Foreign residents in Palmas Arborea
Palmas Arborea, in the province of Oristano, is home to 2 Britons — 0.14% of its 1,480 residents. That is the 564th-highest concentration of Britons of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 24th within Sardegna.
Across the nationalities we track, Palmas Arborea counts 3 foreign residents in total, 0.20% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (2), Russians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Palmas Arborea has risen, from 1 to 2 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 2.5% of Palmas Arborea's population was born outside Italy — 1.0% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 0.14% |
| Russia | 1 | 0.07% |
| 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% |
| France | 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 | 1,443 | 97.50% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 22 | 1.49% |
| Born outside the EU | 15 | 1.01% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Oristano
Full BES profile for Oristano →Oristano on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Palmas Arborea 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 Palmas Arborea is far below the Oristano average of €828/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
21.2 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.