Casevecchie

Casevecchie Casevechje
region	Corsica
Department	Upper Corsica
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Ghisonaccia
Community association	Oriente
Coordinates	42 ° 9 '  N , 9 ° 22'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 9 '  N , 9 ° 22'  E
height	106-729 m
surface	9.06 km 2
Residents	67 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	20270
INSEE code	2B075
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Casevecchie ( Corsican : Casevechje ) is a municipality with 67 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the French department of Haute-Corse in the Corsica region .

history

Pope Gregory the Great had one of the first Corsican monasteries built here in the 6th century. Today there is a Roman style chapel here.

population

Number of inhabitants

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2017
Residents	90	91	94	106	87	68	67

Culture

Traditional Corsican singing with its improvisations and polyphonies ( paghjella ) is cultivated in the village, the Voce di Casevecchie are well known .

economy

In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Brocciu cheese, honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , olive oil (Huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica) , chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and wine (Vin de Corse or Corse blanc, rosé and rouge) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for clementines (Clémentine de Corse) and wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .

Web links

Commons : Casevecchie  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Le village de Casevecchie. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 17, 2012 (French).