List Of Castles In Corsica
This is the list of castles, which are located in Corsica. * Château de Tuda, in Olmeta-di-Tuda * Citadelle de Bonifacio, in Bonifacio * Citadelle de Calvi, in Calvi * Château de Coasina, in Ventiseri * Citadelle de Corte, in Corte * Château de la Punta, in Alata See also * List of castles in France This is a list of castles in France, arranged by Region and Department. ;Notes: # The French word ''château'' has a wider meaning than the English ''castle'': it includes architectural entities that are properly called palaces, mansions or vine ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:List of chateaux in Corsica Corsica Châteaux in Corsica Corsica-related lists ...
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Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limit ...
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Château De Tuda
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropriate in English. ...
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Olmeta-di-Tuda
Olmeta-di-Tuda 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 France, communes of the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Citadelle De Bonifacio
Citadelle, the French word for citadel, may refer to: * Citadel of Quebec or ''La Citadelle'', a military installation and government residence in Quebec City, Canada * Citadelle Laferrière or the Citadelle, a 19th-century fortress in Nord, Haiti * Citadelle (gin), a French brand of gin *''Citadelle'', a 1948 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *''Citadelle'', a 2019 album by Izïa See also * * Citadel (other) * Cittadella (other) * Citadellet, a demolished 19th-century Norwegian fortress *The Citadel (other) The Citadel is a public military college in Charleston, South Carolina. The Citadel may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television * ''The Citadel'' (1938 film), based on the Cronin novel * ''The Citadel'' (1960 film), a 1 ...

Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud
Bonifacio (, , ; co, Bunifaziu , , or ; lij, label= Bonifacino, Bunifazziu; sdn, Bunifaciu) is a commune in the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the French department of Corse-du-Sud. Bonifacio is the setting of Guy de Maupassant's short story "Vendetta". The French leg of the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series takes place in Bonifacio. Geography Bonifacio is located directly on the Mediterranean Sea, separated from Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio. It is a city placed on the best and only major harbour of the southern coast and also is a commune covering a somewhat larger region including the offshore '' Isles Lavezzi'', giving it the distinction of being the southernmost commune in Metropolitan France. The commune is bordered on the northwest by the canton of Figari and has a short border on the northeast with the canton of Porto-Vecchio. The combined border runs approximately from the Golfe de Ventilegne on the west to the mouth of the Golfu di Sant'Amanza ...
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Citadelle De Calvi
Citadelle, the French word for citadel, may refer to: * Citadel of Quebec or ''La Citadelle'', a military installation and government residence in Quebec City, Canada * Citadelle Laferrière or the Citadelle, a 19th-century fortress in Nord, Haiti * Citadelle (gin), a French brand of gin *''Citadelle'', a 1948 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *''Citadelle'', a 2019 album by Izïa See also * * Citadel (other) * Cittadella (other) * Citadellet, a demolished 19th-century Norwegian fortress *The Citadel (other) The Citadel is a public military college in Charleston, South Carolina. The Citadel may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television * ''The Citadel'' (1938 film), based on the Cronin novel * ''The Citadel'' (1960 film), a 1 ...

Calvi, Haute-Corse
Calvi (; ; ; ) is a ''commune'' in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other ''commune'', Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana. According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace. Geography Calvi is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, from Bastia and from L'Île-Rousse. It is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica; however, the arrondissement is the smallest. Climate Calvi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Calvi is . The average annu ...
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Château De Coasina
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropriate in English. ...
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Ventiseri
Ventiseri is a Communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Climate Ventiseri has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Ventiseri is . The average annual rainfall is with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Ventiseri was on 4 July 1965; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 7 March 1971. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department References

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Citadelle De Corte
Citadelle, the French word for citadel, may refer to: * Citadel of Quebec or ''La Citadelle'', a military installation and government residence in Quebec City, Canada * Citadelle Laferrière or the Citadelle, a 19th-century fortress in Nord, Haiti * Citadelle (gin), a French brand of gin *''Citadelle'', a 1948 book by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry *''Citadelle'', a 2019 album by Izïa See also * * Citadel (other) * Cittadella (other) * Citadellet, a demolished 19th-century Norwegian fortress *The Citadel (other) The Citadel is a public military college in Charleston, South Carolina. The Citadel may also refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Film and television * ''The Citadel'' (1938 film), based on the Cronin novel * ''The Citadel'' (1960 film), a 1 ...

Corte, Haute-Corse
Corte (, ; ; ; co, link=no, Corti, ) is a communes of France, commune in the Haute-Corse departments of France, department, on the island of Corsica, France. It is the fourth-largest commune in Corsica after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio. Administration Corte is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Haute-Corse department. 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 Sights Sites of interest include the Fortress (''A citadella''), the Museum of Corsica (''Museu di a Corsica''), and the University of Corsica Pascal Paoli, University of Corsica (''Università di Corsica''). Transport National roads lead to Ajaccio and Bastia. Corte is also linked to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi, Haute-Corse, Calvi by the Chemins de fer de Corse, Chemin de fer de la Corse (Corsican Railway), and is served by trains running between Ajaccio and ...
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Château De La Punta
A château (; plural: châteaux) is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor, or a fine country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally, and still most frequently, in French-speaking regions. Nowadays a ''château'' may be any stately residence built in a French style; the term is additionally often used for a winegrower's estate, especially in the Bordeaux region of France. Definition The word château is a French word that has entered the English language, where its meaning is more specific than it is in French. The French word ''château'' denotes buildings as diverse as a medieval fortress, a Renaissance palace and a fine 19th-century country house. Care should therefore be taken when translating the French word ''château'' into English, noting the nature of the building in question. Most French châteaux are "palaces" or fine "country houses" rather than "castles", and for these, the word "château" is appropriate in English. ...
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