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Sotta
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Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E / 41.5456°N 9.1956°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Corse-du-Sud |
Arrondissement | Sartène |
Canton | Grand Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Joseph Pietri |
Area 1 | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 1,711 |
• Density | 26/km2 (66/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2A288 /20146 |
Elevation | 17–1,298 m (56–4,259 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Sotta is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is one of communes in the canton of Grand Sud.
Geography
Sotta is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-Vecchio; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1,299 metres (4,262 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak and Eucalyptus.[2]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 535 | — |
1968 | 578 | +8.0% |
1975 | 683 | +18.2% |
1982 | 726 | +6.3% |
1990 | 762 | +5.0% |
1999 | 808 | +6.0% |
2008 | 886 | +9.7% |
Transportation
The village is near the airport at Figari.
It has been used as a special stage in the Tour de Corse.
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Corse-du-Sud" (in French). Retrieved 2008-05-06..
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