Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo
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Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo I Pruneddi di Fiumorbu |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Fiumorbo-Castello (main town) | |
| Community association | Communauté de communes de Fium'Orbu Castellu | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 1 ′ N , 9 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 0-580 m | |
| surface | 37.41 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,660 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 98 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20243 | |
| INSEE code | 2B251 | |
| Website | http://www.prunellidifiumorbu.fr/ | |
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo ( Corsican : I Pruneddi di Fiumorbu ) is a French commune with 3,660 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica . It belongs to the Arrondissement of Corte and the canton of Fiumorbo-Castello , of which it is the main town ( chef-lieu ). The inhabitants call themselves Prunellais (Corsican: Pruniddacci ).
geography
Located within the Fiumorbo landscape , the municipality is bounded to the north by the eponymous river Fium Orbu . To the east lies the Tyrrhenian Sea . Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Poggio-di-Nazza in the north and northwest, Ghisonaccia in the northeast, Serra-di-Fiumorbo in the south and Isolaccio-di-Fiumorbo in the west.
In addition to the core town, the municipality also includes the towns of Migliacciaro , Morta , Abbazia , Agnatello and Casamozza . The national route 198 runs through the municipality .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
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| 1186 | 1536 | 1608 | 2339 | 2647 | 2745 | 3036 | 3660 |
Attractions
- Sainte-Marie church from the 16th century
- Ruins of the 11th century Romanesque chapel Cursa
- Remnants of the Capuchin Convention
- Ruins of the Saint-Jean-l'Evangeliste Abbey, pre- and early Romanesque monastery
- old roman road
- Residential towers from the Middle Ages
- Watermill
