Corte, Haute-Corse
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 / 42.3064°N 9.1514°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Corte |
| Intercommunality | Centre Corse |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Xavier Poli |
Area 1 | 149.27 km2 (57.63 sq mi) |
| Population (2023) | 7,819 |
| • Density | 52.38/km2 (135.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Cortenais(e) (French) cortenese (Italian) cortinese, curtinese (Corsican) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B096 /20250 |
| Elevation | 299–2,626 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. | |
Corte (/ˈkɔːrteɪ/, /ˈkɔːrti/; French: [kɔʁte]; Italian: [ˈkorte]; Corsican: Corti, [ˈkorti]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France.
It is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, Porto-Vecchio and Borgo.