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Borgo is a commune in France, situated in the Haute-Corse department within the arrondissement of Bastia. Located on the island of Corsica, it serves as the capital of the canton of Borgo. The municipality shares borders with Biguglia, Lucciana, Rutali, and Vignale. Its official postal code is 20290, and it has an area of 37.78 square kilometers.
The town’s elevation above sea level is 1,117 meters. According to available data, the population is recorded as 10,311, comprising 4,478 males and 4,282 females. Another source lists the population as 5,538. Borgo is associated with the canton of Borgo for electoral purposes.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Corsica
- Department
- Haute-Corse
- Arrondissement
- Bastia
- Canton
- Borgo
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Anne-Marie Natali
- Area
- 37.78 km (14.59 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 10,311
- Density
- 272.9/km (706.9/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)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Borgo
- Demonym
- borghigiani
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Haute-Corse
- Population
- 10311
- Area
- 37.78
- Elevation
- 126
- Shares border with
- Vignale
- Official website
- ville-borgo.com
- Image
- Borgo-village-etang.jpg
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- Commons category
- Borgo (Haute-Corse)
- topic's main category
- Category:Borgo (Haute-Corse)
- postal code
- 20290
- associated electoral district
- canton of Borgo
- male population
- 4478
- female population
- 4282
- different from
- Borgo
- located in/on physical feature
- Corsica
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-95-58-45-45
- fax number
- +33-4-95-36-15-33
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Encyclopedic overview
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. 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.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Borgo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.