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'''Corte''' ([[Corsican language|Corsican]] ''Corti'') in is a city (a "commune" in french) in the [[Haute-Corse]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in central area of [[Corsica]], in [[France]]. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after [[Ajaccio]], [[Bastia]], and [[Porto-Vecchio]]), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in [[1999]]. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of [[Pasquale Paoli]].
'''Corte''' ({{lang-co|Corti}}) in is a city (a "commune" in French) in the [[Haute-Corse]] ''[[département in France|département]]'' in central area of [[Corsica]], in [[France]]. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after [[Ajaccio]], [[Bastia]], and [[Porto-Vecchio]]), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in [[1999]]. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of [[Pasquale Paoli]].


==Geography==
==Geography==
* Area: 149.27 km²
* Area: 149.27 km²
* Average altitude: 486 m
* Average altitude: 486 m


==Important places in Corte==
==Important places in Corte==
* The Fortress (''A citadella'')
* The Fortress (''A citadella'')
* The [[Museum of Corsica]] (''Museu di a Corsica''),
* The [[Museum of Corsica]] (''Museu di a Corsica''),


==Roads==
==Roads==
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==Other websites==
==Other websites==
* [http://www.mairie-corte.fr/ Official website] {{fr icon}}
* [http://www.mairie-corte.fr/ Official website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://www.corte-tourisme.com/ Tourist office website] {{fr icon}}
* [http://www.corte-tourisme.com/ Tourist office website] {{in lang|fr}}
* [http://fst.univ-corse.fr/ University of Corsica] {{en icon}}
* [http://fst.univ-corse.fr/ University of Corsica]


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Latest revision as of 11:22, 13 March 2021

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Corte (Corsican: Corti) in is a city (a "commune" in French) in the Haute-Corse département in central area of Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in 1999. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

Geography

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  • Area: 149.27 km²
  • Average altitude: 486 m

Important places in Corte

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Corte is connected to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Corsican railway.

University

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Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened 1980.

Famous people born in Corte

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Other websites

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