Borgo (Corsica)
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Borgo U Borgu |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Bastia | |
| Canton | Borgo (main town) | |
| Community association | Marana-Golo | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 33 ' N , 9 ° 26' E | |
| height | 0-1,117 m | |
| surface | 37.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 8,760 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 232 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20290 | |
| INSEE code | 2B042 | |
| Website | http://www.borgo.fr/ | |
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Borgo ( Corsican : U Borgu ) is a French commune with 8,760 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in Corsica . It is the capital of the canton of the same name , to which three other municipalities belong.
geography
The core of the small town about 20 kilometers south of Bastia is on a hill on the edge of the Corsican mountains.
Neighboring communities are: Biguglia in the north , Lucciana in the south , Rutali in the north-west and Prunelli-di-Casacconi in the south-west . In the east, the municipality borders the Tyrrhenian Sea . The beach lake Étang de Biguglia is surrounded by the Réserve naturelle de l'Étang de Biguglia nature reserve .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 726 | 1600 | 2650 | 3413 | 3773 | 5002 | 7030 | 8760 |
Attractions
- L'église de l'Annonciation , a baroque church from the 17th century, now a monument historique .
Web links
Commons : Borgo - collection of images, videos and audio files
