Omessa

Omessa
The village of Omessa The village of Omessa
Omessa
Location within Corsica region Omessa
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Niolu-Omessa
Intercommunality	Aghja Nova
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Castelli
Area1	24.4 km2 (9.4 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	590
• Density	24/km2 (63/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B193 / 20236
Elevation	239–1,335 m (784–4,380 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	578	—
1968	634	+9.7%
1975	634	+0.0%
1982	509	−19.7%
1990	517	+1.6%
1999	537	+3.9%
2008	590	+9.9%

Transport

The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE