Borgo, Haute-Corse
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Borgo
U Borgu (Corsican) | |
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 The village of Borgo overlooking the plain and part of the lake of Biguglia, and the lagoon of Marana | |
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Location of Borgo  | |
  Borgo  Borgo | |
| Coordinates: 42°33′17″N 9°25′41″E / 42.5547°N 9.4281°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Bastia |
| Canton | Borgo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Anne-Marie Natali[1] |
| Area 1 | 37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 9,678 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (660/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B042 /20290 |
| Elevation | 0–1,117 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. | |
Borgo (Italian pronunciation: [ˈborɡo]; French: [bɔʁɡo]; Corsican: U Borgu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
The Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo.[3] 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.
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[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ LFKB – BASTIA PORETTA. AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 31 October 2024.
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Borgo, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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