Foreign residents in Paterno
Paterno, in the province of Potenza, is home to 2 Argentinians — 0.07% of its 2,979 residents. That is the 760th-highest concentration of Argentinians of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 34th within Basilicata.
Across the nationalities we track, Paterno counts 5 foreign residents in total, 0.17% of the population. The largest groups are Argentinians (2), Brazilians (2), Swiss nationals (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Argentinians in Paterno has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 10.2% of Paterno's population was born outside Italy — 8.6% outside the EU and 1.6% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2 | 0.07% |
| Brazil | 2 | 0.07% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 0.03% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| France | 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% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 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 | 2,674 | 89.76% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 49 | 1.64% |
| Born outside the EU | 256 | 8.59% |
Argentinians over time
Quality of life in Potenza
Full BES profile for Potenza →Potenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Paterno 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 Paterno is well below the Potenza average of €665/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
24.7 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.
Housing here in excellent condition costs 22% more than ordinary condition — €588/m² against €483.
That gap is what the market charges for a place you don’t have to work on. It is not what the work would cost you — OMI prices property, not builders.