Calvi, Haute-Corse
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View of the citadel
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Location within Corsica region
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| Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686°N 8.7569°ECoordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686°N 8.7569°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Corsica | ||
| Department | Haute-Corse | ||
| Arrondissement | Calvi | ||
| Canton | Calvi | ||
| Intercommunality | Calvi Balagne | ||
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Ange Santini | ||
| Area1 | 31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2008)2 | 5,409 | ||
| • Density | 170/km2 (450/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B050 / 20260 | ||
| Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2,297 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Calvi (French: [kal.vi]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2ème REP) of the French Foreign Legion is based in the citadel of Calvi.
According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace.
Calvi is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km (59 mi) from Bastia and 24 km (15 mi) from L'Île-Rousse. It is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica; however, the arrondissement is the smallest.
The motto, "Calvi semper fidelis," ("Calvi Always Faithful") referred originally to its loyalty to the Republic of Genoa.
During the war with Revolutionary France, British forces under Admiral Nelson and Lieutenant-General Charles Stuart captured the city in the Siege of Calvi. It was during the bombardment of Calvi that Nelson sustained the injury that cost him his eye.
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