Calvi, Haute-Corse
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Subprefecture and commune | |
View of the citadel | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Calvi | |
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| Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686°N 8.7569°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | Calvi |
| Intercommunality | Calvi Balagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Ange Santini |
Area 1 | 31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 5,788 |
| • Density | 185.5/km2 (480.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B050 /20260 |
| Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2,297 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Calvi (/ˈkælvi/ KAL-vee, French: [kalvi], Italian: [ˈkalvi], Corsican: [ˈkalvi]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi and of the Arrondissement of Calvi.
According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace.