All things you need to know about living in the province of Oristano
The province of Oristano is home to 105 Germans: 0.07% of its 148,005 residents, across 87 comuni.
ISTAT counts 3,311 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 2.24% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Germans (105), French nationals (71), Brazilians (68).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 78 to 105 (+35%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 4.2% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 2.2% outside the EU and 2.0% 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 | 800 | 0.54% |
| Germany | 105 | 0.07% |
| Ukraine | 97 | 0.07% |
| Poland | 76 | 0.05% |
| France | 71 | 0.05% |
| Brazil | 68 | 0.05% |
| United Kingdom | 67 | 0.05% |
| Spain | 61 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 53 | 0.04% |
| Hungary | 33 | 0.02% |
| Argentina | 26 | 0.02% |
| Switzerland | 24 | 0.02% |
| United States | 24 | 0.02% |
| Belgium | 21 | 0.01% |
| Slovakia | 21 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 20 | 0.01% |
| Netherlands | 20 | 0.01% |
| Bulgaria | 19 | 0.01% |
| Albania | 17 | 0.01% |
| Venezuela | 16 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 13 | 0.01% |
| Mexico | 13 | 0.01% |
| Czechia | 12 | 0.01% |
| Portugal | 8 | 0.01% |
| Sweden | 7 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 6 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 6 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 4 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 3 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 3 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 2 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 2 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 1 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 141,798 | 95.81% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 2,889 | 1.95% |
| Born outside the EU | 3,318 | 2.24% |
Germans over time
Top 25 comuni by Germans share
- Narbolia0.49%
- Tresnuraghes0.29%
- Cuglieri0.29%
- Bosa0.18%
- San Vero Milis0.17%
- Baratili San Pietro0.17%
- Riola Sardo0.15%
- Scano di Montiferro0.15%
- Seneghe0.13%
- Nurachi0.12%
- Abbasanta0.08%
- Ghilarza0.07%
- Milis0.07%
- Villaurbana0.07%
- Laconi0.06%
- Mogoro0.05%
- Santu Lussurgiu0.05%
- Solarussa0.05%
- Marrubiu0.04%
- San Nicolò d'Arcidano0.04%
- Uras0.04%
- Arborea0.03%
- Oristano0.03%
- Santa Giusta0.02%
- Ales0.00%
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Compare Oristano with other provinces →See Oristano against all 107 on cost and quality →
Tax regimes
86 of Oristano’s 87 comuni qualify for the 7% pensioner regime — 99% of the province’s towns, but 80% 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 87 comuni of Oristano are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)87
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 →