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Col De Prato
The Col de Prato ( co, Bocca di u Pratu) is a mountain pass in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. Location The pass is at an elevation of . It is in the Monte San Petrone massif, to the north of the Monte San Petrone. The D71 road from Morosaglia to the northwest runs through the pass and continues south and then east to the coast near Valle-di-Campoloro. It crosses between the valley of the Casaluna, a tributary of the Golo, and the valley of the Fium'Alto The Fium'Alto (or Fium'Altu) is a small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. Course The Fium'Alto is long. It crosses the communes of Carcheto-Brustico, Casalta, Croce, Ficaja, Monacia-d'Orezza, Penta-di-Casinca, .... The Ruisseau de Campo di Melo rises on its western side. This flows into the Ruisseau de Conca (called the Prunitaccio downstream), a tributary of the Casaluna. The Ruisseau de Lavatoio et de Noceta rises on the eastern side of the pass, which successively j ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte San Petrone
Monte San Petrone is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is the highest mountain in the Monte San Petrone massif, the southernmost of the schist massifs of the northeast of the island. Location The Monte San Petrone is the highest peak in the Castagniccia region, named after the abundant sweet chestnut trees, in the northeast of Corsica. It is bounded by the Golo valley to the north, the Tyrhanian Sea to the east, the Tavignano valley to the south and the central valley of Corse from Corte to Ponte Leccia in the east. There are three ridges in the district running roughly north-south: the Mont Piano Maggiore ridge is in the west, the Monte San Pedrone ridge is in the center and is the main ridge of the region, and the eastern ridge includes Monte Negrine and Monte Castello d'Osani. The peak marks the meeting point of the boundaries of the cantons of Saliceto to the northwest, Nocario to the northeast, Campana to the southeast and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 181,933.Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse INSEE History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monte San Petrone Massif
The Monte San Petrone massif (french: Massif du Monte San Petrone) is a chain of mountains in the northeast of the island of Corsica, France. It takes its name from Monte San Petrone, the highest peak. Geography The Monte San Petrone massif is the highest of the three medium mountain massifs in Corsica. Its highest point is Monte San Petrone with its height. It is located to the east of the Monte Cinto massif. Roughly corresponding to the Castagniccia region, it is the southern part of the ''Corse schisteuse'' or ''Corse alpine''. To the east it borders the coastal plain and the Tyrrhenian Sea. To the southwest it is separated from the Monte Rotondo and Monte Renoso massifs by the valley of the Tavignano The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. Course The Tavignano is long. In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος. It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casamac ... river. To the northwest i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morosaglia
Morosaglia (; ; co, Merusaglia, link=no, ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department, on the island of Corsica, France. Since 2015, it is the seat of the canton of Golo-Morosaglia. History Morosaglia is the native commune of Pasquale Paoli (1725-1807). The house in which he was born is a museum. This commune also is the historical seat of the Corsican Republic. Paoli had his chambers in the Franciscan monastery and the Corsican parliament met there. Geography Morosaglia is to the northeast of Corte in Castagniccia. The commune extends to the east to the largest mountain of Castagniccia, mounting to to the peak of San Paolu, and stretches to the west for beyond the river Golo. In the plain of the river, nearly at its confluence with the Asco, on the Bastia-Ajaccio road, is the hamlet of Ponte-Leccia, where the only railway branch of the entire island is located, the branch to Calvi. The statisticians have given the name of Ponte-Leccia to a microregion of 3,800 people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valle-di-Campoloro
Valle-di-Campoloro or Valle di Campoloru, is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Monuments * Église Sainte-Christine de Valle-di-Campoloro 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] |
Casaluna
The Casaluna is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo. Course The Casaluna is long. It crosses the communes of Aiti, Cambia, Carticasi, Castineta, Érone, Gavignano, Lano, Morosaglia, Saliceto and San-Lorenzo. The Casaluna rises to the west of the Monte Muffraje in the commune of Carticasi. Its source is at an altitude of . It flows with many meanders in a generally northwest direction to its confluence with the Golo to the south of Ponte Leccia Ponte Leccia (; or Ponte-Leccia) is a French village, part of the municipality (''commune'') of Morosaglia, in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica. Its name in Corsican language is U Ponte à a Leccia. Geography Situated at the confluence be .... Its mouth is at an altitude of . In its lower course it defines the eastern boundary of the Forêt de Pineto. Bridge On 24 November 2016 an exceptionally violent storm hit central Corsica and caused widespread flooding. An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golo (river)
The Golo (; ) is the longest river on the island of Corsica, France, at Course The Golo is long. It crosses the communes of Aiti, Albertacce, Bigorno, Bisinchi, Calacuccia, Campile, Campitello, Canavaggia, Casamaccioli, Castello-di-Rostino, Castirla, Corscia, Gavignano, Lento, Lucciana, Monte, Morosaglia, Olmo, Omessa, Piedigriggio, Prato-di-Giovellina, Prunelli-di-Casacconi, Saliceto, Valle-di-Rostino, Venzolasca, Vescovato, Vignale and Volpajola. The Golo's source is in the mountainous middle of the island, south of Monte Cinto. It flows generally northeast, through Calacuccia and Ponte-Leccia, and ends in the Tyrrhenian Sea approximately south of Bastia, near the Bastia – Poretta Airport. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse ''département''. The river is dammed at Calacuccia to form the Lac de Calacuccia Lac de Calacuccia is a reservoir in the Haute-Corse department of France formed by damming the Golo river. It provides hydroelectric power and water ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fium'Alto
The Fium'Alto (or Fium'Altu) is a small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. Course The Fium'Alto is long. It crosses the communes of Carcheto-Brustico, Casalta, Croce, Ficaja, Monacia-d'Orezza, Penta-di-Casinca, Piano, Piazzole, Piedicroce, Piedipartino, Pie-d'Orezza, Porri, La Porta, Pruno, Rapaggio, Scata, Stazzona, San-Damiano, San-Gavino-d'Ampugnani and Taglio-Isolaccio. The Fium'Alto rises to the south of the Monte San Petrone in the commune of Pie d'Orezza. It flows southeast past the village of Pie d'Orezza, east past Piedicroce and Stazzona, then generally north and east to the town of Folelli (Penta-di-Casinca) and the sea. The D71 road follows the upper part of the river, and then the D506 follows it for the remainder of its course. Hydrology Measurements of the river flow were taken at the Taglio-Isolaccio Taglio-Isolaccio is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
