Corte, Haute-Corse
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Citadel
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 Corte
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Location within Corsica region
Corte
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| Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°ECoordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Corsica | |
| Department | Haute-Corse | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Corte | |
| Intercommunality | Centre Corse | |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Antoine Sindali | |
| Area1 | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) | |
| Population (2008)2 | 6,779 | |
| • Density | 45/km2 (120/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B096 / 20250 | |
| Elevation | 299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft) (avg. 486 m or 1,594 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.
Corte (French: [kɔʁ.te] ; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkorte],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).
Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.
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.
Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).
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.
Corte has a mediterranean climate, sometimes alpine during the winter, with 52 summer days and 56 frost days.
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