CORTE

'Corte' (Corsican ''Corti'') in is a town and a commune in the Haute-Corse ''département'' in central Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a 1999 census population of 6,329 inhabitants.

Contents

Administration

History

Geography

Sights

Transport

Miscellaneous

External links

Administration

Corte is a ''sous-préfecture'' of the Haute-Corse ''département''.

History

Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

Geography

★ Area: 149.27 km²

★ Average altitude: 486 m

Sights

Sites of interest include the Fortress (''A citadella''), the Museum of Corsica (''Museu di a Corsica''), and the University of Corsica (''Università di Corsica'').

Transport

National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.

Miscellaneous

Corte was the birthplace of Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I, who made him King of Naples (1806–1808) and Spain (1808–1813).
Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.

External links

★ Official website

★ Tourist office website (in French)

★ University of Corsica (in English)