Velone-Orneto
| Velone-Orneto | |
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A view of the hamlet of Orneto | |
  Velone-Orneto | |
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Location within Corsica region  Velone-Orneto | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′06″N 9°28′18″E / 42.4017°N 9.4717°ECoordinates: 42°24′06″N 9°28′18″E / 42.4017°N 9.4717°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Bastia |
| Canton | Fiumalto-d'Ampugnani |
| Intercommunality | Costa Verde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Jean-Marie Pallenti |
| Area1 | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 113 |
| • Density | 9.2/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B340 / 20230 |
| Elevation |
102–1,247 m (335–4,091 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 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. | |
Velone-Orneto is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Geography
The municipality of Velone Orneto is located about forty miles south of Bastia, and is part of the Tavagna (Haute-Corse), with four other municipalities: Taglio-Isolaccio, Pero-Casevecchie, Talasani and Poggio-Mezzana. Six hamlets composing the municipality: Orneto, Carbonaccia, Velone, Inelaccia, Fiuminale Suttanu and Fiuminale Supranu (the latter three have been abandoned).
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 158 | — |
| 1968 | 178 | +12.7% |
| 1975 | 124 | −30.3% |
| 1982 | 113 | −8.9% |
| 1990 | 109 | −3.5% |
| 1999 | 113 | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 113 | +0.0% |
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