Bellosguardo

Bellosguardo
Bellosguardo
Comune
	Comune di Bellosguardo
	View from Piazza XX Settembre
	Bellosguardo Location of Bellosguardo in Italy Bellosguardo Bellosguardo (Campania)
	Coordinates: 40°25′21.85″N 15°18′46.95″E / 40.4227361°N 15.3130417°E
Country	Italy
Region	Campania
Province	Salerno (SA)
Government
• Mayor	Giuseppe Parente
Area
• Total	16.75 km2 (6.47 sq mi)
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Population (2026)
• Total	639
• Density	38.1/km2 (98.8/sq mi)
Demonym	Bellosguardesi
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	84020
Dialing code	0828
ISTAT code	065015
Patron saint	Saint Michael
Saint day	29 September
Website	Official website

Bellosguardo is a village and comune (municipality) in the province of Salerno in the region of Campania in southern Italy. It has 639 inhabitants.^[2]

Etymology

The name "Bellosguardo" is made up of two italian words: the first is "bello" that means "beautiful, pretty"; the second is "sguardo" meaning "view, landscape" in the italian vernacole of the place. Thus, the name literally means "beautiful view".

In the past, the town was also called "Belrisguardo".

Geography

Bellosguardo is located in Cilento and is part of its national park. It borders the municipalities of Aquara, Felitto, Laurino, Ottati, Roscigno and Sant'Angelo a Fasanella.^[3]

Demographics

As of 2026, the population is 639, of which 49.6% are male, and 50.4% are female. Minors make up 10.6% of the population, and seniors make up 35.4%.^[2]

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1861	1,097	—
1871	1,265	+15.3%
1881	1,395	+10.3%
1901	1,787	+28.1%
1911	1,980	+10.8%
1921	2,050	+3.5%
1931	1,901	−7.3%
1936	1,954	+2.8%

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	1,975	+1.1%
1961	1,763	−10.7%
1971	1,448	−17.9%
1981	1,313	−9.3%
1991	1,165	−11.3%
2001	1,009	−13.4%
2011	853	−15.5%
2021	705	−17.4%

Source: ISTAT^[4]^[5]

Immigration

As of 2025, immigrants make up 13.5% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Morocco, Afghanistan, Switzerland, Romania, and Bulgaria.^[6]

Main sights

St. Michael the Archangel's Church
Forest Macchia
St. Maria's convent
Salvo D'Acquisto's square

Cuisine

Typical dishes include:

Sfogliatella bellosguardese
Tortanetto
Cicci ammaritati
Bucatini ammullicati
Coniglio 'mbuttunat

References

↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
↑ 40488 (x j a h) Bellosguardo on OpenStreetMap
↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.

External links

(in Italian) Bellosguardo official website

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[area-1] "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.

[population-2] 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.

[3] 40488 (x j a h) Bellosguardo on OpenStreetMap

[4] "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.

[timeseries-5] "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.

[foreignborn-6] "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.

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