Giano dell’Umbria

Jurisdictions

• Diocese: Spoleto (1873); Spoleto–Norcia (modern)
• Tribunale: Spoleto (1892 and 1989)
• Military district: Perugia (1870–1877), Spoleto (1877–)

Stato Civile

• Office contact:

  • Email (Stato Civile): demografici [at] giano.umbria.it
  • Email (Stato Civile, PEC): comune.gianodellumbria [at] postacert.umbria.it

• Known holdings (Comune – SIUSA):

  • Italian civil records: 1861–1989 (297 registers; births, marriages, deaths)
  • Parish books: 1610–1877 (12 registers; baptisms, marriages, deaths)
  • French civil records: none listed

• Known holdings (State Archives):

  • Italian civil records: none listed
  • Parish books: none listed
  • French civil records: none listed

• Known holdings (Diocese / parishes):

  • none listed

Parishes and Frazioni

Giano dell’Umbria (main town)

Parish of San Michele Arcangelo

• Parish of San Michele Arcangelo: baptisms (1822–1860; 1 register), marriages (1754–1860; 1 register) (held by municipality SIUSA)

Parish of San Michele Arcangelo, San Francesco e San Felice

• Parish of San Michele Arcangelo, San Francesco e San Felice: deaths (1760–1780; 1 register) (held by municipality SIUSA)

Castagnola

Parish of Santa Croce

• Parish of Santa Croce: deaths (1779–1877; 1 register) (held by municipality SIUSA)

Montecchio

Parish of San Bartolomeo

• Parish of San Bartolomeo: baptisms (1780–1860; 2 registers), marriages (1803–1860; 1 register), deaths (1801–1860; 1 register) (held by municipality SIUSA)

Morcicchia

Parish of San Silvestro

• Parish of San Silvestro: marriages (1614–1859; 2 registers), deaths (1610–1859; 2 registers) (held by municipality SIUSA)

⚠️ No further parishes are listed for this municipality in the Statistica della popolazione dello Stato Pontificio dell’anno 1853.

Military Records

• Conscription lists: (1861–1917; 2 registers + 1 envelope) (held by Comune di Giano dell’Umbria)

Border changes

According to the Atlante Storico Istituzionale dell’Italia unita:

• 1927 — Aggregated into the municipality of Spoleto
• 1930 — Reconstituted as a separate municipality, detached from Spoleto

Digitized Records

• FamilySearch: The catalog shows one register for the Comune:

  • Morti: 1866

  See FamilySearch catalog entry.

  ⚠️ Note: this record is listed but not accessible online as of September 2025.

• Portale Antenati:

  • Morti: 1 register (1866)

  See Portale Antenati search entry.

• ItalianParishRecords.org: none available for this municipality.

Brogliardi

The brogliardi for this municipality are available through the Archivio di Stato di Roma’s digital portal.

⚠️ Coverage includes the immediate town only. The brogliardi for frazioni and outlying areas exist but have not yet been digitized.

Additional Notes

• In July 2025 the parish registers in the municipal historical archive were sent for digitization. The work should finish by November 2025 (see announcement). In other municipalities, digitized registers have not been put online, so access may remain in-person only.

References

• SIUSA – Comune di Giano dell’Umbria
• Atlante Storico Istituzionale dell’Italia unita – Giano dell’Umbria
• FamilySearch Catalog – Giano dell’Umbria
• Portale Antenati – Registri di Giano dell’Umbria