Foreign residents in Parghelia
Parghelia, in the province of Vibo Valentia, is home to 4 Americans — 0.31% of its 1,281 residents. That is the 54th-highest concentration of Americans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 2nd within Calabria.
Across the nationalities we track, Parghelia counts 15 foreign residents in total, 1.17% of the population. The largest groups are Americans (4), French nationals (3), Germans (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Americans in Parghelia has risen, from 1 to 4 (+300%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 7.7% of Parghelia's population was born outside Italy — 4.8% outside the EU and 2.9% 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 States | 4 | 0.31% |
| France | 3 | 0.23% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.16% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.16% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.08% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.08% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.08% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.08% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 1,183 | 92.35% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 37 | 2.89% |
| Born outside the EU | 61 | 4.76% |
Americans 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
Parghelia 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 →