Ampriani
Ampriani is a commune in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica, France. Geography Ampriani is a commune on the eastern side of Corsica in the heart of the Pieve (religious jurisdiction) in the Serra in the canton of Moita Verde. It is 30 km by road north-west from Aleria and significantly less in a direct line and 16 km south-west of Moïta in the Valley of the Cursigliese. Access is by the D116 road from Tallone in the south-east which continues north of the village north-west to Zuani. Ampriani is a small village of a single row of houses with a watchtower aligned on a ridge at an altitude of about 600 metres (lowest point 320 m, highest point: 749 m) overlooking the valley and almost the entire plain. The village is nearly deserted in winter, but has about a hundred people in summer. The road leading to the village is a dead end and ends on the old "helicopter pad". The terrain in the commune is rugged and heavily forested. Neighbouring communes and vi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Aléria
Aléria (; Ancient Greek: /, ; Latin and Italian: ; co, U Cateraghju) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. It includes the easternmost point in Metropolitan France. Administration Aléria shares the canton of Moïta-Verde with 13 other communes: Moïta, Ampriani, Campi, Canale-di-Verde, Chiatra, Linguizzetta, Matra, Pianello, Pietra-di-Verde, Tallone, Tox, Zalana and Zuani.. Geography Aléria is to the south of Bastia on Route N198, in the centre of the Plaine Orientale, also called the Plaine d'Aléria, the east-central coastal plain of the island facing Italy. It includes a number of villages and monuments. Most of the rest of the island is precipitously mountainous. The eastern coastline is punctuated by a number of lakes connecting (but not always) to the Tyrrhenian Sea, the remnant of an ancient system of lagoons behind barrier beaches. The Corsicans refer to them u ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Communes Of The Haute-Corse Department
The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):BANATIC Périmètre des EPCI à fiscalité propre. Accessed 3 July 2020. * Communauté d'agglomération de Bastia * Communauté de communes de Calvi Balagne * Communauté de communes du Cap Corse * [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Moïta
Moïta (; it, Moita, link=no ; co, Mòita, link=no) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France. Administration Moïta was the seat of the former canton of Moïta-Verde, which included 13 other communes: Aléria, Ampriani, Campi, Canale-di-Verde, Chiatra, Linguizzetta, Matra, Pianello, Pietra-di-Verde, Tallone, Tox, Zalana and Zuani.. Since 2015, it is part of the canton of Ghisonaccia. Geography Moïta is to the south of Bastia and from the sea. It was part of the ancient parish of Serra. Its territory is split between mountain and plain. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020): [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative divisions, administrative division in the France, French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipality, municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlet (place), hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the l ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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French Revolution
The French Revolution ( ) was a period of radical political and societal change in France that began with the Estates General of 1789 and ended with the formation of the French Consulate in coup of 18 Brumaire, November 1799. Many of its ideas are considered fundamental principles of liberal democracy, while phrases like ''liberté, égalité, fraternité'' reappeared in other revolts, such as the 1917 Russian Revolution, and inspired campaigns for the abolitionism, abolition of slavery and universal suffrage. The values and institutions it created dominate French politics to this day. Its Causes of the French Revolution, causes are generally agreed to be a combination of social, political and economic factors, which the ''Ancien Régime'' proved unable to manage. In May 1789, widespread social distress led to the convocation of the Estates General of 1789, Estates General, which was converted into a National Assembly (French Revolution), National Assembly in June. Contin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Chiatra
Chiatra (, ; co, Chjatra) is a commune in the former Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The commune contains the Alesani Reservoir, formed by damming the Alesani River. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administr ... References Communes of Haute-Corse Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pietra-di-Verde
Pietra-di-Verde () is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Campi, Haute-Corse
Campi is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Administration Campi is part of the canton of Ghisonaccia, together with 19 other communes. Geography Campi is to the southeast of Moïta. Its territory reaches the summit of Campana at . The village has beautiful old houses. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tox, Haute-Corse
Tox is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Linguizzetta
Linguizzetta is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department *Tour de Bravone References Communes of Haute-Corse Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Canale-di-Verde
Canale-di-Verde (French form) or Canale di Verde (, ) is a commune in the French department of Haute-Corse, collectivity and island of Corsica. Administration Since 2015, Canale-di-Verde is part of the canton of Castagniccia, together with 36 other communes. Geography Canale di Verde is to the east of Moïta, but as the crow flies, on an escarpment hanging over the Plaine Orientale. The commune, which culminates at la punta di a Campana, extends between the sea on the one hand and the torrent of Allistro on the other, at the mouth of which is found a ruined Genoese tower of the same name. The reservoir of Peri there is used to irrigate of vines. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department * Tour d'Alistro - a Genoese tower The Genoese towers in Corsica (french: tours génoises de Corse, co, torri ghjenuvesi di Corsica, singular : , also ; it, torri genovesi di Corsica) are a series of coastal defences constructed by the Republic of Genoa between 153 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |