Foreign residents in Francica
Francica, in the province of Vibo Valentia, is home to 2 Swiss nationals — 0.12% of its 1,602 residents. That is the 191st-highest concentration of Swiss nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 1st within Calabria.
Across the nationalities we track, Francica counts 2 foreign residents in total, 0.12% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Francica has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.7% of Francica's population was born outside Italy — 1.6% outside the EU and 2.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2 | 0.12% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 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% |
| 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 | 1,543 | 96.32% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 33 | 2.06% |
| Born outside the EU | 26 | 1.62% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Vibo Valentia
Full BES profile for Vibo Valentia →Vibo Valentia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Francica 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 →