Corte, Haute-Corse
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Corte
Corti | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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 (2020–2026) | Xavier Poli[1] |
Area 1 | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Cortenais(e) (French) cortenese (Italian) cortinese, curtinese (Corsican) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2B096 /20250 |
Elevation | 299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft) (avg. 486 m or 1,594 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Corte (/ˈkɔːrteɪ/, /ˈkɔːrti/; French: [kɔʁte]; Italian: [ˈkorte];[2] Corsican: Corti, [ˈkorti]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.
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
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Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4] |
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 hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), sometimes presenting alpine conditions during the winter, with 52 summer days and 56 frost days.
Climate data for Corte, Haute-Corse (1990–2010 averages, extremes 1990–present) | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
Average high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
Average low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
Record low °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.2 (2.69) |
55.1 (2.17) |
49.7 (1.96) |
79.1 (3.11) |
57.5 (2.26) |
35.7 (1.41) |
29.1 (1.15) |
30.7 (1.21) |
53.4 (2.10) |
106.6 (4.20) |
116.6 (4.59) |
121.5 (4.78) |
803.6 (31.64) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 82.6 |
Source: Météo France[5] |
Education
Corte has become a major university town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.
Notable people
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). Corte was also the birthplace of Theophilus of Corte (1676 - 1740), an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.
Gallery
Place Gaffori, with the statue of General Ghjuvan Petru Gaffori in front of his former home
House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
Corte Panorama created from three images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, pont vieux
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ (in Italian) Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP).
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Corte, EHESS. (in French)
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Corte_FDF (20)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links
- Official website (in French)
- Tourist office website (in French)
- University of Corsica (in English)
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