Corte, Haute-Corse

For other uses, see Corte (disambiguation).

You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French.  (December 2008) Click [show] for important translation instructions.

* View a machine-translated version of the French article.
* Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia.
* Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article.
* You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is `Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at [[:fr:Corte]]; see its history for attribution.`
* You may also add the template `{{Translated|fr|Corte}}` to the talk page.
* For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.

|

Subprefecture and commune in Corsica, France

Corte

Corti

Subprefecture and commune

View of the citadel

Coat of arms

Location of Corte

Corte

Show map of France

Corte

Show map of Corsica

Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E﻿ / ﻿42.3064°N 9.1514°E﻿ / 42.3064; 9.1514
Country| France
Region| Corsica
Department| Haute-Corse
Arrondissement| Corte
Canton| Corte
Intercommunality| Centre Corse
Government

• Mayor (2020-2026) | Xavier Poli[1]
Area

| 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population

(2021)[2]

| 7,654
• Density| 51/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

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.

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

[edit]

Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

## History

[edit]

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

[edit]

Historical population| Year| Pop.| ±% 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%
| Year| Pop.| ±% 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

[edit]

Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).

* Pieve Santa Mariona di Tàlcini, a ruined medieval pieve (church)

## Transport

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

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

## Notable people

[edit]

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.

## Gallery

[edit]

* Panorama

* 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

## See also

[edit]

* Communes of the Haute-Corse department

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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.

## External links

[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corte.

* Official website (in French)
* Tourist office website (in French)
* University of Corsica (in English)

* v
* t
* e

Communes of the Haute-Corse department

* Aghione
* Aiti
* Alando
* Albertacce
* Aléria
* Algajola
* Altiani
* Alzi
* Ampriani
* Antisanti
* Aregno
* Asco
* Avapessa
* Barbaggio
* Barrettali
* Bastiapref
* Belgodère
* Bigorno
* Biguglia
* Bisinchi
* Borgo
* Brando
* Bustanico
* Cagnano
* Calacuccia
* Calenzana
* Calvisubpr
* Cambia
* Campana
* Campi
* Campile
* Campitello
* Canale-di-Verde
* Canari
* Canavaggia
* Carcheto-Brustico
* Carpineto
* Carticasi
* Casabianca
* Casalta
* Casamaccioli
* Casanova
* Casevecchie
* Castellare-di-Casinca
* Castellare-di-Mercurio
* Castello-di-Rostino
* Castifao
* Castiglione
* Castineta
* Castirla
* Cateri
* Centuri
* Cervione
* Chiatra
* Chisa
* Corbara
* Corscia
* Cortesubpr
* Costa
* Croce
* Crocicchia
* Erbajolo
* Érone
* Ersa
* Farinole
* Favalello
* Felce
* Feliceto
* Ficaja
* Focicchia
* Furiani
* Galéria
* Gavignano
* Ghisonaccia
* Ghisoni
* Giocatojo
* Giuncaggio
* L'Île-Rousse
* Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo
* Lama
* Lano
* Lavatoggio
* Lento
* Linguizzetta
* Loreto-di-Casinca
* Lozzi
* Lucciana
* Lugo-di-Nazza
* Lumio
* Luri
* Manso
* Matra
* Mausoléo
* Mazzola
* Meria
* Moïta
* Moltifao
* Monacia-d'Orezza
* Moncale
* Monte
* Montegrosso
* Monticello
* Morosaglia
* Morsiglia
* Muracciole
* Murato
* Muro
* Nessa
* Nocario
* Noceta
* Nonza
* Novale
* Novella
* Occhiatana
* Ogliastro
* Olcani
* Oletta
* Olmeta-di-Capocorso
* Olmeta-di-Tuda
* Olmi-Cappella
* Olmo
* Omessa
* Ortale
* Ortiporio
* Palasca
* Pancheraccia
* Parata
* Patrimonio
* Penta-Acquatella
* Penta-di-Casinca
* Perelli
* Pero-Casevecchie
* Pianello
* Piano
* Piazzali
* Piazzole
* Piedicorte-di-Gaggio
* Piedicroce
* Piedigriggio
* Piedipartino
* Pie-d'Orezza
* Pietracorbara
* Pietra-di-Verde
* Pietralba
* Pietraserena
* Pietricaggio
* Pietroso
* Piève
* Pigna
* Pino
* Piobetta
* Pioggiola
* Poggio-di-Nazza
* Poggio-di-Venaco
* Poggio-d'Oletta
* Poggio-Marinaccio
* Poggio-Mezzana
* Polveroso
* Popolasca
* Porri
* La Porta
* Prato-di-Giovellina
* Prunelli-di-Casacconi
* Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo
* Pruno
* Quercitello
* Rapaggio
* Rapale
* Riventosa
* Rogliano
* Rospigliani
* Rusio
* Rutali
* Saint-Florent
* Saliceto
* San-Damiano
* San-Gavino-d'Ampugnani
* San-Gavino-di-Fiumorbo
* San-Gavino-di-Tenda
* San-Giovanni-di-Moriani
* San-Giuliano
* San-Lorenzo
* San-Martino-di-Lota
* San-Nicolao
* Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio
* Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani
* Santa-Maria-di-Lota
* Santa-Maria-Poggio
* Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio
* Sant'Andréa-di-Cotone
* Sant'Antonino
* Santa-Reparata-di-Balagna
* Santa-Reparata-di-Moriani
* Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda
* Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco
* Scata
* Scolca
* Sermano
* Serra-di-Fiumorbo
* Silvareccio
* Sisco
* Solaro
* Sorbo-Ocagnano
* Sorio
* Soveria
* Speloncato
* Stazzona
* Taglio-Isolaccio
* Talasani
* Tallone
* Tarrano
* Tomino
* Tox
* Tralonca
* Urtaca
* Vallecalle
* Valle-d'Alesani
* Valle-di-Campoloro
* Valle-di-Rostino
* Valle-d'Orezza
* Vallica
* Velone-Orneto
* Venaco
* Ventiseri
* Venzolasca
* Verdèse
* Vescovato
* Vezzani
* Vignale
* Ville-di-Paraso
* Ville-di-Pietrabugno
* Vivario
* Volpajola
* Zalana
* Zilia
* Zuani

* pref: prefecture
* subpr: subprefecture

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* France
* BnF data
* Germany
* Israel
* United States

Geographic|

* MusicBrainz area

Other|

* IdRef

This Haute-Corse geographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[Pop.]: Population
*[±% p.a.]: Per annum growth rate
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template