Lecci

Lecci
Commune
The Gulf of St. Cyprien with the commune of Lecci
Lecci Lecci
Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 9°19′05″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Bavella
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Don Georges Gianni
Area 1	27.41 km2 (10.58 sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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.

Population

Historical population

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%

Year Pop. ±% 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

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
• Former railway station