Lecci

Lecci

The Gulf of St. Cyprien with the commune of Lecci
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 (20082014) 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
YearPop.±%
1800185    
1806225+21.6%
1821141−37.3%
1831137−2.8%
1836185+35.0%
1841190+2.7%
1846203+6.8%
1851189−6.9%
1856203+7.4%
1861209+3.0%
1866204−2.4%
1872196−3.9%
1876237+20.9%
1881229−3.4%
1886239+4.4%
1891283+18.4%
1896276−2.5%
1901268−2.9%
1906268+0.0%
1911306+14.2%
1921266−13.1%
1926186−30.1%
1931217+16.7%
1936211−2.8%
1946177−16.1%
1954261+47.5%
1962318+21.8%
1968484+52.2%
1975578+19.4%
1982678+17.3%
1990709+4.6%
1999706−0.4%
20081,178+66.9%

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References

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