Corte

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Corte (French: [kɔʁ.te] ; Italian pronunciation: [ˈkorte], Corsican Corti) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio).

History

Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

During World War I, German prisoners of war were kept in the Citadel.

Population

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1800 2,092 — 1806 3,073 +46.9% 1821 2,735 −11.0% 1831 3,282 +20.0% 1836 3,587 +9.3% 1841 3,505 −2.3% 1846 4,599 +31.2% 1851 4,719 +2.6% 1856 4,676 −0.9% 1861 5,754 +23.1% 1866 6,094 +5.9% 1872 5,426 −11.0% 1876 5,018 −7.5% 1881 5,136 +2.4% 1886 5,002 −2.6% 1891 5,029 +0.5% 1896 5,000 −0.6% 1901 5,425 +8.5% 1906 5,188 −4.4% 1911 5,211 +0.4% 1921 5,094 −2.2% 1926 5,267 +3.4% 1931 5,396 +2.4% 1936 6,014 +11.5% 1946 5,310 −11.7% 1954 5,033 −5.2% 1962 5,066 +0.7% 1968 4,948 −2.3% 1975 5,230 +5.7% 1982 5,177 −1.0% 1990 5,693 +10.0% 1999 6,329 +11.2% 2008 6,779 +7.1%

Sights

Sites of interest include the Fortress (A citadella), the Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica), and the University of Corsica (Università di Corsica).

Transport

National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia.

Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and Calvi, and Ajaccio and Bastia.