Foreign residents in Plataci
Plataci, in the province of Cosenza, is home to 5 Britons — 0.78% of its 641 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Plataci counts 7 foreign residents in total, 1.09% of the population. The largest groups are Britons (5), Germans (1), Americans (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Britons in Plataci has risen, from 0 to 5.
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.5% of Plataci's population was born outside Italy — 10.3% outside the EU and 2.2% 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 | 5 | 0.78% |
| Germany | 1 | 0.16% |
| United States | 1 | 0.16% |
| 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% |
| 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% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 561 | 87.52% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 14 | 2.18% |
| Born outside the EU | 66 | 10.30% |
Britons over time
Quality of life in Cosenza
Full BES profile for Cosenza →Cosenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Plataci 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 Plataci is far below the Cosenza average of €795/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
20.6 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.