Ersa (Corsica)
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region | Corsica | |
Department | Upper Corsica | |
Arrondissement | Bastia | |
Canton | Cap Corse | |
Community association | Cap Corse | |
Coordinates | 42 ° 59 ′ N , 9 ° 23 ′ E | |
height | 0-562 m | |
surface | 20.45 km 2 | |
Residents | 154 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 8 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 20275 | |
INSEE code | 2B107 | |
Poggio, municipality of Ersa |
Ersa is a municipality on Cap Corse on the French island of Corsica . The residents call themselves Ersinchi .
geography
Ersa is the northernmost municipality of the Haute-Corse department and the island of Corsica. It borders the Ligurian Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the northwest . The small island “Île de la Giraglia” and the scattered settlements of Ersa, Barcaggio, Tollare, Poggio, Cocinco, Gualdo, Botticella and Granaggiolo belong to the municipality. The settlement area is on average 260 meters above sea level. Neighboring communities are Rogliano in the east and south and Centuri in the south and southwest.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
Residents | 246 | 236 | 148 | 113 | 125 | 132 | 151 | 152 |
Sources: Cassini and INSEE |
former convent of Santa Maria Assunta
Church of Sainte-Andrea, Monument historique
Web links
Commons : Ersa - collection of images, videos and audio files