Aggius

Aggius (Gallurese: Agghju, Sardinian: Azos) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 190 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Olbia. It has 1,378 inhabitants. Aggius borders the municipalities of Aglientu, Bortigiadas, Tempio Pausania, Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, and Viddalba.
Aggius | |
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| Comune di Aggius | |
View of Aggius | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′23″N 9°3′52″E / 40.92306°N 9.06444°E | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Gallura North-East Sardinia |
| Frazioni | Bonaita |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nicola Muzzu[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 86.31 km2 (33.32 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,378 |
| • Density | 15.97/km2 (41.35/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Aggesi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07020 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Website | Official website |
Aggius (Gallurese: Agghju, Sardinian: Azos) is a town and comune (municipality) in the Province of Gallura North-East Sardinia in the autonomous island region of Sardinia in Italy, located about 190 kilometres (120 mi) north of Cagliari and about 35 kilometres (22 mi) west of Olbia. It has 1,378 inhabitants.[5][6]
Aggius borders the municipalities of Aglientu, Bortigiadas, Tempio Pausania, Trinità d'Agultu e Vignola, and Viddalba.
Demographics
[edit]As of 2026, the population is 1,378, of which 47.8% are male, and 52.2% are female. Minors make up 11.8% of the population, and seniors make up 31%.[7][8]
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Immigration
[edit]As of 2025, of the known countries of birth of 1,395 residents, the most numerous are: Italy (1,354 – 97.1%), Morocco (13 – 0.9%), France (9 – 0.6%).[11][12]
References
[edit]- ^ « La Maddalena, trionfo di Luca Montella > Il nuovo sindaco prende quasi il 50 per cento dei voti. Ad Aggius eletto Nicola Muzzu. A Santa Teresa Stefano Pisciottu », La Nuova Sardegna, 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026. (On the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by age, sex and marital status on 1st January 2026". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2026. Retrieved 1 April 2026.The file URL linking on technical dataset.
- ^ "Popolazione residente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1991" [Resident population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1991] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population - Time series". ISTAT.
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025. (Click on 'View by country of birth', and on the search form, choose the statistical region of the municipality in the Area section, the Region, the Province, and the name of the Municipality)
- ^ "Resident population by sex, municipality and individual citizenship or country of birth from year 2002". demo.istat.it. ISTAT. 1 January 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.The file URL linking on technical dataset.