Cervione

Cervione
Coat of arms
Cervione
Location within Corsica region  Cervione
Coordinates: 42°19′57″N 9°29′32″E / 42.3325°N 9.4922°E / 42.3325; 9.4922Coordinates: 42°19′57″N 9°29′32″E / 42.3325°N 9.4922°E / 42.3325; 9.4922
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Campoloro-di-Moriani
Intercommunality	Costa Verde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Marc-Antoine Nicolaï
Area1	11.45 km2 (4.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,646
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	2B087 / 20221
Elevation	0–934 m (0–3,064 ft) (avg. 380 m or 1,250 ft)
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.

¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cervione is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is home to the Saint Erasmus cathedral, which was completed in 1745, and is an example of the baroque style.

The town of Cervione is located to the east of Corsica island. It is the main ancient core of population between Bastia and Aleria which are the two most populated closer city. It dominate the oriental plain at the place where it is narrowest.

Cervione's hinterland is the Castaniccia a wet region with a lot of ancient villages and hamlets in the slot of Monte San Petrone (1767) the highest top of the shist part of Corsica (the quart of the north east of the island).