:Corte, Haute-Corse

{{Infobox French commune

|name = Corte

|native name = Corti

|commune status = Subprefecture and commune

|image coat of arms = COA fr Corte.svg

|image = Corti.JPG

|caption = View of the citadel

|arrondissement = Corte

|canton = Corte

|INSEE = 2B096

|postal code = 20250

|mayor = Xavier Poli{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/en/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=9 August 2021|language=fr}}

|term = 2020–2026

|intercommunality = Centre Corse

|coordinates = {{coord|42.3064|9.1514|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|elevation m = 486

|elevation min m = 299

|elevation max m = 2626

|area km2 = 149.27

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|population demonym = {{lang|fr|Cortenais(e)}} (French)
{{lang|it|cortenese}} (Italian)
{{lang|co|cortinese}}, {{lang|co|curtinese}} (Corsican)

}}

Corte ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔː|ɹ|t|eɪ}}, {{IPAc-en|ˈ|k|ɔː|ɹ|t|i}}; {{IPA|fr|kɔʁte|lang}}; {{IPA|it|ˈkorte|lang}};{{in lang|it}} [http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=75104 Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP).] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210318212657/http://www.dizionario.rai.it/poplemma.aspx?lid=75104 |date=18 March 2021 }} {{langx|co|link=no|Corti}}, {{IPA|co|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

Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.

History

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

{{Historical populations

|align = none

|cols = 2

|percentages = pagr

|source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|10403|Corte}} and INSEE (1968-2017)[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-2B096#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE

|1800 |2092

|1806 |3073

|1821 |2735

|1831 |3282

|1836 |3587

|1841 |3505

|1846 |4599

|1851 |4719

|1856 |4676

|1861 |5754

|1866 |6094

|1872 |5426

|1876 |5018

|1881 |5136

|1886 |5002

|1891 |5029

|1896 |5000

|1901 |5425

|1906 |5188

|1911 |5211

|1921 |5094

|1926 |5267

|1931 |5396

|1936 |6014

|1946 |5310

|1954 |5033

|1962 |5066

|1968 |4948

|1975 |5230

|1982 |5177

|1990 |5693

|1999 |6329

|2007 |6747

|2012 |7280

|2017 |7446

}}

Sights

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

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

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.

{{Weather box

|location = Corte, Haute-Corse (1990–2010 averages, extremes 1990–present)

|metric first = yes

|single line = yes

|Jan record high C = 23.8

|Feb record high C = 22.4

|Mar record high C = 29.2

|Apr record high C = 27.2

|May record high C = 33.1

|Jun record high C = 36.5

|Jul record high C = 41.1

|Aug record high C = 39.5

|Sep record high C = 35.3

|Oct record high C = 31.2

|Nov record high C = 24.8

|Dec record high C = 21.5

|year record high C = 41.1

|Jan high C = 12.0

|Feb high C = 12.9

|Mar high C = 15.8

|Apr high C = 18.1

|May high C = 23.5

|Jun high C = 27.6

|Jul high C = 31.1

|Aug high C = 31.3

|Sep high C = 26.0

|Oct high C = 21.3

|Nov high C = 15.9

|Dec high C = 12.0

|year high C = 20.7

|Jan mean C = 6.3

|Feb mean C = 6.6

|Mar mean C = 9.3

|Apr mean C = 11.5

|May mean C = 16.1

|Jun mean C = 20.0

|Jul mean C = 22.8

|Aug mean C = 23.2

|Sep mean C = 18.8

|Oct mean C = 15.1

|Nov mean C = 10.1

|Dec mean C = 6.9

|year mean C = 13.9

|Jan low C = 0.5

|Feb low C = 0.3

|Mar low C = 2.7

|Apr low C = 4.9

|May low C = 8.7

|Jun low C = 12.3

|Jul low C = 14.5

|Aug low C = 15.0

|Sep low C = 11.7

|Oct low C = 8.9

|Nov low C = 4.4

|Dec low C = 1.7

|year low C = 7.2

|Jan record low C = −8.3

|Feb record low C = −8.7

|Mar record low C = −8.7

|Apr record low C = −3.9

|May record low C = 0.9

|Jun record low C = 3.9

|Jul record low C = 6.2

|Aug record low C = 6.8

|Sep record low C = 3.9

|Oct record low C = −0.8

|Nov record low C = −4.7

|Dec record low C = −7.5

|year record low C = −8.7

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 68.2

|Feb precipitation mm = 55.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 49.7

|Apr precipitation mm = 79.1

|May precipitation mm = 57.5

|Jun precipitation mm = 35.7

|Jul precipitation mm = 29.1

|Aug precipitation mm = 30.7

|Sep precipitation mm = 53.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 106.6

|Nov precipitation mm = 116.6

|Dec precipitation mm = 121.5

|year precipitation mm = 803.6

|unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 7.3

|Feb precipitation days = 6.4

|Mar precipitation days = 6.7

|Apr precipitation days = 9.1

|May precipitation days = 6.4

|Jun precipitation days = 4.4

|Jul precipitation days = 3.0

|Aug precipitation days = 3.8

|Sep precipitation days = 6.5

|Oct precipitation days = 8.5

|Nov precipitation days = 10.6

|Dec precipitation days = 10.2

|year precipitation days = 82.6

|source 1 = Météo France{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190922045621/https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_20096005.pdf

| archive-date = 22 September 2019

| url = https://donneespubliques.meteofrance.fr/FichesClim/FICHECLIM_20096005.pdf

| title = Corte_FDF (20)

| work = Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records

| publisher = Meteo France

| language = fr

| access-date = 22 September 2019}}

}}

Education

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

Notable people

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

File:Overview - Corte, Corsica.jpg|Panorama

File:Corte, Corsica (8132723589).jpg|Citadel

File:Church - Corte, Corsica.jpg|Church

File:Corte citadelle.jpg|La Citadelle

File:Corte statue de Gaffori.jpg|Place Gaffori, with the statue of General Ghjuvan Petru Gaffori in front of his former home

File:Corte fontaine.jpg|Fountain at the beginning of the boardwalk called Rampe Sainte Croix from the Cours Paoli to the Chapel of Sainte Croix

File:Corte maison n°1 Place du Poilu.jpg|House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)

File:Corte panorama.jpg|Corte Panorama created from three images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, pont vieux

References

External links

[http://www.mairie-corte.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
[http://www.corte-tourisme.com/ Tourist office website] {{in lang|fr}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120716200033/http://fst.univ-corse.fr/ University of Corsica] {{in lang|en}}

Category:Communes of Haute-Corse

Category:Subprefectures in France

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