Foreign residents in Fondachelli-Fantina
Fondachelli-Fantina, in the province of Messina, is home to 24 Brazilians — 2.23% of its 1,078 residents. That is the 1st-highest concentration of Brazilians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Sicilia.
Across the nationalities we track, Fondachelli-Fantina counts 31 foreign residents in total, 2.88% of the population. The largest groups are Brazilians (24), Argentinians (4), Russians (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Brazilians in Fondachelli-Fantina has risen, from 3 to 24 (+700%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 32.6% of Fondachelli-Fantina's population was born outside Italy — 31.1% outside the EU and 1.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 24 | 2.23% |
| Argentina | 4 | 0.37% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.19% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.09% |
| 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% |
| 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 | 727 | 67.44% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 16 | 1.48% |
| Born outside the EU | 335 | 31.08% |
Brazilians over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Fondachelli-Fantina 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 Fondachelli-Fantina is well below the Messina average of €941/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
26.7 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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.