Italy
Campania
Benevento
Foiano di Val Fortore is a comune in the provincia of Benevento, Campania with a population of 1,298 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 251 passengers departing from Foiano di Val Fortore arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Fojano.
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Address
Via Nazionale
82020 Foiano di Val Fortore
Map
Historical Names
Fojano→Foiano di Val Fortore
Changed on April 10, 1863
Località
Each Italian comune is divided into località (localities), which include centri abitati (populated centers) and nuclei abitati (smaller settlements).
Centro abitato
AltitudePopulation- Foiano di Val Fortore520m1,106
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 45% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Foiano di Val Fortore between 1830 and 1912 equal 19% of its current population, peaking in 1901. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
251
1830–1912
Peak year
1901
81 arrivals
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 251 passengers from Foiano di Val Fortore arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1901. 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 Foiano di Val Fortore recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.
Notable People
People born in Foiano di Val Fortore.
- Antonio Casamassab. 1886