Prarostino

Torino (TO)Codice catastaleG986

732 m elevation · Pop. 897

Piemonte

Torino

Prarostino is a comune in the provincia of Torino, Piemonte with a population of 1,259 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 5 passengers departing from Prarostino arrived in the United States.

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Address

Piazza Della Liberta', 15
10060 Prarostino

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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
  • Rocco570m401
  • Mole Taccagno507m96
  • San Bartolomeo732m75

Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Collaretto718m80
  • Gay490m39
  • Cardonatti509m36
  • Chiarvetto500m26
  • Ruata Cornera780m25
  • Roc del Gay600m25
  • Allamanda695m23
  • Ser520m21
  • Godina555m20
  • Colombini574m13
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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.

The population has declined 29% since 1861. US arrivals peaked in 1898 with 3 recorded passengers.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

5

1830–1912

Peak year

1898

3 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 5 passengers from Prarostino arrived in the United States. Arrivals peaked in 1898. 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 Prarostino recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Romano2
  2. 2.Cardon1
  3. 3.Costantino1
  4. 4.Paschetto1

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Notable People

People born in Prarostino.

  • Matteo GayITb. 1879

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