San-Martino-di-Lota
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Bastia | |
| Canton | Cap Corse (main town) | |
| Community association | Bastia | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 43 ' N , 9 ° 27' E | |
| height | 0-984 m | |
| surface | 9.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,901 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 304 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20200 | |
| INSEE code | 2B305 | |
| Website | http://www.san-martino-di-lota.fr/ | |
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San-Martino-di-Lota (Corsican: San Martinu di Lota ) is a French commune with 2,901 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the Mediterranean island of Corsica . It is the main town ( chef-lieu ) of the canton of Cap Corse and belongs to the arrondissement of Bastia . The inhabitants are called Sammartinaghji .
geography
San-Martino-di-Lota is located on the Tyrrhenian Sea . San-Martino-di-Lota is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Santa-Maria-di-Lota in the north, Farinole in the west, Patrimonio in the southwest and Ville-di-Pietrabugno in the south.
San-Martino-di-Lota consists of ten hamlets: Aneto , Mola , Casanova , Acqualto , Oratoggio , Castagneto , Mucchiete , Canale , Santorio and Les Marines with the localities of Licciola , Grigione and Pietrenara .
Population development
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
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| 931 | 1,649 | 2.132 | 2,183 | 2,466 | 2,530 | 2,702 | 2,882 |
Attractions
- Saint-Martin church, built at the beginning of the 17th century, with valuable inventory ( Monument historique )
- Sainte-Devote Church, built in 1893 on the site of the former San Francesco Chapel
- Santa Croce Chapel from the 14th century
- Cagninacci Castle, originally a Capuchin convent from the years 1645–1650, since 1991 Monument historique, with park
- Garden of the Sainte-Hyacinthe convent
