Foreign residents in Montaquila
Montaquila, in the province of Isernia, is home to 3 Mexicans — 0.13% of its 2,259 residents. That is the 27th-highest concentration of Mexicans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Molise.
Across the nationalities we track, Montaquila counts 8 foreign residents in total, 0.35% of the population. The largest groups are Mexicans (3), Venezuelans (3), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Mexicans in Montaquila has risen, from 0 to 3.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.6% of Montaquila's population was born outside Italy — 6.1% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 3 | 0.13% |
| Venezuela | 3 | 0.13% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.04% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,087 | 92.39% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 34 | 1.51% |
| Born outside the EU | 138 | 6.11% |
Mexicans over time
Quality of life in Isernia
Full BES profile for Isernia →Isernia on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Montaquila 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 Montaquila is well below the Isernia average of €682/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town. OMI records no rental figures here.