Fozzano
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Fozzano Fuzzà |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Sartène | |
| Canton | Sartenais-Valinco | |
| Community association | Sartenais Valinco | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 42 ′ N , 9 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 15-953 m | |
| surface | 19.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 209 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20143 | |
| INSEE code | 2A118 | |
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Fozzano ( Corsican Fuzzà ) is a municipality on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica . It belongs to the Corse-du-Sud department , the Sartène arrondissement and the Sartenais-Valinco canton . The residents call themselves Fozzanais .
Fozzano is known for the 1840 novella Colomba by the French writer Prosper Mérimée (1803-1870). Colomba Carabelli was a figure in Corsican contemporary history in the 19th century.
geography
Fozzano is about 350 meters above sea level. Neighboring communities are Santa-Maria-Figaniella in the north, Loreto-di-Tallano in the northeast, Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano in the east, Olmiccia in the southeast, Arbellara in the south, Viggianello in the southwest, Olmeto in the northwest.
economy
Grapevines in Fozzano are part of the Vin de Corse wine-growing region .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 165 | 150 | 174 | 182 | 152 | 195 | 193 | 209 |
