Corte

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Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064, 9.1514

Commune of Corte
Corti
Citadel
Location
Corte (France)
Corte
Corte
Administration
Country France
Region Corse
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Corte
Intercommunality Centre Corse
Mayor Antoine Sindali
(2008 – 2014)
Statistics
Elevation 299–2,626 m (980–8,620 ft)
(avg. 486 m/1,590 ft)
Land area1 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population2
(1999)		 6,329
 - Density 42 /km² (110 /sq mi) (1999)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code 2B096/ 20250
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.
France

Corte (IPA: [ˈkɔr.te], Corsican Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio).

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[edit] Administration

Corte is a sub-prefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

[edit] History

Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

[edit] 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).

[edit] 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).

[edit] Miscellaneous

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 has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.

[edit] External links

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