All things you need to know about living in the province of Sulcis Iglesiente
The province of Sulcis Iglesiente is home to 88 Germans: 0.07% of its 118,883 residents, across 24 comuni.
ISTAT counts 2,099 residents with a foreign citizenship in the province, 1.77% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Germans (88), French nationals (45), Russians (44).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Germans in the province has risen, from 68 to 88 (+29%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 3.1% of the province's population was born outside Italy: 1.7% outside the EU and 1.4% 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 | 378 | 0.32% |
| Ukraine | 96 | 0.08% |
| Germany | 88 | 0.07% |
| Poland | 79 | 0.07% |
| France | 45 | 0.04% |
| Russia | 44 | 0.04% |
| United Kingdom | 39 | 0.03% |
| Brazil | 33 | 0.03% |
| Spain | 27 | 0.02% |
| Netherlands | 24 | 0.02% |
| Venezuela | 19 | 0.02% |
| Albania | 18 | 0.02% |
| Czechia | 17 | 0.01% |
| Lithuania | 17 | 0.01% |
| Switzerland | 16 | 0.01% |
| Belgium | 13 | 0.01% |
| Hungary | 12 | 0.01% |
| United States | 11 | 0.01% |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 0.01% |
| Argentina | 7 | 0.01% |
| Croatia | 6 | 0.01% |
| Latvia | 6 | 0.01% |
| Canada | 5 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 5 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 4 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 4 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 4 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 4 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 3 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 3 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 2 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 2 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 1 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 1 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 1 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 1 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 115,196 | 96.90% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 1,718 | 1.45% |
| Born outside the EU | 1,969 | 1.66% |
Germans over time
Top 22 comuni by Germans share
- Buggerru0.39%
- Masainas0.34%
- Calasetta0.32%
- Nuxis0.29%
- Narcao0.20%
- Sant'Anna Arresi0.19%
- Carloforte0.19%
- Fluminimaggiore0.15%
- Gonnesa0.13%
- Teulada0.13%
- Sant'Antioco0.10%
- Portoscuso0.06%
- Giba0.05%
- San Giovanni Suergiu0.04%
- Carbonia0.04%
- Domusnovas0.02%
- Iglesias0.01%
- Musei0.00%
- Perdaxius0.00%
- Santadi0.00%
- Villamassargia0.00%
- Villaperuccio0.00%
Tax regimes
24 of Sulcis Iglesiente’s 24 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 24 comuni of Sulcis Iglesiente are classified.
- Zone 1 (highest hazard)0
- Zone 20
- Zone 30
- Zone 4 (lowest hazard)24
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 →