Cervione
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Castagniccia | |
| Community association | Costa Verde | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 20 ′ N , 9 ° 30 ′ E | |
| height | 0-934 m | |
| surface | 11.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,189 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 191 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20221 | |
| INSEE code | 2B087 | |
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Cervione is a municipality in the northeast of the French island of Corsica . It belongs to the Arrondissement Corte in the Haute-Corse department . The residents call themselves Cervionais .
geography
Cervione is in Castagniccia . The municipality borders the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east . Neighboring communities are Valle-di-Campoloro in the north, San-Giuliano in the south, Sant'Andréa-di-Cotone in the south-west, Valle-d'Alesani in the west and Felce in the north-west. The local center is at 380 meters above sea level.
history
The place was mentioned under the following names:
- Cerbione (1533),
- Cerbioni (1582, 1633),
- Cervioni (1616, 1632),
- Cervione (1635, 1642).
In the late Middle Ages , the regional bishopric was moved from Aléria to Cervione. The former bishop's palace became the seat of the King of Corsica when the Westphalian Baron Theodor von Neuhoff was elected King Theodor I on April 15, 1736.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| Residents | 1100 | 1400 | 1450 | 1254 | 1334 | 1452 | 1605 | 1719 |
Economy, events
In July 2005 the Jazz au Couvent jazz festival took place in Cervione.
Wine is grown between Cervione and Ghisonaccia , see Viticulture in Corsica .
Attractions
- Romanesque double apse church of Santa Cristina
- from the 16th century to 1790 belonging to the diocese of Ajaccio , the baroque cathedral Saint-Erasme
Others
Cervione is one of the places where many Corsican disc bangers hang out.
