Sotta
Sotta Sotta | |
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A panoramic view of Sotta from Punta | |
Sotta | |
Location within Corsica region Sotta | |
Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E / 41.5456°N 9.1956°ECoordinates: 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 | Figari |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Joseph Pietri |
Area1 | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
Population (2008)2 | 886 |
• Density | 13/km2 (34/sq mi) |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Sotta is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
It is one of four communes in the canton of Figari with Figari, Pianotolli-Caldarello, and Monacia-d'Aullène.
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.[1]
Population
Historical population | ||
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Year | Pop. | ±% |
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
- ↑ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Corse-du-Sud" (in French). Retrieved 2008-05-06..
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