Pagliero, Cuneo

Not to be confused with Paglieres, another village in the same municipality.

Pagliero (Italian: [paʎˈʎɛːro]; Occitan: Palhier[1]) is a village and a former community in the Maira Valley, Province of Cuneo, northwestern Italy. Administratively, it is a frazione (borough) of the municipality of San Damiano Macra,[2] and it is a parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saluzzo.[3]

Old charters name the village Paliarum or Paglierum. It was cited as early as in 1028 in the charter of the foundation of the abbey of Carmagnola.[4] It was a part of the marquisate of San Damiano before being merged with San Damiano in 1716.[5]

In 1931, the village had 902 inhabitants.[6]

  1. ^ Chambra d'Òc. "San Damiano Macra Sant Damian". Enti in rete L.482/99. Read on the Chambra d'Òc site.
  2. ^ Statute of the commune of Sam Damiano Macra, article 4. Online.
  3. ^ Auto Val Maira newsletter.
  4. ^ See the article about San Damiano in Goffredo Casalis. Dizionario geografico, storico, statistico, commerciale degli stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. XVIII. 1849. pp. 201-202. (On-line).
  5. ^ See the article about Pagliero in Goffredo Casalis. Dizionario geografico, storico, statistico, commerciale degli stati di S. M. il Re di Sardegna. Vol. XIV. 1846. p. 59. On-line.
  6. ^ Census 1931: Istituto centrale di statistica del Regno d'Italia. VII Censimento generale della popolazione. 21 Aprile 1931-IX. Volume II. Popolazione dei comuni e delle frazioni di censimento. Parte prima: Italia settentrionale. Roma: Soc. An. Tipografia Operaia Romana. 1933. Anno XI. On line in the Istat virtual library.