Coggia
| Coggia | |
|---|---|
  Coggia | |
|
Location within Corsica region  Coggia | |
| Coordinates: 42°07′27″N 8°44′58″E / 42.1242°N 8.7494°ECoordinates: 42°07′27″N 8°44′58″E / 42.1242°N 8.7494°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio |
| Canton | Deux-Sorru |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Thomas Coggia |
| Area1 | 31.33 km2 (12.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 858 |
| • Density | 27/km2 (71/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A090 / 20160 |
| Elevation |
0–917 m (0–3,009 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
|
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coggia (Corsican: Coghja [ˈkoja]) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
History
On 17 January 2010, bombs went off at two residences in Coggia, the entry "sdate G. Leclair FLNC piu che mai" was found in at least one of the sites.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 204 | — |
| 1968 | 225 | +10.3% |
| 1975 | 284 | +26.2% |
| 1982 | 447 | +57.4% |
| 1990 | 538 | +20.4% |
| 1999 | 699 | +29.9% |
| 2008 | 858 | +22.7% |
See also
References
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Coggia. |
