Sotta

Sotta
Sotta
Commune
A panoramic view of Sotta from Punta
Sotta
Location within Corsica region
Sotta
Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E / 41.5456°N 9.1956°E / 41.5456; 9.1956Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E / 41.5456°N 9.1956°E / 41.5456; 9.1956
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement Sartène
Canton Grand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joseph Pietri
Area1 67 km2 (26 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 886
 • Density 13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 2A288 /20146
Elevation 17–1,298 m (56–4,259 ft)
(avg. 100 m or 330 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.

Sotta is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is one of communes in the canton of Grand Sud.

Geography

Sotta is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-Vecchio; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1,299 metres (4,262 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak and Eucalyptus.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962535—    
1968578+8.0%
1975683+18.2%
1982726+6.3%
1990762+5.0%
1999808+6.0%
2008886+9.7%

Transportation

The village is near the airport at Figari.

It has been used as a special stage in the Tour de Corse.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Corse-du-Sud" (in French). Retrieved 2008-05-06. .
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