Borgo Carige is a village in Tuscany, central Italy, administratively a frazione of the comune of Capalbio, province of Grosseto. At the time of the 2001 census its population amounted to 229.[1]

Borgo Carige
Frazione
Panorama of Borgo Carige
Borgo Carige Location of Borgo Carige in Italy
Coordinates: 42°25′30″N 11°25′5″E
Country	Italy
Region	Tuscany
Province	Grosseto (GR)
Comune	Capalbio
Elevation	21 m (69 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	352
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	58011
Dialing code	(+39) 0564

Borgo Carige is about 54 km from Grosseto and 5 km from Capalbio, and it is situated in the plain of southern Maremma between the hills of Capalbio and the Tyrrhenian Sea. It is located along the Via Aurelia highway which links Grosseto to Rome. The village is an important town born as a result of the Maremman Riforma agraria (land reform) in the 1950s.[2]

Main sights

• Church of Cuore Immacolato (20th century), main parish church of the village, it was built in 1958 and designed by Riccardo Medici in a Neo-Romanesque style.[3][4]

References

Bibliography

• Fabiola Favilli, Capalbio. Alla scoperta del borgo e del territorio, Arcidosso, C&P Adver Effigi, 2011.

See also

• Capalbio Scalo
• Chiarone Scalo
• Giardino, Capalbio
• La Torba
• Pescia Fiorentina