Foreign residents in Colobraro
Colobraro, in the province of Matera, is home to 3 Russians — 0.29% of its 1,036 residents. That is the 117th-highest concentration of Russians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Basilicata.
Across the nationalities we track, Colobraro counts 7 foreign residents in total, 0.68% of the population. The largest groups are Russians (3), Brazilians (2), French nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Russians in Colobraro has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.4% of Colobraro's population was born outside Italy — 3.6% outside the EU and 3.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 0.29% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.19% |
| France | 2 | 0.19% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 959 | 92.57% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 40 | 3.86% |
| Born outside the EU | 37 | 3.57% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Matera
Full BES profile for Matera →Matera on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Colobraro 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 Colobraro is far below the Matera average of €1,099/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.5 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.