Porto Azzurro
Porto Azzurro | |
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| Comune di Porto Azzurro | |
 Fountain in Porto Azzurro in May 2007 | |
 Coat of arms | |
  Porto Azzurro Location within Italy  Porto Azzurro Location within Tuscany | |
| Coordinates: 42°46′N 10°24′E / 42.767°N 10.400°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Tuscany |
| Province | Livorno (LI) |
| Frazioni | Barbarossa, Mola |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Luca Simoni |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.33 km2 (5.15 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 2 m (6.6 ft) |
| Population (2026)[2] | |
• Total | 3,687 |
| • Density | 276.6/km2 (716.4/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Longonesi, Portoazzurrini |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 57036 |
| Dialing code | 0565 |
| Patron saint | St. James |
| Saint day | 26 July |
Porto Azzurro is a town and comune (municipality) on the island of Elba, in the Province of Livorno in the Italian region Tuscany. It is located about 130 kilometres (81 miles) southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It has 3,687 inhabitants.[2]
Porto Azzurro borders the municipalities of Capoliveri, Portoferraio, and Rio.
History
[edit]It was formerly called Porto Longone, and in 1557 Iacopo VI Appiani, Prince of Piombino, granted Spain the right to build a fortress there,[3] so it was transferred to the State of the Presidi that it was born as a direct possession of the crown of Spain. The state had only governors sent by the central Spanish government first and then Austrian.[4] In 1801, Napoleon established the Kingdom of Etruria.[3] Eventually it was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2026, the population is 3,687, of which 51.7% are male, and 48.3% are female. Minors make up 12.4% of the population, and seniors make up 23.5%.[2]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2025, immigrants make up 12.1% of the population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, Moldova, Ukraine, Germany, and Albania.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- 1 2 3 "Resident population". ISTAT.
- 1 2 Frey, Linda; Frey, Marsha (1995). The treaties of the War of the Spanish Succession: an historical and critical dictionary. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 421–2. ISBN 978-0-313-27884-6. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- ↑ Roberto Ferretti (a cura di), Aspetti e problemi di storia dello Stato dei Presìdi in Maremma, 1979; Giuseppe Caciagli, Stato dei Presidi, Pontedera, Arnera Edizioni, 1992
- ↑ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-11-12.
- ↑ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ↑ "Resident population by sex, municipality and citizenship". ISTAT.
External links
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