Pietracorbara

Pietracorbara
region	Corsica
Department	Upper Corsica
Arrondissement	Bastia
Canton	Cap Corse
Community association	Cap Corse
Coordinates	42 ° 51 ' N , 9 ° 26' E Coordinates: 42 ° 51 ' N , 9 ° 26' E
height	0-1,264 m
surface	26.15 km 2
Residents	652 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	25 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	20233
INSEE code	2B224
	; Mairie Pietracorbara

Pietracorbara is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Corse on the Mediterranean island of Corsica . It belongs to the canton of Cap Corse in the Arrondissement of Bastia . The residents call themselves Pietracorbarais or Curbareni .

geography

Pietracorbara is located on the Cap Corse and borders the Tyrrhenian Sea to the east . The neighboring communities are Cagnano in the north, Sisco in the south, Ogliastro in the southwest, Canari and Barrettali in the west and Luri in the northwest. The Monte Alticcione is a 1139 m high mountain in the north of the municipality. The settlement area is an average of 350 meters above sea level and consists of the main town Marine de Pietracorbara and the hamlets of Plaine de Pietracorbara, Capanajo, Ponticellu, Orneto, Oreta, Pino, Selmacce, Pietronacce, Cortina and Lapedina.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2014
Residents	242	270	234	229	363	433	526	641

Attractions

Chapel of San Leonardo
Santa Catarina Chapel
Saint-Césaire church ( Corsican : San Cesareu ) from the 18th century
Saint-Roch church (Corsican: San Roccu ) from the 18th century
Church of San Clemente from the 15th century, renovated in the 18th century, a monument historique
Chapel of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross ( Chapelle de confrérie Santa Croce ), Monument historique , the place of the parish festival until 1978