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Asco village is at an elevation of 650 metres (2,130 ft). The village is surrounded by junipers, and clings to the mountainside. The road to this village was first opened in 1936. Today many of the old houses have been renovated. The village has a war memorial and the parish church of
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Molifao, then east to a point just north of Ponte Leccia, where it joins the Golo. Its mouth is at an elevation of 184 metres (604 ft).
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833:"L'Asco Ă Morosaglia [Ponte-Leccia]"
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816:L'Asco Ă Morosaglia, eaufrance
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95:Native name
1526:Categories
1472:(Fiumorbo)
1466:(Fiumorbo)
1460:(Abatesco)
1283:East coast
1176:West coast
1102:Calacuccia
1092:Argentella
1075:Reservoirs
914:2021-12-14
896:2021-12-14
879:2021-12-14
863:2021-12-14
843:2021-12-14
286:Morosaglia
278:Canavaggia
178:42°28′18″N
140:Department
1498:Landforms
1432:Restonica
1420:Tavignano
1410:Tartagine
1359:Solenzara
1333:Tavignano
1302:Fium'Alto
1232:Cap Corse
1203:Ostriconi
1188:Figarella
1142:Trévadine
1041:Capitellu
872:La vallée
837:eaufrance
572:Tartagine
564:ruisseaux
366:Hydrology
301:Tartagine
181:9°12′36″E
1493:Communes
1400:Casaluna
1344:Abatesco
1339:Fiumorbo
1322:Chiosura
1274:Poggiolo
1097:Bacciana
1087:Alzitone
986:Biguglia
851:"L'Asco"
282:Moltifao
232:Corsican
115:Location
107:Corsican
1470:Varagno
1442:Vecchio
1437:Tagnone
1327:Bravone
1317:Alistro
1312:Alesani
1290:Bevinco
1169:Coastal
1132:Sampolo
1117:Corscia
1082:Alesani
1066:Oriente
991:Crovani
979:Lagoons
955:of the
825:Sources
134:Corsica
120:Country
1412:(Asco)
1354:Chiola
1244:Olmeta
1218:Buggiu
1198:Regino
1122:Padula
1112:Codole
1011:Urbino
856:Sandre
380:Month
311:Valley
260:Course
130:Region
124:France
103:
1458:Aglia
1451:Other
1349:Travo
1269:Sisco
1223:Aliso
1213:Santu
1208:Liscu
1193:Seccu
1183:Fango
1051:Goria
1046:Cinto
1029:Lakes
996:Diane
725:Notes
548:8.190
534:7.480
520:2.760
506:1.150
492:0.733
478:0.895
464:2.640
450:6.240
436:8.060
422:8.690
408:7.570
394:6.800
383:Flow
156:Mouth
1405:Erco
1395:Asco
1388:Golo
1296:Golo
1259:Luri
1127:Peri
1061:Nino
1056:Melu
1006:Sale
1001:Palo
542:Dec
528:Nov
514:Oct
500:Sep
486:Aug
472:Jul
458:Jun
444:May
430:Apr
416:Mar
402:Feb
388:Jan
299:The
284:and
274:Asco
254:Asco
246:Golo
237:Ascu
228:Asco
226:The
215:Golo
161:Golo
100:Ascu
22:Asco
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906:,
889:,
853:,
835:,
808:^
787:^
764:^
747:^
732:^
292:.
280:,
276:,
234::
217:→
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938:t
931:v
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