Vico (Corsica)
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Vico Vicu |
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio | |
| Canton | Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca | |
| Community association | Spelunca Liamone | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 10 ′ N , 8 ° 48 ′ E | |
| height | 0-1,120 m | |
| surface | 52.13 km 2 | |
| Residents | 912 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20160 | |
| INSEE code | 2A348 | |
| Website | http://www.mairie-vico.fr/ | |
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Vico ( Corsican Vicu ) is a French commune with 912 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corse-du-Sud department in the Corsica region .
geography
Vico is the main town in the Cruzzini low mountain range . Localities are next to Vico Chigliani, Nesa and Appriciani.
history
The once fortified town of Vico was the scene of a massacre against the Leca family by the Genoese governor Spinola in 1459 . The place served as a residence for the Bishops of Sagone in the 16th century . The monastery , which was built in 1481, was given its present form in the 19th century under Bishop Casanelli d'Istria.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 999 | 1,186 | 1,484 | 1.312 | 921 | 898 | 932 | 917 |
Attractions
- Historic town center
- Saint François Convent (founded in 1451)
Personalities
- Karl Dominik Albini (1790 to 1839), "Apostle of Corsica", died in Vico.
- Jean-François Arrighi (born May 1, 1918 in Vico, † December 1, 1998 in Rome) was Curia Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church.
- Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco CM (born July 30, 1925 in Vico, † July 25, 2017 in Fianarantsoa) was Bishop of Tôlagnaro in Madagascar.
- Marie-Dominique Culioli, the pharmacist's daughter from Vico (* 1955), was married to the future French President Nicolas Sarkozy from 1982 to 1996 .
Individual evidence
- ^ Les racines corses du président , Le Monde on July 4, 2007
Web links
Commons : Vico - collection of images, videos and audio files
