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Corte, Haute-Corse

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Subprefecture and commune in Corsica, France
Corte
Corti
View of the citadel
View of the citadel
Location of Corte
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Coordinates: 42°18′23′′N 9°09′05′′E / 42.3064°N 9.1514°E / 42.3064; 9.1514
CountryFrance
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Corte
Intercommunality Centre Corse
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Xavier Poli[1]
Area
1
149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
7,737
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s) Cortenais(e) (French)
cortenese (Italian)
cortinese, curtinese (Corsican)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B096 /20250
Elevation299–2,626 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.

Corte (/ˈkɔːrteɪ/ , /ˈkɔːrti/ ; French: [kɔʁte] ; Italian: [ˈkorte] ;[3] Corsican: Corti, [ˈkorti] ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.

It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio.

Administration

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Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

History

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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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 2,092—    
1806 3,073+6.62%
1821 2,735−0.77%
1831 3,282+1.84%
1836 3,587+1.79%
1841 3,505−0.46%
1846 4,599+5.58%
1851 4,719+0.52%
1856 4,676−0.18%
1861 5,754+4.24%
1866 6,094+1.15%
1872 5,426−1.92%
1876 5,018−1.94%
1881 5,136+0.47%
1886 5,002−0.53%
1891 5,029+0.11%
1896 5,000−0.12%
1901 5,425+1.64%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 5,188−0.89%
1911 5,211+0.09%
1921 5,094−0.23%
1926 5,267+0.67%
1931 5,396+0.49%
1936 6,014+2.19%
1946 5,310−1.24%
1954 5,033−0.67%
1962 5,066+0.08%
1968 4,948−0.39%
1975 5,230+0.79%
1982 5,177−0.15%
1990 5,693+1.19%
1999 6,329+1.18%
2007 6,747+0.80%
2012 7,280+1.53%
2017 7,446+0.45%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Sights

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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

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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

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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)
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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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 [6]

Education

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Corte has become a major university town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.

Notable people

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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). Corte was also the birthplace of Theophilus of Corte (1676 - 1740), an Italian Roman Catholic priest and a professed member from the Order of Friars Minor.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ (in Italian) Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP). Archived 18 March 2021 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Corte, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  6. ^ "Corte_FDF (20)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
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