Corte

Corte
For other uses, see Corte (disambiguation).

Corte
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Citadel
Coat of arms of Corte
Corte is located in France
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Corte
Administration
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Corte
Intercommunality Centre Corse
Mayor Antoine Sindali
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft)
(avg. 486 m/1,594 ft)
Land area1 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population2 6,779  (2008)
 - Density 45 /km2 (120 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B096/ 20250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°E / 42.3064; 9.1514

Corte (Italian pronunciation: [ˈkorte],[1] Corsican Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio).

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Administration

Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

History

Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

During the 1914-18 War, German prisoners of War were kept in the Citadel.

Population

Historical population of Corte
1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851 1856 1861
2092 3073 2735 3282 3587 3505 4599 4719 4676 5754
1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896 1901 1906 1911
6094 5426 5018 5136 5002 5029 5000 5425 5188 5211
1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954 1962 1968 1975 1982
5094 5267 5396 6014 5310 5033 5066 4948 5230 5177
1990 1999 2008
5693 6329 6779

Sights

Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).

Transport

National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.

Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway).

Education

Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.

Personalities

Corte was the birthplace of Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813).

See also

References

  1. ^ (Italian) DOP

  • La Citadelle

  • Place Gaffori, with the statue of General François Gaffori in front of his former home

  • fountain at the beginning of the boardwalk called "Rampe Sainte Croix" from the "Cours Paoli" to the Chapel of "Sainte Croix"

  • House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)

  • Corte Panorama created from 3 images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, "pont vieux"

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