Monticello, Haute-Corse

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Monticello
Commune
The village of Monticello
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Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 8°57′16″E / 42.6181°N 8.9544°E / 42.6181; 8.9544Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 8°57′16″E / 42.6181°N 8.9544°E / 42.6181; 8.9544
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	L'Île-Rousse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Mattei[1]
Area 1	10.64 km2 (4.11 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[2]	1,936
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B168 /20220
Elevation	0–408 m (0–1,339 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Monticello (Corsican: U Munticellu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

History[]

The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic period.

In 1541, Monticello was raided and set aflame by the Barbary pirates led by the Turkish admiral Dragut.

Population[]

Monuments[]

• Tour de Saleccia
• Église Saint-François-Xavier de Monticello

See also[]

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References[]

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