Foreign residents in Oria
Oria, in the province of Brindisi, is home to 14 Britons — 0.10% of its 14,377 residents. That is the 766th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 16th within Puglia.
Across the nationalities we track, Oria counts 77 foreign residents in total, 0.54% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (14), French nationals (10), Brazilians (9).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Oria has risen, from 13 to 14 (+8%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.2% of Oria's population was born outside Italy — 1.8% outside the EU and 1.4% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 14 | 0.10% |
| France | 10 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 9 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 7 | 0.05% |
| United States | 7 | 0.05% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.04% |
| Sweden | 6 | 0.04% |
| Spain | 3 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 2 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 2 | 0.01% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 2 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 1 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Ireland | 1 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 1 | 0.01% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 13,917 | 96.80% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 204 | 1.42% |
| Born outside the EU | 256 | 1.78% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Brindisi
Full BES profile for Brindisi →Brindisi on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Oria 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 →