Berchidda
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| Comune di Berchidda | |
 Panorama of Berchidda | |
Berchidda Location of Berchidda in Sardinia | |
| Coordinates: 40°47′N 9°10′E / 40.783°N 9.167°E / 40.783; 9.167 | |
| Country | Italy |
| Region | Sardinia |
| Province | Gallura North-East Sardinia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Andrea Nieddu |
| Area | |
• Total | 201.88 km2 (77.95 sq mi) |
| Population (2026)2 | |
• Total | 2,604 |
| • Density | 12.90/km2 (33.41/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Italian: berchiddese Sardinian: belchiddesu / belchiddesa |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 07022 |
| Dialing code | 079 |
| Patron saint | St. Sebastian |
| Saint day | 20 January |
| Website | Official website |
Berchidda (Italian: [berˈkidda]; Logudorese: Belchidda [belˈkiɖːa]; Gallurese: Bilchidda) 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 170 kilometres (110 mi) north of Cagliari and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) southwest of Olbia. It has 2,604 inhabitants.2
It is located near Lake Coghinas in a hilly area bordered on the north by the Limbara mountain range.
Berchidda borders the municipalities of Alà dei Sardi, Calangianus, Monti, Oschiri, and Tempio Pausania.
Demographics
As of 2026, the population is 2,604, of which 49.5% are male, and 50.5% are female. Minors make up 12.1% of the population, and seniors make up 28.4%.2
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Immigration
As of 2025, immigrants make up 4.0% of the total population. The 5 largest foreign countries of birth are Romania, France, Morocco, Switzerland, and Germany.5
Culture
A jazz festival called Time in Jazz takes place every year in Berchidda since 1988. Paolo Fresu, the Sardinian trumpet player, born in Berchidda in 1961, is the founder and the organizer of this festival.
Transport
It is connected by the SS 131 State Road and has a station on the Cagliari-Olbia-Golfo Aranci railway.
References
References
- "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011" (in Italian). ISTAT.
- "Resident population". ISTAT.
- "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.