Pietracorbara

Pietracorbara (French pronunciation: [pjɛtʁakɔʁbaʁa]; Corsican: A Petra Curbara) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It takes its name from the Pietracorbara stream.

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Commune
A high view of the bay at Pietracorbara
Location of Pietracorbara
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Coordinates: 42°50′00″N 9°28′00″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Bastia
Canton	Cap Corse
Intercommunality	Cap Corse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Alain Burroni[1]
Area 1	25.93 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	656
• Density	25/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B224 /20247
Elevation	0–1,300 m (0–4,265 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.	±%
1962	242	—
1968	270	+11.6%
1975	234	−13.3%
1982	229	−2.1%
1990	363	+58.5%
1999	433	+19.3%
2008	557	+28.6%

See also

• Tour de Castellare
• Communes of the Haute-Corse department