Foreign residents in Villa Castelli
Villa Castelli, in the province of Brindisi, is home to 5 French nationals — 0.06% of its 8,948 residents. That is the 1478th-highest concentration of French nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 32nd within Puglia.
Across the nationalities we track, Villa Castelli counts 13 foreign residents in total, 0.15% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (5), Germans (2), Dutch nationals (2).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Villa Castelli has risen, from 2 to 5 (+150%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.3% of Villa Castelli's population was born outside Italy — 2.4% outside the EU and 1.9% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 5 | 0.06% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 2 | 0.02% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.02% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 0.01% |
| United States | 1 | 0.01% |
| 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% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 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 | 8,565 | 95.72% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 172 | 1.92% |
| Born outside the EU | 211 | 2.36% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Brindisi
Full BES profile for Brindisi →Brindisi on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Villa Castelli 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 →