L'Île-Rousse
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L'Île-Rousse Isula Rossa |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Calvi | |
| Canton | L'Île-Rousse (main town) | |
| Community association | L'Île-Rousse Balagne | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 38 ′ N , 8 ° 56 ′ E | |
| height | 0-151 m | |
| surface | 2.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,043 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,217 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20220 | |
| INSEE code | 2B134 | |
 Port of L'Île-Rousse |
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L'Île-Rousse ( Corsican Isula Rossa ; Italian and until 1848 officially Isola Rossa ) is a French port city in the Balagne in the Haute-Corse department on the north coast of Corsica with 3043 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017).
geology
L'Île-Rousse got its name from the red-colored porphyry rocks in front of the port entrance - the "Île de la Pietra". Today this island is connected to the island of Corsica by a dam .
history
The area was already settled in Roman times. The former fishing village was expanded by Pascal Paoli in 1759 into a commercial port with city fortifications in order to maintain a Corsican port opposite Calvi, which was then still Genoese . By dividing the city area into regular street squares , the late foundation of the place can still be clearly recognized. Until 1848 the official language was Italian.
population
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| date | Residents |
| 1962 | 1678 |
| 1968 | 2036 |
| 1975 | 2360 |
| 1982 | 2632 |
| 1990 | 2288 |
| 1999 | 2774 |
| 2016 | 3103 |
shipping
L'Île-Rousse is served by transport ships and ferries from the French ( Marseille , Toulon , Nice ) or Italian ( Savona , Genoa , La Spezia , Livorno , Piombino ) coast, as well as from Sardinia ( Santa Teresa di Gallura , Porto Torres , Palau ) approached.
train
The CFC network includes a branch line from the lonely Ponte Leccia station on the main line via L'Île-Rousse to the port city of Calvi on the north coast. The route, opened in 1890, is 73.1 km long, initially also crosses the high mountains of Corsica, and then on the second half from L'Île-Rousse as Tramway de Balagne along the coast to Calvi. This path is popularly called "The Fiery Elijah".
Attractions
- Piétra lighthouse
- The beacon on this tower was first lit in 1857.
- Church of the Immaculate Conception
- This church on the market square (Place Paoli) was built in 1892 and destroyed by fire in 1914. In the 1930s it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.
- Church of Mercy
- This was built in 1850 with its old monastery and garden.
- Market hall
- The hall in the center is a historical monument, the roof structure of which is supported by a total of 21 columns. On the market square in front of the church, under the dense, low-hanging and shady plane trees and palm trees, the typical street life with boules players still takes place in summer, especially in the evening .
