Avigliano

800 m elevation · Pop. 9,441

Italy

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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PEC

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Website

www.comune.avigliano.pz.it

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.

Related guide

Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

461 arrivals

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Could a line from Avigliano qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 3,301 passengers from Avigliano arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1906. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).

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