Zilia

Zilia
Zilia
	Commune
	A general view of Zilia
	Location of Zilia
	Zilia Zilia
	Coordinates: 42°31′52″N 8°54′06″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calvi
Intercommunality	Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2020-2026)	Jacques Santelli
Area 1	14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population (2017-01-01)[1]	286
• Density	20/km2 (53/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Ziliais, Ziliaises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B361 /20214
Elevation	172–1,935 m (564–6,348 ft) ; (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The municipality is part of the canton of Calenzana. Its area is 1401ha which includes 700ha of woods. The village itself is situated at an altitude of 278m at the foot of the Monte Grosso (1 938 m) 7 km north-east of Calvi, the capital.

One road, the D 151, serves the village and links it directly to Calenzana and Montegrosso.

History

Zilia is known for both vineyards as well a mineral spring which was operated before 1914 and again recently. The water sells throughout the island under the name of Zilia bottled water, both flat and carbonated.

The village suffered a huge fire on the night of 31 June 2005 at Calenzana and destroyed 1500ha of vegetation including many old olive trees in Balagne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
2006	221	—
2007	227	+2.7%
2008	240	+5.7%
2009	253	+5.4%
2010	266	+5.1%
2011	279	+4.9%
2012	293	+5.0%
2013	294	+0.3%
2014	293	−0.3%
2015	291	−0.7%
2016	290	−0.3%
2017	286	−1.4%

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:[2]

	Winning Candidate	Party	%
2017	Emmanuel Macron	EM	68.15
2012	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	63.74
2007	Nicolas Sarkozy	UMP	82.14
2002	Jacques Chirac	RPR	92.14

References

"Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/

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[1] "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

[2] ttp://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/