Pagliero, Cuneo Explained

Pagliero (pronounced as /it/; Occitan (post 1500);: Palhier^[1]) is a village and a former community in the Maira Valley, Province of Cuneo, northwestern Italy. Administratively, it is a Italian: [[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]

Notes and References

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. https://ita.calameo.com/read/0052971552524ef4e7a50? 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.