Corte, Haute-Corse

Corte (/ˈkɔːrteɪ/; French: [kɔʁte]; Italian: [ˈkorte];[2] Corsican: Corti, [ˈkorti]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

For other uses, see Corte (disambiguation).

Corte

Corti
Subprefecture and commune
View of the citadel
Coat of arms
Location of Corte
Corte
Corte
Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonCorte
IntercommunalityCentre Corse
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Antoine Sindali
Area
1
149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
7,446
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B096 /20250
Elevation299–2,626 m (981–8,615 ft)
(avg. 486 m or 1,594 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 population
YearPop.±%
18002,092—    
18063,073+46.9%
18212,735−11.0%
18313,282+20.0%
18363,587+9.3%
18413,505−2.3%
18464,599+31.2%
18514,719+2.6%
18564,676−0.9%
18615,754+23.1%
18666,094+5.9%
18725,426−11.0%
18765,018−7.5%
18815,136+2.4%
18865,002−2.6%
18915,029+0.5%
18965,000−0.6%
YearPop.±%
19015,425+8.5%
19065,188−4.4%
19115,211+0.4%
19215,094−2.2%
19265,267+3.4%
19315,396+2.4%
19366,014+11.5%
19465,310−11.7%
19545,033−5.2%
19625,066+0.7%
19684,948−2.3%
19755,230+5.7%
19825,177−1.0%
19905,693+10.0%
19996,329+11.2%
20086,779+7.1%
20167,389+9.0%

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).

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.

Climate data for Corte, Haute-Corse (1990–2010 averages, extremes 1990–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 23.8
(74.8)		 22.4
(72.3)		 29.2
(84.6)		 27.2
(81.0)		 33.1
(91.6)		 36.5
(97.7)		 41.1
(106.0)		 39.5
(103.1)		 35.3
(95.5)		 31.2
(88.2)		 24.8
(76.6)		 21.5
(70.7)		 41.1
(106.0)
Average high °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 12.9
(55.2)		 15.8
(60.4)		 18.1
(64.6)		 23.5
(74.3)		 27.6
(81.7)		 31.1
(88.0)		 31.3
(88.3)		 26.0
(78.8)		 21.3
(70.3)		 15.9
(60.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 20.7
(69.3)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.3
(43.3)		 6.6
(43.9)		 9.3
(48.7)		 11.5
(52.7)		 16.1
(61.0)		 20.0
(68.0)		 22.8
(73.0)		 23.2
(73.8)		 18.8
(65.8)		 15.1
(59.2)		 10.1
(50.2)		 6.9
(44.4)		 13.9
(57.0)
Average low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9)		 0.3
(32.5)		 2.7
(36.9)		 4.9
(40.8)		 8.7
(47.7)		 12.3
(54.1)		 14.5
(58.1)		 15.0
(59.0)		 11.7
(53.1)		 8.9
(48.0)		 4.4
(39.9)		 1.7
(35.1)		 7.2
(45.0)
Record low °C (°F) −8.3
(17.1)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −8.7
(16.3)		 −3.9
(25.0)		 0.9
(33.6)		 3.9
(39.0)		 6.2
(43.2)		 6.8
(44.2)		 3.9
(39.0)		 −0.8
(30.6)		 −4.7
(23.5)		 −7.5
(18.5)		 −8.7
(16.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 68.2
(2.69)		 55.1
(2.17)		 49.7
(1.96)		 79.1
(3.11)		 57.5
(2.26)		 35.7
(1.41)		 29.1
(1.15)		 30.7
(1.21)		 53.4
(2.10)		 106.6
(4.20)		 116.6
(4.59)		 121.5
(4.78)		 803.6
(31.64)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.3 6.4 6.7 9.1 6.4 4.4 3.0 3.8 6.5 8.5 10.6 10.2 82.6
Source: Météo France[3]

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).

  • Panorama
  • Citadel
  • Church
  • La Citadelle
  • Place Gaffori, with the statue of General Ghjuvan Petru Gaffori in front of his former home
  • Fountain at the beginning of the boardwalk called Rampe Sainte Croix from the Cours Paoli to the Chapel of Sainte Croix
  • House of birth of Joseph Bonaparte (1768)
  • Corte Panorama created from three images recorded at the bridge over the Restonica, pont vieux

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. (in Italian) Entry corte in the Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia (DOP).
  3. "Corte_FDF (20)" (PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1981–2010 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.


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