L'Aquila

L'Aquila (AQ)Codice catastaleA345Capoluogo di regione

714 m elevation · Pop. 67,248

Abruzzo

L'Aquila

Not the L'Aquila you were looking for? See also: Aquila d'Arroscia (Imperia, Liguria), Tione degli Abruzzi (L'Aquila, Abruzzo), Anversa degli Abruzzi (L'Aquila, Abruzzo), Roseto degli Abruzzi (Teramo, Abruzzo)

L'Aquila is a comune and the capoluogo of Abruzzo with a population of 70,425 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 3,391 passengers departing from L'Aquila arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Aquila degli Abruzzi.

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Address

Piazza del Palazzo
67100 L'Aquila

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Historical Names

Aquila→Aquila degli Abruzzi

Changed on June 21, 1863

Aquila degli Abruzzi→L'Aquila

Changed on January 11, 1940

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • L'Aquila714m40,230
  • Paganica-Tempera660m4,851
  • Coppito650m2,972
  • Nucleo Industriale di Bazzano590m1,754
  • Pianola768m1,499
  • Preturo685m1,481
  • Sassa675m1,316
  • Arischia850m1,091
  • Poggio di Roio831m855
  • Monticchio590m831
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Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Cominio655m1,061
  • Progetto C.A.S.E. Bazzano615m543
  • Progetto C.A.S.E. Coppito 3690m509
  • San Cipriano645m384
  • Sassa Scalo664m238
  • Malepasso680m199
  • Esperita591m181
  • Palombaia di Sassa670m180
  • Progetto C.A.S.E. Sassa Nsi655m170
  • Palombara708m157
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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 grown 110% since 1861. US arrivals peaked in 1903 with 736 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 11% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave L'Aquila for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

3k

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

736 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.De santis27
  2. 2.De simone17
  3. 3.Monaco15
  4. 4.Federico14
  5. 5.Bianchi14
  6. 6.Di cesare13
  7. 7.Ricci13
  8. 8.Romano13
  9. 9.D alessandro12
  10. 10.Santarelli12

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Notable People

People born in L'Aquila.

  • Alessandro Mastropietrob. 1968
  • Salvatore Santangelob. 1976
  • Michele Flamminib. 1967
  • Maria Pia CasilioENITb. 1935
  • Niccolò FiloniITb. 2001
  • Leda Bultrinib. 1964
  • Piero Venturab. 1886
  • Giovanni Incorvatib. 1947
  • Emiliano Danteb. 1974
  • Cesare Pavesi
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