Calvi, Haute-Corse
Subprefecture and commune in Corsica, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calvi (/ˈkælviː/; French: [kalvi]; Italian: [ˈkalvi]; Corsican: [ˈkalvi]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Calvi | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Haute-Corse |
Arrondissement | Calvi |
Canton | Calvi |
Intercommunality | Calvi Balagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Ange Santini[1] |
Area 1 | 31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 5,746 |
• Density | 180/km2 (480/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2B050 /20260 |
Elevation | 0–700 m (0–2,297 ft) (avg. 81 m or 266 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana.[3] According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came 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 been expected to mask his exact birthplace.