Borgo, Haute-Corse

Borgo
The village of Borgo overlooking the plain and part of the lake of Biguglia, and the lagoon of Marana The village of Borgo overlooking the plain and part of the lake of Biguglia, and the lagoon of Marana
Coat of arms of Borgo Coat of arms
Borgo
Location within Corsica region Borgo
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Bastia
Canton	Borgo
Government
• Mayor	Anne-Marie Natali
Area1	37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	7,456
• Density	200/km2 (510/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Borgo (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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1800	431	—
1806	459	+6.5%
1821	430	−6.3%
1831	589	+37.0%
1836	627	+6.5%
1841	687	+9.6%
1846	675	−1.7%
1851	677	+0.3%
1856	690	+1.9%
1861	761	+10.3%
1866	717	−5.8%
1872	787	+9.8%
1876	717	−8.9%
1881	723	+0.8%
1886	803	+11.1%
1891	849	+5.7%
1896	903	+6.4%
1901	959	+6.2%
1906	1,203	+25.4%
1911	1,023	−15.0%
1921	746	−27.1%
1926	714	−4.3%
1931	789	+10.5%
1936	806	+2.2%
1946	725	−10.0%
1954	913	+25.9%
1962	726	−20.5%
1968	1,600	+120.4%
1975	2,650	+65.6%
1982	3,413	+28.8%
1990	3,773	+10.5%
1999	5,002	+32.6%
2008	7,542	+50.8%

Sights

• Torra di Punta d'Arcu

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE