Ota, Corse-du-Sud

Ota (French pronunciation: [ɔta]; Corsican: Otta) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Ota
Commune
The village of Ota
Location of Ota
Ota Show map of France Ota Show map of Corsica
Coordinates: 42°15′32″N 8°44′39″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Paul de Pianelli[1]
Area 1	38.16 km2 (14.73 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	471
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A198 /20150
Elevation	0–1,326 m (0–4,350 ft) (avg. 320 m or 1,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	444	—
1975	367	−2.68%
1982	408	+1.52%
1990	460	+1.51%
1999	452	−0.19%
2009	550	+1.98%
2014	575	+0.89%
2020	511	−1.95%
Source: INSEE[3]

Sights

Ota, the Pianella bridge.

• Pianella bridge, a Genoese bridge from the 15th century
• Torra di Portu

Notable Citizens

• Pasquino Corso ( Ota, ? - Rome, 15 July 1532), Condottiero.

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department