Calvi, Haute-Corse
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Commune of Calvi | |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 42° 34' 07" N 08° 45' 25" E |
| Administration | |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Corse |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | Calvi |
| Intercommunality | Calvi Balagne |
| Mayor | Ange Santini (2001-2008) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 0 m–700 m (avg. 81 m) |
| Land area¹ | 31.20 km² |
| Population² (1999) | 5,177 |
| - Density | 165.9/km² (1999) |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B050/ 20260 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: single count of residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel). | |
| Image:Flag of France.svg | |
Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse (2B) département, in France.
It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. At the 1999 census it had a population of 5,177 inhabitants, and was the fifth-largest commune in Corsica. Its motto is "Calvi semper fidelis."
There is one legend that Christopher Columbus was 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 masked his exact heritage.
The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment (2 REP) of the French Foreign Legion is based in Calvi, housed in its citadel.
The economy of Calvi is essentially based on summer tourism, which started in 1950 due to the pioneering efforts of Vladimir Raitz. The Ste-Catherine International Airport of Calvi and the Xavier Colonna Port ease the access for a number of tourists.
[edit] External links
- Official website (French)
- Wikitravel
- A presentation of Calvi and its hotels
- photos from Fleur de Corse
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