — 4.6% outside the EU and 1.7% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.07% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.07% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.07% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.07% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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% |
| France | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 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 | 1,413 | 93.70% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 25 | 1.66% |
| Born outside the EU | 70 | 4.64% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Isernia
Full BES profile for Isernia →Isernia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Castelpetroso 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 Castelpetroso is well below the Isernia average of €682/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.
A detached house here averages €750/m², against €500 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 50% 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.