Torricella Sicura

Teramo (TE)Codice catastaleL295

437 m elevation · Pop. 1,978

Abruzzo

Teramo

Not the Torricella Sicura you were looking for? See also: Torresina (Cuneo, Piemonte), Torricella (Taranto, Puglia), Torricella Peligna (Chieti, Abruzzo), Torricella Verzate (Pavia, Lombardia), Torrice (Frosinone, Lazio)

Torricella Sicura is a comune in the provincia of Teramo, Abruzzo with a population of 2,399 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 19 passengers departing from Torricella Sicura arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Torricella.

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Address

Piazza Mario Capuani
64010 Torricella Sicura

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Historical Names

Torricella→Torricella Sicura

Changed on September 27, 1863

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Torricella437m1,017
  • Piano Grande420m319
  • Santo Stefano790m114
  • Ioanella720m46
  • Borgonovo710m36
  • Poggio Valle950m32
  • Abetemozzo670m21

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Villa Tofo520m128
  • Santa Chiara400m47
  • San Felice620m34
  • Morricone494m32
  • Fornaci446m29
  • Ginepri842m23
  • Tizzano483m21
  • Pastignano863m16
  • Villa Popolo605m15
  • Colle Fiorito630m15
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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 declined 42% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1905 with 8 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 8% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Torricella Sicura for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

19

1830–1912

Peak year

1905

8 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 19 passengers from Torricella Sicura arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1905. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

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Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Teti2
  2. 2.Di bonaventura2
  3. 3.Chiarini1
  4. 4.Contrisciani1
  5. 5.D odoardo1
  6. 6.De giuseppe1
  7. 7.Di caio1
  8. 8.Di davide1
  9. 9.Di renzo1
  10. 10.Falconi1

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Notable People

People born in Torricella Sicura.

  • Fratelli RomaniITb. 1884

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