Montegrosso

Montegrosso
Commune
Montemaggiore
Montegrosso
Location within Corsica region
Montegrosso
Coordinates: 42°32′36″N 8°53′11″E / 42.5433°N 8.8864°E / 42.5433; 8.8864Coordinates: 42°32′36″N 8°53′11″E / 42.5433°N 8.8864°E / 42.5433; 8.8864
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton Calvi
Intercommunality Calvi Balagne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joseph Emmanuelli
Area1 22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 426
 • Density 19/km2 (48/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 2B167 /20214
Elevation 20–800 m (66–2,625 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)

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

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Montegrosso (French pronunciation: ​[mɔ̃tɛɡʁɔso]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is a gathering of three villages: Montemaggiore, Lunghiniano and Zillia.

Montegrosso is named after the surrounding mountain, Montegrosso (the "Big Mountain"), and located 1O miles from Calvi.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1968337—    
1975223−33.8%
1982319+43.0%
1990333+4.4%
1999354+6.3%
2008426+20.3%
The village

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