Corte

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For other uses, see Corte (disambiguation).

Administration
Commune of Corte Image of Corte
Location
Coordinates	42°18′23″N, 9°9′5″E
Country	France
Région	Corse
Département	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Corte
Mayor	Antoine Sindali
Statistics
Altitude	299 m–2,626 m (avg. 486 m)
Land area¹	149.27 km²
Population² (1999)	6,329
- Density (1999)	42/km²
Miscellaneous
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 sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel).

Corte (Corsican Corti) in is a town and a commune in the Haute-Corse département in central Corsica, in France. Population: 6,693.

1 Administration
2 History
3 Geography
4 Sights
5 Transportation
6 Miscellaneous
7 External links

[edit] Administration

Corte is a sous-préfecture of the Haute-Corse département.

[edit] History

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

[edit] Geography

Area: 148.37 km²
Average altitude: 486 m

[edit] 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).

[edit] Transportation

National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.

[edit] 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).

Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s. However it has become notoriously famous for its extremely depressing student life and the total lack of anything to do despite mixing with the local "fashion victims".