Penta-di-Casinca
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Penta-di-Casinca A Penta |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Casinca-Fiumalto (main town) | |
| Community association | Castagniccia Casinca | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 28 ′ N , 9 ° 28 ′ E | |
| height | 0-640 m | |
| surface | 18.53 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,396 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 183 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20213 | |
| INSEE code | 2B207 | |
| Website | http://www.pentadicasinca.fr/ | |
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Penta-di-Casinca ( Corsican : A Penta ) is a French commune with 3,396 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica . Administratively it belongs to the Arrondissement of Corte and is part of the canton of Casinca-Fiumalto . The inhabitants are called Pentolais (Corsican: Pentulacci ).
geography
The municipality is bounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east and the Fium Alto river to the south . Penta-di-Casinca is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Sorbo-Ocagnano in the north, Castellare-di-Casinca in the north and north-east, Taglio-Isolaccio in the south, Porri in the south-west, Silvareccio in the west and south-west and Loreto-di-Casinca in the north-west.
In addition to the core town, the village of Folelli also belongs to the municipality . The national route 198 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| Residents | 546 | 683 | 861 | 1348 | 1917 | 2438 | 2761 | 3396 |
Attractions
- Le Christ-Roi church in Folelli
- Saint-Michel church in the center of town
