Calenzana (French pronunciation: [kalɛnzana]; Corsican: Calinzana) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Calenzana | |
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 Calenzana seen from the GR 20 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Calenzana  | |
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| Coordinates: 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 (2021)[2] | 2,566 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/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. | |
In 1732 it was the site of an uprising 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.
The commune contains the Étang de Crovani, a coastal lagoon, that lies behind the Crovani beach (or Argentella beach) on Crovani bay.[3]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,061 | — |
| 1975 | 1,478 | +4.85% |
| 1982 | 1,623 | +1.35% |
| 1990 | 1,535 | −0.69% |
| 1999 | 1,722 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 1,831 | +0.77% |
| 2012 | 2,308 | +4.74% |
| 2017 | 2,342 | +0.29% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Monuments
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See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Plage de l'Argentella - Crovani à Calenzana", plages.tv (in French), retrieved 2 December 2021
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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