Grosseto-Prugna
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Grosseto-Prugna U Grussetu |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio | |
| Canton | Taravo-Ornano (main town) | |
| Community association | Pieve de l'Ornano | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 52 ′ N , 8 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 0-1,161 m | |
| surface | 31.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,124 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 99 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20128 | |
| INSEE code | 2A130 | |
| Website | http://www.grosseto-prugna.fr | |
Grosseto-Prugna ( Corsican U Grussetu ) is a French commune in the southern part of the island of Corsica with 3,244 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corse-du-Sud department . Grosseto-Prugna belongs to the Ajaccio arrondissement and the canton of Taravo-Ornano . The inhabitants are called Grossetais (Corsican: Grussitacci ).
geography
Grosseto-Prugna stretches from the Gulf of Ajaccio (with the village of Porticcio directly on the Mediterranean Sea) far into the hinterland. The core town is on the Marcuggio river , a tributary of the Taravo . Grosseto-Prugna is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Ajaccio in the north and northwest, Bastelicaccia and Cauro in the north, Bastelica in the northeast, Santa-Maria-Siché in the east, Cardo-Torgia in the southeast and Albitreccia in the south.
The municipality is located in the Ajaccio wine region . Route Nationale 196 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 422 | 444 | 843 | 1542 | 1943 | 2152 | 2584 | 2690 |
Attractions
- Saint-Césaire church
- Capitello tower from the Genoese era
- numerous fortified houses from the 16th century
- Porticcio harbor and seaside resort
Personalities
- Paul-François Grossetti (1861–1918), division general
- Marielle Goitschel (* 1945), skier (slalom and giant slalom), lives in Grosseto-Prugna
