Casevecchie
Casevecchie Casevechje |
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region | Corsica | |
Department | Upper Corsica | |
Arrondissement | Corte | |
Canton | Ghisonaccia | |
Community association | Oriente | |
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
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2017 |
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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
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le village de Casevecchie. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 17, 2012 (French).