Calenzana
Calenzana | |
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![]() Calenzana seen from the GR 20 | |
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Coordinates: 42°30′31″N 8°51′21″E / 42.5086°N 8.8558°ECoordinates: 42°30′31″N 8°51′21″E / 42.5086°N 8.8558°E | |
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[]
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 1,050 | — |
1968 | 1,061 | +1.0% |
1975 | 1,478 | +39.3% |
1982 | 1,623 | +9.8% |
1990 | 1,535 | −5.4% |
1999 | 1,722 | +12.2% |
2008 | 1,943 | +12.8% |
Monuments[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Calenzana_E1aJPG.jpg/300px-Calenzana_E1aJPG.jpg)
Saint-Restitude (15th century)
See also[]
- Communes of the Haute-Corse department
References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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