Borgo, Haute-Corse
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Location within Corsica region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Bastia |
| Canton | Borgo |
| Mayor | Anne-Marie Natali |
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| Elevation | 0–1,117 m (0–3,665 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft) |
| Land area1 | 37.78 km2 (14.59 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 7,456 (2008) |
| - Density | 197 /km2 (510 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B042/ 20290 |
| 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. | |
Coordinates: 42°33′17″N 9°25′41″E / 42.5547°N 9.4281°E
Borgo is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
The Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo.[1] 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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| Year | 1800 | 1806 | 1821 | 1831 | 1836 | 1841 | 1846 | 1851 | 1856 | 1861 |
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| Population | 431 | 459 | 430 | 589 | 627 | 687 | 675 | 677 | 690 | 761 |
| Year | 1866 | 1872 | 1876 | 1881 | 1886 | 1891 | 1896 | 1901 | 1906 | 1911 |
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| Population | 717 | 787 | 717 | 723 | 803 | 849 | 903 | 959 | 1203 | 1023 |
| Year | 1921 | 1926 | 1931 | 1936 | 1946 | 1954 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 |
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| Population | 746 | 714 | 789 | 806 | 725 | 913 | 726 | 1600 | 2650 | 3413 |
| Year | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 3773 | 5002 | 7542 |
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- ^ [https://www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr/aip/enligne/PDF_AIPparSSection/VAC/AD/2/1203_AD-2.LFKB .pdf LFKB – BASTIA PORETTA] (PDF). AIP from French Service d'information aéronautique, effective 9 Feb 2012.
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