Corte, Haute-Corse

Corte (/ˈkɔːrt/, /ˈkɔːrti/; French: [kɔʁte]; Italian: [ˈkorte];[3] Corsican: Corti, [ˈkorti]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.

Corte
Corti
View of the citadel
View of the citadel
Coat of arms of Corte
Location of Corte
Corte is located in France
Corte
Corte
Corte is located in Corsica
Corte
Corte
Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonCorte
IntercommunalityCentre Corse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Xavier Poli[1]
Area
1
149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
7,549
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cortenais(e) (French)
cortenese (Italian)
cortinese, curtinese (Corsican)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B096 /20250
Elevation299–2,626 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.

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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 2,092    
1806 3,073+6.62%
1821 2,735−0.77%
1831 3,282+1.84%
1836 3,587+1.79%
1841 3,505−0.46%
1846 4,599+5.58%
1851 4,719+0.52%
1856 4,676−0.18%
1861 5,754+4.24%
1866 6,094+1.15%
1872 5,426−1.92%
1876 5,018−1.94%
1881 5,136+0.47%
1886 5,002−0.53%
1891 5,029+0.11%
1896 5,000−0.12%
1901 5,425+1.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 5,188−0.89%
1911 5,211+0.09%
1921 5,094−0.23%
1926 5,267+0.67%
1931 5,396+0.49%
1936 6,014+2.19%
1946 5,310−1.24%
1954 5,033−0.67%
1962 5,066+0.08%
1968 4,948−0.39%
1975 5,230+0.79%
1982 5,177−0.15%
1990 5,693+1.19%
1999 6,329+1.18%
2007 6,747+0.80%
2012 7,280+1.53%
2017 7,446+0.45%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

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)
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[6]

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.

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. (in Italian) Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP).
  4. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Corte, EHESS (in French).
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. "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.


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