Foreign residents in Villasalto
Villasalto, in the province of Cagliari, is home to 6 French nationals — 0.66% of its 903 residents. That is notable for a comune of its size.
Across the nationalities we track, Villasalto counts 8 foreign residents in total, 0.89% of the population. The largest groups are French nationals (6), Belgians (1), Spaniards (1).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of French nationals in Villasalto has risen, from 3 to 6 (+100%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.7% of Villasalto's population was born outside Italy — 1.8% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| France | 6 | 0.66% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.11% |
| Spain | 1 | 0.11% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 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 | 861 | 95.35% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 26 | 2.88% |
| Born outside the EU | 16 | 1.77% |
French nationals over time
Quality of life in Cagliari
Full BES profile for Cagliari →Cagliari on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Tax regimes
Villasalto 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 Villasalto is far below the Cagliari average of €1,604/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
24.6 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.