Sartène
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Sartène Sartè |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Sartène | |
| Canton | Sartenais-Valinco | |
| Community association | Sartenais Valinco | |
| Coordinates | 41 ° 37 ′ N , 8 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 0-1,320 m | |
| surface | 200.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 3,259 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20100 | |
| INSEE code | 2A272 | |
| Website | www.sartene.fr | |
 View of town - Sartène |
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Sartène ( Corsican Sartè ) is a French commune and the capital of the Sartenais in Corsica . It has 3259 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) and an area of 200 km², making it the largest on the island.
Cityscape
The place is known in Corsica as “the most Corsican of all Corsican cities”. This name goes back to the writer Prosper Mérimée . Sartène is divided into two parts, an upper and a lower town. The city's main square is officially called Place de la Liberation - but the locals call it Place Porta . Here is the town hall, which also forms the entrance to the old town of Sartène.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2017 |
| Residents | 2805 | 2913 | 3761 | 3044 | 3525 | 3410 | 3096 | 3259 |
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Culture
There is a special spectacle to see on Good Friday: Here the procession of the Catenacciu , the “Chained”, leads through the city from the Sainte-Marie church to the Saint-Sébastien chapel . The people accompany the great penitent in his red robe and the little penitent in his white robe on their difficult journey. The great penitent carries a large and heavy wooden cross on his back and a no less heavy chain on his feet. He falls to the ground several times. The little penitent supports him on his way. Both men are incognito; their identity is known only to the local pastor.
Attractions
- Old town with narrow streets and fortifications
- Sainte-Marie church
- Corsican Museum of Prehistory
- Capu de Roccapina , cult place of the Torreaner
- Fozzano , village with residential towers
- Megaliths of Cauria ( dolmens , statue menhirs and menhirs), Alignement d'Apazzu
- Spin'a Cavallu (Horseback), Genoese single arch bridge from the 13th century.
- Tizzano , the old port of Sartène
- U Frate ea Suora , two menhirs
- Bocca di a Pila, menhir
At the entrance to the old town
Cityscape
city wall
Spin`a Cavallu bridge from the 13th century
Church Sainte-Marie
Penitential cross and chain in the church
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ sartene.fr ( Memento of April 12, 2013 in the Internet Archive )