Guardiaregia

Campobasso (CB)Codice catastaleE248

730 m elevation · Pop. 567

Molise

Campobasso

Not the Guardiaregia you were looking for? See also: Guardia Piemontese (Cosenza, Calabria), Castel di Lucio (Messina, Sicilia)

Guardiaregia is a comune in the provincia of Campobasso, Molise with a population of 680 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 480 passengers departing from Guardiaregia arrived in the United States. The comune was previously known as Verrino.

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Address

Via Municipio, 1
86014 Guardiaregia

Map

Historical Names

Castelluccio in Verrino→Verrino

Changed on September 5, 1891

Verrino→Castel Verrino

Changed on December 5, 1893

Località

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

Centro abitato

AltitudePopulation
  • Guardiaregia730m475

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Cauzaro652m44
  • Fornelle685m25
  • Campate711m23

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 declined 72% since 1861. Recorded US arrivals from Guardiaregia between 1830 and 1912 equal 71% of its current population, peaking in 1903. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 9% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

480

1830–1912

Peak year

1903

80 arrivals

Top Emigrant Cognomi

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

  1. 1.Albanese41
  2. 2.Pallotta34
  3. 3.Serio18
  4. 4.Martino15
  5. 5.Rotundo15
  6. 6.Sampogna15
  7. 7.Giambattista14
  8. 8.Piazza13
  9. 9.Vecchiarelli12
  10. 10.Rotondo10

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Notable People

People born in Guardiaregia.

  • Mario Brusa Romagnolib. 1924

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