Corte, Haute-Corse Département, Corsica, France
🇫🇷 Corte is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio.
Administration Corte is a subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department.
History Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.
During World War I, German prisoners of war were kept in the Citadel.
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). • Pieve Santa Mariona di Tàlcini, a ruined medieval pieve (church)
Transport National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.
Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and Calvi, and Ajaccio and Bastia.
Education Corte has become a major university town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened up again in 1980s.
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Corte has a population of over 7,468 people. Corte also forms the centre of the wider Corte Arrondissement which has a population of over 58,800 people.
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Twin Towns - Sister Cities Corte has links with:
🇮🇹 Nuoro, Italy🇺🇸 Dearborn Heights 42.317
🇺🇸 Dorchester 42.317
🇺🇸 Libertyville 42.284
🇧🇬 Kyustendil 42.283
🇮🇹 Paderno Dugnano 9.167
🇩🇪 Gelnhausen 9.167
🇨🇭 Kreuzlingen 9.175
🇩🇪 Ludwigsburg 9.183
Locations Near: Corte 9.1514,42.3064
🇫🇷 Sartène 8.971,41.621 d: 77.7
🇮🇹 Sassari 8.554,40.727 d: 182.5
🇮🇹 Livorno 10.32,43.553 d: 168.1
Antipodal to: Corte -170.849,-42.306
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17626
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16898.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16847.8
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16602.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12930.1
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12852.4
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12839.9
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12834.7