Liguria
4 province in Northwestern Italy
Liguria is a regione in Northwestern Italy with 4 province and 234 comuni. Between 1876 and 2014, an estimated 494,917 people emigrated from Liguria, peaking in 1930.
Emigration History
Annual emigration (espatriati) and returns (rimpatriati) from Liguria, 1876 to 2014. Not all years have complete data, so gaps are normal.
44% of all recorded emigration from Liguria occurred during the Grande Emigrazione (1876 to 1914). About 59% of emigrants eventually returned.
Total emigrants
495k
1876–2014
Return rate
59.3%
eventually returned
UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Liguria is home to 2 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Films
25 films set or shot in Liguria.
The Beach
1954Liguria
Lover Boy
1980Pisa
Girls for the Summer
1958Liguria
Souvenir d'Italie
1957Liguria
A Woman Between Two Worlds
1936Liguria
Infelici e contenti
1992Liguria
Without a Woman
1943Liguria
Colpi di timone
1942Liguria
La dottoressa sotto il lenzuolo
1980Pisa
Uncle Was a Vampire
1959Liguria
Marcello's Date
2010Liguria
Du bist wunderbar
1959Liguria
Province
Every regione is divided into province, each containing multiple comuni. Liguria has 4. The regional capoluogo is Genova.