Corte facts for kids
Corte (Corsican: Corti) in is a city (a "commune" in French) in the Haute-Corse département in central area of Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a population of 6,329 inhabitants in 1999. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.
Geography
- Area: 149.27 km²
- Average altitude: 486 m
Important places in Corte
- The Fortress (A citadella)
- The Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica),
Roads
Corte is connected to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Corsican railway.
University
Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened 1980.
Famous people born in Corte
- Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I.
See also
In Spanish: Corte (desambiguación) para niños
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