Corte, Haute-Corse
Corte (/ˈkɔːrteɪ/; Italian: [ˈkorte];[2] French: [kɔʁte]; Corsican: Corti, pronounced [ˈkorti]) is a commune in the Upper Corsica department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto Vecchio.
Corte Corti | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 Citadel | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Corte 
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  Corte  Corte | |
| Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Corte |
| Intercommunality | Centre Corse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Antoine Sindali |
| Area 1 | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 7,446 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B096 /20250 |
| Elevation | 299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft) (avg. 486 m or 1,594 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Administration
Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.
History
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.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1800 | 2,092 | — |
| 1806 | 3,073 | +46.9% |
| 1821 | 2,735 | −11.0% |
| 1831 | 3,282 | +20.0% |
| 1836 | 3,587 | +9.3% |
| 1841 | 3,505 | −2.3% |
| 1846 | 4,599 | +31.2% |
| 1851 | 4,719 | +2.6% |
| 1856 | 4,676 | −0.9% |
| 1861 | 5,754 | +23.1% |
| 1866 | 6,094 | +5.9% |
| 1872 | 5,426 | −11.0% |
| 1876 | 5,018 | −7.5% |
| 1881 | 5,136 | +2.4% |
| 1886 | 5,002 | −2.6% |
| 1891 | 5,029 | +0.5% |
| 1896 | 5,000 | −0.6% |
| 1901 | 5,425 | +8.5% |
| 1906 | 5,188 | −4.4% |
| 1911 | 5,211 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 5,094 | −2.2% |
| 1926 | 5,267 | +3.4% |
| 1931 | 5,396 | +2.4% |
| 1936 | 6,014 | +11.5% |
| 1946 | 5,310 | −11.7% |
| 1954 | 5,033 | −5.2% |
| 1962 | 5,066 | +0.7% |
| 1968 | 4,948 | −2.3% |
| 1975 | 5,230 | +5.7% |
| 1982 | 5,177 | −1.0% |
| 1990 | 5,693 | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 6,329 | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 6,779 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 7,389 | +9.0% |
Sights
Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).
Transport
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.
Climate
Corte has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csa), sometimes presenting alpine conditions during the winter, with 52 summer days and 56 frost days.
| Climate data for Corte, Haute-Corse (1990–2010 averages, extremes 1990–present) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 23.8 (74.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
29.2 (84.6) |
27.2 (81.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
36.5 (97.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
39.5 (103.1) |
35.3 (95.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
24.8 (76.6) |
21.5 (70.7) |
41.1 (106.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 12.0 (53.6) |
12.9 (55.2) |
15.8 (60.4) |
18.1 (64.6) |
23.5 (74.3) |
27.6 (81.7) |
31.1 (88.0) |
31.3 (88.3) |
26.0 (78.8) |
21.3 (70.3) |
15.9 (60.6) |
12.0 (53.6) |
20.7 (69.3) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 6.3 (43.3) |
6.6 (43.9) |
9.3 (48.7) |
11.5 (52.7) |
16.1 (61.0) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.2 (73.8) |
18.8 (65.8) |
15.1 (59.2) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.9 (44.4) |
13.9 (57.0) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 0.5 (32.9) |
0.3 (32.5) |
2.7 (36.9) |
4.9 (40.8) |
8.7 (47.7) |
12.3 (54.1) |
14.5 (58.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
11.7 (53.1) |
8.9 (48.0) |
4.4 (39.9) |
1.7 (35.1) |
7.2 (45.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −8.3 (17.1) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
−3.9 (25.0) |
0.9 (33.6) |
3.9 (39.0) |
6.2 (43.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
3.9 (39.0) |
−0.8 (30.6) |
−4.7 (23.5) |
−7.5 (18.5) |
−8.7 (16.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68.2 (2.69) |
55.1 (2.17) |
49.7 (1.96) |
79.1 (3.11) |
57.5 (2.26) |
35.7 (1.41) |
29.1 (1.15) |
30.7 (1.21) |
53.4 (2.10) |
106.6 (4.20) |
116.6 (4.59) |
121.5 (4.78) |
803.6 (31.64) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 7.3 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 9.1 | 6.4 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.5 | 8.5 | 10.6 | 10.2 | 82.6 |
| Source: Météo France[3] | |||||||||||||
Education
Corte has become a major university town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.
Personalities
Corte was the birthplace of Joseph Bonaparte (1768–1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813).
Gallery
Panorama.jpg)
Citadel
Church
La Citadelle
Place Gaffori, with the statue of General Ghjuvan Petru Gaffori in front of his former home
Fountain at the beginning of the boardwalk called Rampe Sainte Croix from the Cours Paoli to the Chapel of Sainte Croix
House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
Corte Panorama created from three images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, pont vieux
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- (in Italian) Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP).
- "Corte_FDF (20)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corte. |
- Official website (in French)
- Tourist office website (in French)
- University of Corsica (in English)
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