All things you need to know about living in the province of Isernia

The province of Isernia is home to 63 Venezuelans: 0.08% of its 78,755 residents, across 52 comuni.
ISTAT counts 4,060 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 5.16% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Venezuelans (63), Argentinians (51), French nationals (37).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Venezuelans in the province has risen, from 19 to 63 (+232%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 9.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 6.8% outside the EU and 2.2% elsewhere in the EU. This broad-group split isn't comparable per-nationality to the citizenship figures above. See about the data.
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 656 | 0.83% |
| Ukraine | 137 | 0.17% |
| Poland | 116 | 0.15% |
| Albania | 100 | 0.13% |
| Venezuela | 63 | 0.08% |
| Argentina | 51 | 0.06% |
| France | 37 | 0.05% |
| United States | 32 | 0.04% |
| Brazil | 29 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 28 | 0.04% |
| Bulgaria | 26 | 0.03% |
| Russia | 21 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 13 | 0.02% |
| Canada | 10 | 0.01% |
| Germany | 10 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 9 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 7 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 6 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 5 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 5 | 0.01% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 4 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 4 | 0.01% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 3 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 2 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 1 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 1 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 1 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 71,607 | 90.92% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,766 | 2.24% |
| Born outside the EU | 5,382 | 6.83% |
Venezuelans over time
Top 19 comuni by Venezuelans share
- Rocchetta a Volturno0.55%
- Montaquila0.13%
- Isernia0.10%
- Colli a Volturno0.08%
- Monteroduni0.05%
- Venafro0.01%
- Agnone0.00%
- Carovilli0.00%
- Carpinone0.00%
- Castelpetroso0.00%
- Cerro al Volturno0.00%
- Fornelli0.00%
- Frosolone0.00%
- Macchia d'Isernia0.00%
- Macchiagodena0.00%
- Pesche0.00%
- Pozzilli0.00%
- Sant'Agapito0.00%
- Sesto Campano0.00%
Quality of life (BES)
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Compare Isernia with other provinces →See Isernia against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
52 of Isernia’s 52 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 100% of the province’s towns, but 100% of the people who live in it.
The two differ because the regime caps comune size: the towns it excludes are the biggest ones. Where you’d actually be living matters more than how many towns are on the list.
Which towns, and how the 7% pensioner regime works →Seismic zones of its comuni
A province has no seismic zone of its own: each of its comuni has one. Here is how the 52 comuni of Isernia are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)32
- Zone 220
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)0
Counts are comuni, not residents or land area. The zone is the legal classification each Region gave its comuni, not a forecast and not a verdict on any building. It has nothing to do with the 7% pensioner regime’s “seismic” routes, which depend on the 2009 and 2016–17 earthquake areas, not on a comune’s zone. See the map →