Foreign residents in San Fele
San Fele, in the province of Potenza, is home to 2 Germans — 0.08% of its 2,534 residents. That is the 1335th-highest concentration of Germans of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 7th within Basilicata.
Across the nationalities we track, San Fele counts 6 foreign residents in total, 0.24% of the population. The largest groups are Germans (2), Argentinians (1), Brazilians (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in San Fele has held roughly steady, from 2 to 2 (+0%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.6% of San Fele's population was born outside Italy — 8.1% outside the EU and 4.5% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 1 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 1 | 0.04% |
| France | 1 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.04% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 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% |
| 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 | 2,214 | 87.37% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 115 | 4.54% |
| Born outside the EU | 205 | 8.09% |
Germans over time
Quality of life in Potenza
Full BES profile for Potenza →Potenza on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
San Fele 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 San Fele is well below the Potenza average of €665/m². Averaged across 3 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
25.3 years of rent here equal the purchase price — above 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 — €554/m² against €455.
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.