Algajola

Algajola
A general view of Algajola, seen from Corbara
Algajola
Location within Corsica region  Algajola
Coordinates: 42°36′31″N 8°51′46″E / 42.6086°N 8.8628°E / 42.6086; 8.8628Coordinates: 42°36′31″N 8°51′46″E / 42.6086°N 8.8628°E / 42.6086; 8.8628
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Belgodère
Intercommunality	Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2014-2020)	Maurice Pariggi
Area1	1.72 km2 (0.66 sq mi)
Population (2014)2	320
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	2B010 /20220
Elevation	0–269 m (0–883 ft) (avg. 14 m or 46 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Algajola is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Algajolais or Algajolaises

Algajola is a commune on the Balagne coast between Calvi, 12 km to the west, and Ile Rousse, 10 km to the East. It is one of 19 communes in the Canton of Belgodère and not to those of Calvi or Ile Rousse as its location would suggest. It is part of the arrondissement of Calvi.

The commune occupies a small area of 172 hectares on the coast bisected by small hills oriented north-south, the highest is a "saddle" straddling Algajola and Aregno which rises to 288m. To the west of the hills, Tebina is a flat area and Cocani covers the hillsides down to the resort. On both sides of the hills their slopes were once covered with maquis then were turned into terraces to cultivate strips of land. For a long time the maquis here consisted mainly of cistus and mastic, oaks and some wild olive trees which reestablished themselves on the abandoned terraces.

One small stream, unnamed on maps, rises in the commune at Tepina and empties into the port of San Damiano.

The borders of Algajola can be defined as follows:

Algajola was a small fishing port with a fort on the sea built with the concurrence of the neighbouring towns. Professional fishermen have almost disappeared and activities have turned to tourism. In a few decades the population of Algajola almost tripled although its territory is small. In summer, there are thousands of residents, Italian tourists, northern Europeans, and French people who come to visit this resort town with its fortress by the sea.

The western part of the commune has the marina of San Damiano.

The village is served by the CFC railway line. During the summer season, it is the Trinighellu stop on the beaches service from Calvi to L'Ile Rousse.