Italy
Molise
Isernia
Cantalupo nel Sannio is a comune in the provincia of Isernia, Molise with a population of 723 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 207 passengers departing from Cantalupo nel Sannio arrived in the United States.
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Website
www.comune.cantalupo.is.it/Address
Piazza DE MAJO 1
86092 Cantalupo nel Sannio
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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- Cantalupo nel Sannio588m210
- Taverna552m149
Nuclei abitati
AltitudePopulation- Le Coste650m35
- Fragnete Primo Ex Fragnette560m31
- Tratturo666m27
- Colle Manieri568m22
- Santa Lucia570m19
- Aia Franca585m14
- Colle Piano656m13
- Cese566m12
- Fragnete Secondo572m12
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 69% since 1951. Recorded US arrivals from Cantalupo nel Sannio between 1830 and 1912 equal 29% of its current population, peaking in 1906. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 6% of the current population.
Total US arrivals
207
1830–1912
Peak year
1906
50 arrivals
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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 207 passengers from Cantalupo nel Sannio arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1906. If one of them is your ancestor, Italy may recognize you as a citizen under jure sanguinis (citizenship by descent).
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