Lento

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This article is about the French commune. For the musical usage, see Tempo. For other uses, see Lento (disambiguation).

Coordinates: 42°31′22″N 9°16′57″E / 42.5227777778, 9.2825

Commune of Lento
Lentu
Location
Lento (France)
Lento
Administration
Country France
Region Corse
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Bastia
Canton Alto-di-Casaconi
Statistics
Elevation 131 m (430 ft)–1469 m (4820 ft)
(avg. 550 m (1804 ft))
Land area¹ 23.72 km²
Population²
(1999)		 91
 - Density 3/km² (1999)
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: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Lento is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It shares the canton of Alto-di-Casaconi with Monte, Volpajola, Campile, Olmo, Prunelli-di-Casacconi, Campitello, Ortiporio, Canavaggia, Bigorno, Scolca, Crocicchia and Penta-Acquatella.[1]


Contents

[edit] Geography

Lento is 5 km (3 mi) to the west of Campitello, in the ancient piève de Bigorno; the territory goes to the south as far as Golo, near 1469 m (4820 ft) Monte Reghia di Pozzo.

[edit] History

Lento is chiefly known for having been the site of the French army camp at the time of the Battle of Ponte Novu (1769), which marked the debut of Corsica into the kingdom of France. In the 20th century, Lento supplied numerous officers to the colonial army.

[edit] Demographics

Demographic evolution:

1962: 105
1968: 156
1975: 143
1982: 162
1990: 76
1999: 91

Figures after 1962: Population without double counting

[edit] Notes

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


 This Haute-Corse geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.