Borgo, Haute-Corse
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Borgo (; ; ) is a commune in the
Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single ter ...
department of
France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...
on the island of
Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
. The Bastia-Poretta Airport is located in Borgo. It was the site of the 1768 Battle of Borgo during the
French Conquest of Corsica The French conquest of Corsica was a successful Expeditionary warfare, expedition by French Army, French forces of the Kingdom of France under the Noël Jourda de Vaux, Comte de Vaux, against Corsican forces under Pasquale Paoli of the Corsican R ...
when a French force was defeated by Corsican troops.


Population


Sights

* Torra di Punta d'Arcu


See also

*
Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, communes of the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):


References

Communes of Haute-Corse Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HauteCorse-geo-stub