L'Île-Rousse
L'Île-Rousse (French pronunciation: [lil ʁus]; Corsican: Lìsula, [ˈlizula], or Isula Rossa, [ˈizula ˈrɔssa]; Italian: Isola Rossa, [ˈiːzola ˈrossa]; lit. 'Red Island') is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
L'Île-Rousse
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Location of L'Île-Rousse | |
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| Coordinates: 42°38′08″N 8°56′17″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | L'Île-Rousse |
| Intercommunality | CC de l'Île-Rousse - Balagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Angèle Bastiani |
| Area 1 | 2.5 km2 (1.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | 3,220 |
| • Density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B134 /20220 |
| Elevation | 0–151 m (0–495 ft) (avg. 15 m or 49 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It was founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli to create a port that would not be in the hands of the Genoese (such as Calvi). As Italian was until 1848 the administrative language of Corsica, the town was originally named Isola Rossa (Red Island) from the eponymous reddish color of a rocky islet that served as a natural harbor.
Along with Saint-Florent and Tox, it is one of only three communes in the département to have a French name — all the others have kept their Italian names despite the repeated demands of Corsican nationalists.