Montegrosso

For other uses, see Montegrosso (disambiguation).

Montegrosso (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃tɛɡʁɔso]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is a gathering of three villages: Montemaggiore, Lunghiniano and Zillia.

Montegrosso
Commune
Montemaggiore
Location of Montegrosso
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Coordinates: 42°32′36″N 8°53′11″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calvi
Intercommunality	Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Borri[1]
Area 1	22.78 km2 (8.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	417
• Density	18.3/km2 (47.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B167 /20214
Elevation	20–800 m (66–2,625 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montegrosso is named after the surrounding mountain, Montegrosso (the "Big Mountain"), and located 10 miles from Calvi.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1968	337	—
1975	223	−33.8%
1982	319	+43.0%
1990	333	+4.4%
1999	354	+6.3%
2008	426	+20.3%

The village

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department