Luri, Haute-Corse

Luri
Tower of Seneca Tower of Seneca
Luri
Location within Corsica region Luri
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Bastia
Canton	Capobianco
Intercommunality	Cap Corse
Government
• Mayor	Georges Germoni
Area1	27.53 km2 (10.63 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	694
• Density	25/km2 (65/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B152 / 20228
Elevation	0–1,136 m (0–3,727 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Luri is a commune of the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

History

Luri has been tentatively identified as the Lurinum of Ptolemy both by similarity of name and because of Castellu di Luri, a Roman-style fortification occupied from the third century BC to the 1st century AD. It was in the territory of Ptolemy's tribe, Vanacini, who according to a bronze inscription recording a letter from the emperor Vespasian, had their own senate and magistrates and were therefore probably semi-autonomous. They may have occupied the fort themselves.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	608	—
1968	615	+1.2%
1975	540	−12.2%
1982	564	+4.4%
1990	671	+19.0%
1999	749	+11.6%
2008	694	−7.3%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE