Morosaglia
Morosaglia (Italian pronunciation: [moˈrozaʎʎa]; French: [mɔʁoza(l)ja]; Corsican: Merusaglia, [mɛˈruzaʎʎa]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France. Since 2015, it is the seat of the canton of Golo-Morosaglia.[3]
Morosaglia
Merusaglia | |
|---|---|
 Convento in Morosaglia | |
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Location of Morosaglia | |
  Morosaglia  Morosaglia | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′59″N 9°19′01″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Golo-Morosaglia |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Vincent Cognetti[1] |
| Area 1 | 24 km2 (9 sq mi) |
| Population | 971 |
| • Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Merusaglincu, Merusaglinca (CO) Morosagliese (IT) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B169 /20218 |
| Elevation | 182–1,249 m (597–4,098 ft) (avg. 860 m or 2,820 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
Morosaglia is the native commune of Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807). The house in which he was born is a museum. This commune also is the historical seat of the Corsican Republic. Paoli had his chambers in the Franciscan monastery and the Corsican parliament met there.[4]
Geography
Morosaglia is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast of Corte in Castagniccia. The commune extends to the east to the largest mountain of Castagniccia, mounting to 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) to the peak of San Paolu, and stretches to the west for 13 kilometres (8 mi) beyond the river Golo.
In the plain of the river, nearly at its confluence with the Asco, on the Bastia-Ajaccio road, is the hamlet of Ponte-Leccia, where the only railway branch of the entire island is located, the branch to Calvi. The statisticians have given the name of Ponte-Leccia to a microregion of 3,800 people and 563 square kilometres (217 sq mi), which approximates the ancient parish of Caccia and the canton.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 550 | — |
| 1968 | 694 | +26.2% |
| 1975 | 750 | +8.1% |
| 1982 | 854 | +13.9% |
| 1990 | 883 | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 1,008 | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 1,072 | +6.3% |
See also
- Ponte Leccia
- Communes of the Haute-Corse department
- Julien Giovannetti (1914–1966), baritone born in Morosaglia.
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
- "Décret n° 2014-255 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Corse | Legifrance". Retrieved 31 May 2017.
- Gregorovius, Ferdinand (1855). Corsica: Picturesque, Historical, and Social: with a Sketch of the Early Life of Napoleon and an account of the Bonaparte, Paoli, Pozzo di Borgo, and other principal families. Edward Joy Morris (trans.). Parry & M'Millan. pp. 278.
