Calvi, Haute-Corse

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Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686111111, 8.75694444444

Commune of Calvi
Calvi
Flag of Calvi
Coat of arms of Calvi
City flag City coat of arms

Motto: Calvi Semper Fidelis
The city, view from the citadel
Location
Calvi, Haute-Corse (France)
Calvi, Haute-Corse
Administration
Country France
Region Corse
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton Calvi
Intercommunality Calvi Balagne
Mayor Ange Santini
(2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–700 m
(avg. 81 m)
Land area¹ 31.20 km²
Population²
(1999)		 5,177
 - Density 165.9/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 2B050/ 20260
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Calvi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. it is the chief city of the Canton of Calvi, which contains besides itself one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, beside the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère and Calenzana.[1]

There is a legend that Christopher Columbus was from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have masked his exact heritage.

The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2 REP) of the French Foreign Legion is based in Calvi, housed in its citadel.

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[edit] Geography

Calvi is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. It is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica; however, the arrondissement is the smallest.

[edit] Administration

Calvi is a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

[edit] History

The motto, "Calvi semper fidelis," ("Calvi Always Faithful") referred originally to its loyaly to the Republic of Genoa.

[edit] Economy

The economy of Calvi is essentially based on summer tourism, which started in 1950 due to the pioneering efforts of Vladimir Raitz. The Ste-Catherine International Airport of Calvi and the Xavier Colonna Port ease the access for a number of tourists.

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ France, le trésor des régions: Département: Haute-Corse (html). Retrieved on 2008-05-06. (French).

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[edit] Panorama

The port, view from the Citadel
The port, view from the Citadel


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