Corte, Haute-Corse
| Corte Corti | ||
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Citadel | ||
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  Corte | ||
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Location within Corsica region  Corte | ||
| Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°ECoordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Corsica | |
| Department | Haute-Corse | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Corte | |
| Intercommunality | Centre Corse | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Antoine Sindali | |
| Area1 | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,779 | |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B096 / 20250 | |
| Elevation |
299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft) (avg. 486 m or 1,594 ft) | |
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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. | ||
Corte (French: [kɔʁ.te] ; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkorte],[1] Corsican Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio).
Administration
Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.
History
Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.
During World War I, German prisoners of war were kept in the Citadel.
Population
| Historical population | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 2,092 | — |
| 1806 | 3,073 | +46.9% |
| 1821 | 2,735 | −11.0% |
| 1831 | 3,282 | +20.0% |
| 1836 | 3,587 | +9.3% |
| 1841 | 3,505 | −2.3% |
| 1846 | 4,599 | +31.2% |
| 1851 | 4,719 | +2.6% |
| 1856 | 4,676 | −0.9% |
| 1861 | 5,754 | +23.1% |
| 1866 | 6,094 | +5.9% |
| 1872 | 5,426 | −11.0% |
| 1876 | 5,018 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 5,136 | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 5,002 | −2.6% |
| 1891 | 5,029 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 5,000 | −0.6% |
| 1901 | 5,425 | +8.5% |
| 1906 | 5,188 | −4.4% |
| 1911 | 5,211 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 5,094 | −2.2% |
| 1926 | 5,267 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 5,396 | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 6,014 | +11.5% |
| 1946 | 5,310 | −11.7% |
| 1954 | 5,033 | −5.2% |
| 1962 | 5,066 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4,948 | −2.3% |
| 1975 | 5,230 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 5,177 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,693 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 6,329 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 6,779 | +7.1% |
Sights
Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).
Transport
National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.
Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and Calvi, and Ajaccio and Bastia.
Climate
Corte has a mediterranean climate, sometimes alpine during the winter, with 52 summer days and 56 frost days.
| Climate data for Corte | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.3 (52.3) |
11.2 (52.2) |
13.5 (56.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
25.2 (77.4) |
30.4 (86.7) |
29.5 (85.1) |
25 (77) |
19.3 (66.7) |
12.4 (54.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
18.9 (66) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.5 (43.7) |
6.2 (43.2) |
8.4 (47.1) |
11.8 (53.2) |
15.9 (60.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
21.1 (70) |
21.0 (69.8) |
18.1 (64.6) |
12.6 (54.7) |
7.6 (45.7) |
5.8 (42.4) |
12.9 (55.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 1.1 (34) |
1.1 (34) |
3.2 (37.8) |
6.1 (43) |
9.4 (48.9) |
13 (55) |
11.4 (52.5) |
12 (54) |
11.1 (52) |
5.9 (42.6) |
2.8 (37) |
1.7 (35.1) |
6.6 (43.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67 (2.64) |
78 (3.07) |
70 (2.76) |
56 (2.2) |
44 (1.73) |
29 (1.14) |
12 (0.47) |
29 (1.14) |
52 (2.05) |
93 (3.66) |
95 (3.74) |
87 (3.43) |
712 (28.03) |
| Source: infoclimat.fr | |||||||||||||
Education
Corte has become a major university town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.
Personalities
Corte was the birthplace of Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813).
Gallery
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La Citadelle
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Place Gaffori, with the statue of General Ghjuvan Petru Gaffori in front of his former home
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Fountain at the beginning of the boardwalk called "Rampe Sainte Croix" from the "Cours Paoli" to the Chapel of "Sainte Croix"
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House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
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Corte Panorama created from 3 images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, "pont vieux"
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corte. |
- Official website (French)
- Tourist office website (French)
- University of Corsica (English)
