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Commune of Corte |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Corse |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Corte |
| Intercommunality | Centre Corse |
| Mayor | Antoine Sindali (2008 – 2014) |
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| Elevation | 299 m–2,626 m (avg. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Haute-Corse (Corsica suprana ( English: Upper Corsica) is a French department. The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The arrondissement of Corte is an arrondissement of France located in the Haute-Corse department, in the Territorial collectivity of Corsica The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 486 m) |
| Land area¹ | 149. 27 km² |
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| - Density | 42/km² (1999) |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 2B096/ 20250 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E | |
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Corte (Corsican Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Corsican ( Corsu or Lingua Corsa) is a Romance language spoken and written on the islands of Corsica ( France) and northern Sardinia The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Haute-Corse (Corsica suprana ( English: Upper Corsica) is a French department. In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Corsica (Corse Corsican and Italian: Corsica) is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio). Ajaccio ( Adiacium Ajaccio; Aiacciu; Aiaccio) is a commune in France. Bastia ( French & Corsican: Bastia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island Porto-Vecchio ( Porti Vechju in Corsu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of
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Administration
Corte is a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Corse department. Subprefectures (sous-préfectures are the administrative towns of arrondissements in France that do not contain the prefecture for its department.
History
Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli. Filippo Antonio Pasquale di Paoli ( Pascal Paoli, April 6, 1725 February 5, 1807
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). } The University of Corsica Pascal Paoli (Università di Corsica Pasquale Paoli in Corsican or Université de Corse Pascal Paoli in French is a French university based in Corte
Transport
National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia. Ajaccio ( Adiacium Ajaccio; Aiacciu; Aiaccio) is a commune in France. Bastia ( French & Corsican: Bastia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island
Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway). Ajaccio ( Adiacium Ajaccio; Aiacciu; Aiaccio) is a commune in France. Bastia ( French & Corsican: Bastia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island History In 1877 it was decided to build a Metre gauge railway in Corsica despite the very difficult terrain it would have to cross
Miscellaneous
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). Joseph-Napoléon Bonaparte King of Naples and Sicily, King of Spain (during a time) and the Indies (never de facto and never de iure Year 1768 ( MDCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1844 ( MDCCCXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Napoleon Bonaparte (15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821 was a French military and political leader who had a significant impact on the History of Europe. The following is a list of monarchs of the Kingdom of Naples. Year 1806 ( MDCCCVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Year 1808 ( MDCCCVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1813 ( MDCCCXIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.
External links
- Official website (French)
- Tourist office website (French)
- University of Corsica (English)
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