Lento
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| Commune of Lento | |
| Location | |
| Longitude | 09° 16' 57" E |
| Latitude | 42° 31' 22" N |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Région | Corse |
| Département | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Bastia |
| Canton | Alto-di-Casaconi |
| Statistics | |
| Altitude | 131 m–1,469 m (avg. 550 m) |
| Land area¹ | 23.72 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
91 |
| - Density (1999) | 3/km² |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B140/ 20252 |
| 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). | |
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Lento is a commune of the Haute-Corse département of France, located on the island of Corsica.
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[edit] Geography
[edit] History
Lento is chiefly known for having been the site of camping of the French army at the time of the battle of Ponte Novu (1769) which had marked the debut of the entree of the Corsica in the kingdom of France. At the 20th century, Lento has supplied numerous officers to the colonial army.
[edit] Administration
[edit] Lists of successive Mayors
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The prior dates are not again known
[edit] Demography
Demographic evolution
{{ | 1962 = 105 | 1968 = 156 | 1975 = 143 | 1982 = 162 | 1990 = 76 | 1999 = 91 }} Number reserved a part of 1962: Population wihout duplicate accounts
[edit] Places and Monuments
[edit] Personalities linked to the commune
[edit] See also
Communes of Haute-Corse
[edit] External Links
*Lento on the site of National Geographic *Lento on the site of INSEE *Lento on the site of Quid *Plan of Lento on Mapquest
