Foreign residents in Mongiuffi Melia
Mongiuffi Melia, in the province of Messina, is home to 2 French nationals — 0.39% of its 516 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Mongiuffi Melia counts 4 foreign residents in total, 0.78% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (2), Portuguese nationals (1), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Mongiuffi Melia has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.5% of Mongiuffi Melia's population was born outside Italy — 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 | 0.39% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.19% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.19% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 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% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 498 | 96.51% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 11 | 2.13% |
| Born outside the EU | 7 | 1.36% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Messina
Full BES profile for Messina →Messina on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Mongiuffi Melia 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 →