Bugnara

580 m elevation · Pop. 818

Abruzzo

L'Aquila

Bugnara is a comune in the provincia of L'Aquila, Abruzzo with a population of 1,020 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 717 passengers departing from Bugnara arrived in the United States.

Contact

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Address

Via VITTORIO EMANUELE
67030 Bugnara

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Località

Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Bugnara580m605
  • Torre dei Nolfi396m136

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Stazione Anversa-Villalago Scanno456m41
  • Paccucci425m31
  • Faiella450m5

Population and Migration

This chart shows annual resident population, US arrivals (1830 to 1912), and international migration (2001 to present). Not all data is available for every period, so gaps are normal.

The population has declined 59% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Bugnara between 1830 and 1912 equal 70% of its current population, peaking in 1902. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 17% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

717

1830–1912

Peak year

1902

113 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

Most common cognomi (family names) among emigrants from Bugnara recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Ventresca29
  2. 2.Ditommaso29
  3. 3.Nolfi24
  4. 4.Di tommaso18
  5. 5.Gennaro17
  6. 6.Deramo14
  7. 7.Dicenso12
  8. 8.Silvestri12
  9. 9.Dibacco12
  10. 10.Manna11

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Notable People

People born in Bugnara.

  • Annibale de GasparisENITb. 1819
  • Nicholas D'Agostino, Sr.ENb. 1910
  • Vittorio ClementeITb. 1895
  • Leonardo Bevilacquab. 1935

Other comuni in L'Aquila

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