Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse

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Coordinates: 42°40′54″N 9°18′11″E / 42.6816666667, 9.30305555556

Commune of Saint-Florent
San Fiurenzu
Harbor
Location
Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse (France)
Saint-Florent, Haute-Corse
Administration
Country France
Region Corse
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Bastia
Canton Conca-d'Oro
Mayor Claudy Olmeta
Statistics
Elevation 0 m–356 m
(avg. 10 m)
Land area¹ 17.98 km²
Population²
(1999)		 1,474
 - Density 81/km² (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 2B298/ 20217
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

Saint-Florent (Corsican: San Fiurenzu) is a commune in Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is a fishing port located at the bottom of the gulf of the same name.

Today, it is a popular summer vacation spot for many tourists because of its proximity to the famous Patrimonio vineyards and one of the most beautiful beaches on the Mediterranean coast, Saleccia.

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[edit] Climate

Saint-Florent has a typically Mediterranean climate - mild winters with temperatures rarely dropping below zero give way to long, warm, dry summers with temperatures peaking at around 35°C in July and August.

[edit] History

Saint-Florent was created by the Genoese in the 16th century as a base to carry out repressive operations against the Corsican patriots in the surrounding villages. The colonial state and imperialist France later used it to disembark hordes of mercenaries and colonists during August 1764 in order to subject the independent Corsican people. After the defeat at Ponte Novu Bridge, the army of Pasquale Paoli, sometimes called "the father of Corsica", helped by the fleet of Horatio Nelson, reconquered Saint-Florent in 1793 during the brief Anglo-Corsican rule.

[edit] Sights

The one monument of Saint Florent is the Genoise citadel constructed in 1440 in the same time as that the city and the cathedral of the Nebbiu.

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