Camaiore

Lucca (LU)Codice catastaleB455

34 m elevation · Pop. 29,388

Toscana

Lucca

Camaiore is a comune in the provincia of Lucca, Toscana with a population of 31,832 as of 2025. Between 1830 and 1912, at least 304 passengers departing from Camaiore arrived in the United States.

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P.zza S. Bernardino, 1
55041 Camaiore

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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
  • Camaiore34m10,322
  • Lido di Camaiore2m8,400
  • Capezzano Pianore6m7,003
  • Pieve-Marignana114m1,141
  • Nocchi110m563
  • Casoli403m308
  • Pedona309m154
  • Pontemazzori120m151
  • Valpromaro141m126
  • Torcigliano385m123
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Nuclei abitati

AltitudePopulation
  • Panicale225m50
  • Stignano416m41
  • Bartoli131m30
  • Salapreti260m30
  • Bastianella352m29
  • Agliano Peralla275m29
  • Capanne23m28
  • Acquaviva50m24
  • Anticiana504m23
  • Buchignano300m23
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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 grown 29% since 1951. US arrivals peaked in 1912 with 77 recorded passengers. Since 2001, net international immigration has added the equivalent of 5% of the current population.

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Italian Immigration to America

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

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Total US arrivals

304

1830–1912

Peak year

1912

77 arrivals

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Between 1830 and 1912, at least 304 passengers from Camaiore 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 Camaiore recorded in US arrivals, 1830 to 1912.

  1. 1.Pardini15
  2. 2.Dini10
  3. 3.Francesconi9
  4. 4.Moriconi7
  5. 5.Petrucci7
  6. 6.Ceragioli6
  7. 7.Lombardi6
  8. 8.Maggi6
  9. 9.Benedetti5
  10. 10.Marchetti5

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Notable People

People born in Camaiore.

  • Annalisa Buglianib. 1973
  • Costanza Giannaccinib. 1977
  • Umberto Palagib. 1955
  • Paolo Manfredib. 1640
  • Eustachio Della Lattab. 1816
  • Giovanni C. Bonsignorib. 1940
  • Carlo Bradaschiab. 1944
  • Giuseppe Carmassib. 1879
  • Attilio Marinob. 1944
  • Maria Luisa Ada Barsottellib. 1893
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