Corte, Haute-Corse

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

Corte
Corti
Subprefecture and commune
View of the citadel
Location of Corte
Corte
Corte
Coordinates: 42°18′23″N 9°09′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonCorte
IntercommunalityCentre Corse
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Xavier Poli
Area
1
149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
7,654
  Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Cortenais(e) (French)
cortenese (Italian)
cortinese, curtinese (Corsican)
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.

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