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Porto Azzurro

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Porto Azzurro

Total population

3,220

Elevation2 m
Land area13.33 km²
Coordinates42.77°, 10.40°

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City facts

Elevation
2 m
Area
13.33 km²
Official website
www.comune.portoazzurro.li.it

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Overview

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 southwest of Florence and about 90 kilometres (56 mi) south of Livorno. It has 3,687 inhabitants.

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History & geography

History

It was formerly called Porto Longone, and in 1557 Iacopo VI Appiani, Prince of Piombino, granted Spain the right to build a fortress there, 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. In 1801, Napoleon established the Kingdom of Etruria. Eventually it was transferred to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

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Geography

Latitude
42.7663
Longitude
10.3958
Water area
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Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

Air quality

Walkability

Amenities nearby

Wildlife & biodiversity

Earthquake history

Photos

Sights & places nearby

Notable people from here

Geography & sun

Avg solar (kWh/m²/day)
4.44
Annual solar (kWh/m²)
1,621

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Nearby airports

Public attention

Wikipedia views (last 30 days)
309
Avg daily Wikipedia views
10
Attention level
Obscure

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

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Recent natural events nearby

Ground air-quality sensors

Recently spotted species

European Hornet
European Hornet
Vespa crabro
Seen 2026-09-15
Broadbill Swordfish
Broadbill Swordfish
Xiphias gladius
Seen 2026-09-14
Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
Common Garbage-Line Web Spider
Cyclosa insulana
Seen 2026-09-14
Two-tailed Pasha
Two-tailed Pasha
Charaxes jasius
Seen 2026-09-13
Old World Swallowtail
Old World Swallowtail
Papilio machaon
Seen 2026-09-13
Cardinal Butterfly
Cardinal Butterfly
Argynnis pandora
Seen 2026-09-13
Southern Field Cricket
Southern Field Cricket
Gryllus bimaculatus
Seen 2026-09-12
European Shag
European Shag
Gulosus aristotelis
Seen 2026-09-12
Four-striped Digger Bee
Four-striped Digger Bee
Amegilla quadrifasciata
Seen 2026-09-12

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Events

Gallery

Official Identifiers

ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics

ISTAT code
049013
Province
Livorno (LI)
Region
Toscana
NUTS3 (2024)
ITI16
Codice catastale
E680

Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)

Sources

  • • Wikipedia
  • • Wikidata
  • • iNaturalist
  • • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
  • • Wikipedia Pageviews API
  • • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
  • • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)