Foreign residents in Forenza
Forenza, in the province of Potenza, is home to 1 Canadians — 0.06% of its 1,756 residents. That is the 120th-highest concentration of Canadians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Basilicata.
Across the nationalities we track, Forenza counts 2 foreign residents in total, 0.11% of the population. The largest groups are Canadians (1), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Canadians in Forenza has held roughly steady, from 1 to 1 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 6.4% of Forenza's population was born outside Italy — 3.8% outside the EU and 2.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | 0.06% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.06% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 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% |
| 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 | 1,644 | 93.62% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 46 | 2.62% |
| Born outside the EU | 66 | 3.76% |
Canadians over time
Quality of life in Potenza
Full BES profile for Potenza →Potenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Forenza 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 Forenza is well below the Potenza average of €665/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.8 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 22% more than ordinary condition — €528/m² against €434.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.