Borgo, Haute-Corse

Borgo (Corsican: U Borgu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Borgo
Commune
The village of Borgo overlooking the plain and part of the lake of Biguglia, and the lagoon of Marana
Coat of arms
Location of Borgo
Borgo
Borgo
Coordinates: 42°33′17″N 9°25′41″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementBastia
CantonBorgo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Anne-Marie Natali
Area
1
37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
8,760
 • Density230/km2 (600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B042 /20290
Elevation0–1,117 m (0–3,665 ft)
(avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo.[2] It was the site of the 1768 Battle of Borgo during the French Conquest of Corsica when a French force was defeated by Corsican troops.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1800431—    
1806459+6.5%
1821430−6.3%
1831589+37.0%
1836627+6.5%
1841687+9.6%
1846675−1.7%
1851677+0.3%
1856690+1.9%
1861761+10.3%
1866717−5.8%
1872787+9.8%
1876717−8.9%
1881723+0.8%
1886803+11.1%
1891849+5.7%
1896903+6.4%
YearPop.±%
1901959+6.2%
19061,203+25.4%
19111,023−15.0%
1921746−27.1%
1926714−4.3%
1931789+10.5%
1936806+2.2%
1946725−10.0%
1954913+25.9%
1962726−20.5%
19681,600+120.4%
19752,650+65.6%
19823,413+28.8%
19903,773+10.5%
19995,002+32.6%
20087,542+50.8%

Sights

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. [https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/dvd/eAIP_28_JAN_2021/FRANCE/AIRAC-2021-01-28/html/eAIP/FR-AD-2.LFKB -fr-FR.html LFKB – BASTIA PORETTA]. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 28 January 2021.


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