Alando
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Alando Alandu |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Golo-Morosaglia | |
| Community association | Pasquale Paoli | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 18 ' N , 9 ° 17' E | |
| height | 480-1,040 m | |
| surface | 3.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 35 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20250 | |
| INSEE code | 2B005 | |
 Former monastery in Alando |
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Alando , in Corsican Alandu , is a French commune with 35 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department in Corsica .
geography
The small municipality of Alando is located in Castagniccia , a mountain landscape in the northeast of the island of Corsica, 46 kilometers southwest of Bastia and twelve kilometers east of Corte . The place consists of little more than a dozen houses, which are lined up along a ridge road at an altitude of over 700 meters. The ridge separates the valleys of the Ruisseau d'Onago and Ruisseau de Pasquale mountain streams .
Neighboring municipalities of Alando are Bustanico in the north, Alzi in the east, Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio in the south, Favalello in the southwest and Sermano in the west.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 50 | 51 | 42 | 38 | 15th | 23 | 26th | 38 |
economy
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu , honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and olive oil (Huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica) as well as protected Geographical indications (IGP) for wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le village d'Alando. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French).