Cherasco

Cuneo (CN)Codice catastaleC599

288 m elevation · Pop. 8,461

Piemonte

Cuneo

Cherasco is a comune in the provincia of Cuneo, Piemonte with a population of 9,630 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 40 passengers departing from Cherasco arrived in the United States.

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Address

Via Vittorio Emanuele, 79
12062 Cherasco

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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
  • Cherasco288m3,858
  • Roreto287m2,248
  • Bricco Favole297m1,054
  • Cappellazzo305m425
  • Veglia295m220
  • Meane267m75
  • San Giovanni325m74
  • San Bartolomeo410m46

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Picchi312m61
  • Sant'Antonio405m45
  • San Michele310m35
  • Gianoglio292m35
  • San Martino310m33
  • Sant'Antonino327m30
  • Barali340m29
  • Bernocchi289m28
  • Corno297m27
  • San Gregorio308m26
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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 1912 with 15 recorded passengers. 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 Cherasco for America, and what the crossing was like.

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Total US arrivals

40

1830–1912

Peak year

1912

15 arrivals

Cittadinanza per discendenza

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 40 passengers from Cherasco arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1912. 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 Cherasco recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Merlo5
  2. 2.Cataldo4
  3. 3.Serra3
  4. 4.Debernardi2
  5. 5.Roccia2
  6. 6.Vercellin2
  7. 7.Castagnoli1
  8. 8.Caprio1
  9. 9.Bernocco1
  10. 10.Capra1

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Notable People

People born in Cherasco.

  • Francesco Panerob. 1950
  • Guglielmo Ballairab. 1936
  • Giuseppe Anselmib. 1769
  • Giovanni Battista Rinaldib. 1855
  • Pietro Guglielmib. 1836
  • Benedetta Clotilde Lunelli Spinolab. 1700
  • Giovanni Battista AdrianiITb. 1823
  • Stefano Turchettib. 1495
  • Emilio De Benedettib. 1873
  • Carlo Vayrab. 1832
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