Morosaglia

Morosaglia
Morusaglia

Convento in Morosaglia
Morosaglia

Coordinates: 42°25′59″N 9°19′01″E / 42.433°N 9.317°ECoordinates: 42°25′59″N 9°19′01″E / 42.433°N 9.317°E
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Castifao-Morosaglia
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Vincent Cognetti
Area1 24 km2 (9 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 1,072
 • Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B169 / 20218
Elevation 182–1,249 m (597–4,098 ft)
(avg. 860 m or 2,820 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.

Morosaglia is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

It is the seat of the canton of Castifao-Morosaglia, which it shares with 9 other communes: Asco, Bisinchi, Castello-di-Rostino, Castifao, Castineta, Gavignano, Moltifao, Saliceto, Valle-di-Rostino.[1]

History

The tomb of Pasquale Paoli in his house of birth

Morosaglia is the native commune of Pascal Paoli (1725-1807). The house in which he was born is a museum. This commune also is the historical seat of the Corsican Republic. Paoli had his chambers in the Franciscan monastery and the Corsican parliament met there.[2]

Geography

Morosaglia is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast of Corte in Castagniccia. The commune extends to the east to the largest mountain of Castagniccia, mounting to 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) to the peak of San Paolu, and stretches to the west for 13 kilometres (8 mi) beyond the river Golo.

In the plain of the river, nearly at its confluence with the Asco, on the Bastia-Ajaccio road, is the hamlet of Ponte-Leccia, where the only railway branch of the entire island is located, the branch to Calvi. The statisticians have given the name of Ponte-Leccia to a microregion of 3800 people and 563 square kilometres (217 sq mi), which approximates the ancient parish of Caccia and the canton.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962550—    
1968694+26.2%
1975750+8.1%
1982854+13.9%
1990883+3.4%
19991,008+14.2%
20081,072+6.3%

See also

References

  1. ↑ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Haut-Corse" (in French). Retrieved 2008-05-06..
  2. ↑ Gregorovius, Ferdinand; Edward Joy Morris, Translator (1855). Corsica: Picturesque, Historical, and Social: with a Sketch of the Early Life of Napoleon and an account of the Bonaparte, Paoli, Pozzo di Borgo, and other principal families. Parry & M'Millan. pp. page 278.
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