Vescovato, Haute-Corse
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Vescovato
U Vescuvatu | |
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 A view of the village of Vescovato | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
Location of Vescovato  | |
  Vescovato  Vescovato | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′41″N 9°26′26″E / 42.4947°N 9.4406°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Casinca-Fumalto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Benoît Bruzi |
| Area 1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | 2,522 |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B346 /20215 |
| Elevation | 0–440 m (0–1,444 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vescovato (Corsican: U Vescuvatu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Its name derives from the Italian term for "bishopric". (Italian: vescovado) According to Lucien Auguste Letteron (a Corsican Historian), the name would originate from the Bishop of Mariana, Opizzu Cortincu (1218-1260 ?) who founded the new village.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 1,056 | — |
| 1968 | 1,509 | +42.9% |
| 1975 | 2,040 | +35.2% |
| 1982 | 2,129 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 2,329 | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 2,316 | −0.6% |
| 2008 | 2,336 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 2,522 | +8.0% |
Personalities
- French footballer Charles Orlanducci, born in Vescovato in 1951.
- French cheesemaker and restaurant owner Michel Pierucci, born in Vescovato in 1966. Involved in the political stage, where he is Director of the Commercial Chamber of Northern Corsica, and on the board of Vescovato's mayor.
- Joachim Murat, former Maréchal of France and once King of Naples, briefly hid out in Vescovato in August 1815 after Napoleon's ultimate defeat at Waterloo, before marching on Ajaccio.
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