Artena

420 m elevation · Pop. 12,905

Lazio

Roma

Not the Artena you were looking for? See also: Montefortino (Fermo, Marche), Monteforte Cilento (Salerno, Campania), Monteforte d'Alpone (Verona, Veneto), Monteforte Irpino (Avellino, Campania), Montefino (Teramo, Abruzzo)

Artena is a comune in the provincia of Roma, Lazio with a population of 13,652 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 356 passengers departing from Artena arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Montefortino.

Contact

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Address

Via Filippo Prosperi n. 1
00031 Artena

Map

Historical Names

MontefortinoArtena

Changed on March 28, 1873

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Artena420m9,909
  • Macere340m1,605
  • Colubro290m907
  • Via Latina240m386
  • Colle dei Faggi320m96

Nucleo abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Colle Pastora316m2

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 84% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1906 with 207 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 8% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

356

1830–1912

Peak year

1906

207 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Bucci14
  2. 2.Valeri12
  3. 3.Mattozzi11
  4. 4.Talone11
  5. 5.Di re8
  6. 6.Angelini8
  7. 7.Pomponi7
  8. 8.Coculo6
  9. 9.Germani5
  10. 10.Carocci4

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Notable People

People born in Artena.

  • Filippo ProsperiENITb. 1831
  • Loris ZanchiITb. 1916
  • Tommaso MauriziITb. 1968
  • Pietro AcciaritoENITb. 1871
  • Guido BaccaniITb. 1870
  • Juan B. Morellib. 1868
  • Scipione Caffarelli-BorgheseENITb. 1576
  • Attilio Tomassib. 1836
  • Lanfranco Angelinib. 1936
  • Teofilo De Angelisb. 1866

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