La Spezia

3 m elevation · Pop. 90,642

Liguria

La Spezia

La Spezia is a comune and the capoluogo of the provincia of La Spezia, Liguria with a population of 92,706 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 17 passengers departing from La Spezia arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Spezia.

Contact

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Address

Piazza Europa, 1 - Palazzo Civico
19124 La Spezia

Map

Historical Names

SpeziaLa Spezia

Changed on November 18, 1930

Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • La Spezia3m88,252
  • Pitelli118m875
  • Biassa315m351
  • Carozzo127m210
  • Isola275m143
  • Campiglia389m127
  • Madonna di Buonviaggio102m122

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Pianazza261m176
  • Valdurasca132m103
  • Ghiaccio200m50
  • Viseggi80m49
  • Coregna-San Rocco205m44
  • Maggiano220m42
  • Case Ratti326m25
  • Rigazzara125m23
  • Ronchi258m18
  • Proffiano85m16
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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.

US arrivals peaked in 1892 with 6 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 15% of the current population.

Total US arrivals

17

1830–1912

Peak year

1892

6 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Calugi4
  2. 2.Balderetti2
  3. 3.Borrelli1
  4. 4.Fasano1
  5. 5.Guerci1
  6. 6.Lanni1
  7. 7.Rulfo1
  8. 8.Salvatore1
  9. 9.Savattoni1
  10. 10.Sturlese1

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Notable People

People born in La Spezia.

  • Enrico OldoiniENITb. 1946
  • Paolo Podio-Guiduglib. 1940
  • Maria-Laura Torrenteb. 1979
  • Paolo Roberto Federicib. 1937
  • Manrico MansuetiITb. 1935
  • Chiara Cerrib. 1982
  • Ferruccio Battolinib. 1923
  • Mario BettinottiITb. 1884
  • Alessandro Bronzinib. 1964
  • Franca Ferrandini Troisib. 1946
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