Piuro

Sondrio (SO)Codice catastaleG718

382 m elevation · Pop. 1,821

Lombardia

Sondrio

Piuro is a comune in the provincia of Sondrio, Lombardia with a population of 1,911 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 20 passengers departing from Piuro arrived in the United States.

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Address

Strada COMUNALE DEL PALAZZO VERTEMATE N.24
23020 Piuro

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Località

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

Centri abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Prosto382m926
  • Borgonuovo405m614
  • Santa Croce449m275

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Savogno932m5
  • Crana558m1
  • Dasile1,032m0

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 1900 with 5 recorded passengers.

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Italian Immigration to America

What drove families to leave Piuro for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

20

1830–1912

Peak year

1900

5 arrivals

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Could a line from Piuro qualify for Italian citizenship?

Between 1830 and 1912, at least 20 passengers from Piuro arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1900. 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 Piuro recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Pasini2
  2. 2.Del curto2
  3. 3.De pedrini1
  4. 4.Del grasso1
  5. 5.Fignano1
  6. 6.Iacconella1
  7. 7.Liignoli1
  8. 8.Lucchinetti1
  9. 9.Martinucci1
  10. 10.Martocchi1

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Notable People

People born in Piuro.

  • Giovanni Del CurtoITb. 1890

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