Lombardia

12 province in Northwestern Italy

Lombardia is a regione in Northwestern Italy with 12 province and 1,502 comuni. Between 1876 and 2014, an estimated 2,603,657 people emigrated from Lombardia, peaking in 1913.

Emigration History

Annual emigration (espatriati) and returns (rimpatriati) from Lombardia, 1876 to 2014. Not all years have complete data, so gaps are normal.

51% of all recorded emigration from Lombardia occurred during the Grande Emigrazione (1876 to 1914). About 36% of emigrants eventually returned.

Total emigrants

2.60M

1876–2014

Return rate

35.5%

eventually returned

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Lombardia is home to 9 UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

View all UNESCO sites in Italy

Films

332 films set or shot in Lombardia.

Province

Every regione is divided into province, each containing multiple comuni. Lombardia has 12. The regional capoluogo is Milano.