Avigliano

Potenza (PZ)Codice catastaleA519

800 m elevation · Pop. 9,441

Basilicata

Potenza

Not the Avigliano you were looking for? See also: Avigliana (Torino, Piemonte), Avigliano Umbro (Terni, Umbria), Savigliano (Cuneo, Piemonte), Tavigliano (Biella, Piemonte), Aviano (Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia)

Avigliano is a comune in the provincia of Potenza, Basilicata with a population of 10,465 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 3,301 passengers departing from Avigliano arrived in the United States.

Contact

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Address

Corso Emanuele Gianturco, 31
85021 Avigliano

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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
  • Avigliano800m4,909
  • Lagopesole770m678
  • Possidente791m662
  • Sant'Angelo795m327
  • Frusci910m161
  • San Nicola852m161
  • Giardiniera Inferiore793m161
  • Sarnelli756m135
  • Stagliozzo874m128
  • Badia890m113
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Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Torretta847m182
  • Bufolaria797m142
  • Bancone di Sopra981m131
  • Patacca805m121
  • Lazzi e Spilli860m116
  • Ciccolecchia855m111
  • Bancone di Sotto856m103
  • Giardiniera Superiore900m85
  • Piano del Conte770m84
  • Canarra884m74
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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 111% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Avigliano between 1830 and 1912 equal 32% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

3k

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

461 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Mecca114
  2. 2.Colangelo90
  3. 3.Pace86
  4. 4.Romaniello82
  5. 5.Telesca68
  6. 6.Sabia56
  7. 7.Santarsiero55
  8. 8.Rosa51
  9. 9.Genovese46
  10. 10.Summa40

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Notable People

People born in Avigliano.

  • Giuseppe Carmelo Emanuele Stolfib. 1921
  • Vito Gerardib. 1896
  • Vitantonio Telescab. 1945
  • Vito Paceb. 1966
  • Valeria Verrastrob. 1961
  • Leonard CovelloENITb. 1887
  • Francescantonio BardiITb. 1925
  • Bartolo GianturcoITb. 1891
  • Luigi GianturcoITb. 1894
  • Donato PaceITb. 1938
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