Calenzana

Calenzana
Commune
Calenzana seen from the GR 20
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 42°30′31″N 8°51′21″E / 42.5086°N 8.8558°E / 42.5086; 8.8558Coordinates: 42°30′31″N 8°51′21″E / 42.5086°N 8.8558°E / 42.5086; 8.8558
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calvi
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Guidoni[1]
Area 1	182.77 km2 (70.57 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	2,401
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B049 /20214
Elevation	0–2,144 m (0–7,034 ft) (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calenzana (French pronunciation: ​[kalɛnzana]; Corsican: Calinzana) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

In 1732 it was the site of by Corsican nationalists against the island's Genoese rulers.

It is now best known as the starting (or finishing) point of the GR 20 long distance walk.

Population[]

Monuments[]

• Église Saint-Blaise de Calenzana

Saint-Restitude (15th century)

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References[]

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