Lecci
Lecci | |
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The Gulf of St. Cyprien with the commune of Lecci | |
Lecci | |
Location within Corsica region Lecci | |
Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 9°19′05″E / 41.68°N 9.3181°ECoordinates: 41°40′48″N 9°19′05″E / 41.68°N 9.3181°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Corse-du-Sud |
Arrondissement | Sartène |
Canton | Porto-Vecchio |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Gilles Giovannagelli |
Area1 | 27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 1,178 |
• Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2A139 / 20137 |
Elevation |
0–646 m (0–2,119 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 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. |
Lecci is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Its name comes from the Italian word for Holly Oak, which was an important resource for many years.[1]
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
1800 | 185 | — |
1806 | 225 | +21.6% |
1821 | 141 | −37.3% |
1831 | 137 | −2.8% |
1836 | 185 | +35.0% |
1841 | 190 | +2.7% |
1846 | 203 | +6.8% |
1851 | 189 | −6.9% |
1856 | 203 | +7.4% |
1861 | 209 | +3.0% |
1866 | 204 | −2.4% |
1872 | 196 | −3.9% |
1876 | 237 | +20.9% |
1881 | 229 | −3.4% |
1886 | 239 | +4.4% |
1891 | 283 | +18.4% |
1896 | 276 | −2.5% |
1901 | 268 | −2.9% |
1906 | 268 | +0.0% |
1911 | 306 | +14.2% |
1921 | 266 | −13.1% |
1926 | 186 | −30.1% |
1931 | 217 | +16.7% |
1936 | 211 | −2.8% |
1946 | 177 | −16.1% |
1954 | 261 | +47.5% |
1962 | 318 | +21.8% |
1968 | 484 | +52.2% |
1975 | 578 | +19.4% |
1982 | 678 | +17.3% |
1990 | 709 | +4.6% |
1999 | 706 | −0.4% |
2008 | 1,178 | +66.9% |
Sights
- Torra di San Benedettu
- Torra di San Ciprianu
See also
References
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