Cauro
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Cauro Cavru |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio | |
| Canton | Taravo-Ornano | |
| Community association | Pieve de l'Ornano | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 55 ' N , 8 ° 55' E | |
| height | 11–1,161 m | |
| surface | 27.9 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,444 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 52 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20117 | |
| INSEE code | 2A085 | |
Cauro ( Corsican Cavru ) is a municipality on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica . It belongs to the Corse-du-Sud department , the Ajaccio arrondissement and the Taravo-Ornano canton . The residents call themselves Cavrais .
Geography and infrastructure
The settlement area is on average 370 meters above sea level. The neighboring municipalities are Bastelicaccia in the west and north-west, Eccica-Suarella in the north, Bastelica in the east and Grosseto-Prugna in the south.
The Prunelli flows through the hamlet of Capitoro, which belongs to Cauro.
The route forestière 1 branched off from Route nationale 196 at Cauro and then led through the Forêt de Quarceta . The route forestière 12 branched off also from this national road and tangierte the Forêt de Tova.
The municipality marker contains approved vineyards in the Ajaccio wine-growing region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 543 | 559 | 563 | 595 | 849 | 1060 | 1289 | 1444 |
