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Tolla Dam
The Lac de Tolla is a reservoir in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is the largest lake on Corsica, and powers a hydroelectric plant. Location The Lac de Tolla is formed by a dam (Barrage de Tolla) on the Prunelli river. The Ruisseau d'Agnone and the Ese River also empty into the lake. It is in the commune of Tolla just south of the village of Tolla. The D3 road runs along its north shore. Lake Tolla is at an altitude of . There is a belvedere on the heights above the lake from which the dam can be seen. It is less than an hour's drive away from Ajaccio. Dam The Barrage de Tolla was built between 1958 and 1960, and was commissioned in 1965. It is owned and operated by ''Électricité de France'' (EDF). It is a gravity dam high and long with a crest elevation of . It impounds of water. Between 3 November and 20 December of water entered the reservoir, three times its capacity. Typically the reservoir would receive five times its capacity ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council. 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 158,507.Populations légales 2019: 2A Corse-du-Sud INSEE History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prunelli
The Prunelli is a small coastal river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It flows into the Golfe d'Ajaccio on the Mediterranean Sea. Course The Prunelli is long. It crosses the communes of Ajaccio, Bastelica, Bastelicaccia, Cauro, Eccica-Suarella, Grosseto-Prugna, Ocana and Tolla. The Prunelli originates in Lac de Bracca to the northeast of the Punta Capanella and southeast of the Punta alla Vetta. It flows east, then turns to a southwest direction, flows through Lac de Vitalaca and continues past Bastelica. The Prunelli is joined by the Ese river to the east of Tolla. The Ese is crossed by the magnificent Zipitoli Genoese bridge near its confluence with the Prunelli. To the south of Tolla the river is dammed to form the Lac de Tolla. It continues in a southwest direction to enter the sea to the southwest of Bastelicaccia. The lower valley is wide and full of orchards and fields. Lakes Lac de Bracca is one of the highest lakes in Corsica at an altitude of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ese River
The Ese (french: Ese or Rivière d'Ese) is a river in the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Prunelli river, which it joins in the Lac de Tolla. Course The Ese is long. It crosses the communes of Bastelica, Ciamannacce, Frasseto, Guitera-les-Bains, Tasso and Tolla. It rises in the commune of Ciamannacce to the north of the Monte Giovanni. It passes a ski resort, the Val d'Ese, in its upper reaches. It flows in a generally southwest direction, then turns west and joins the Prunelli at the head of Lac de Tolla. The D27a leads from Bastelica for to the Ese plateau at . In winter there is a downhill and cross-country ski resort here. If there is no snow, visitors can hike in the Pozzines. Lower down, the Ese is crossed by the magnificent Zipitoli Genoese bridge near its confluence with the Prunelli. The bridge is near the point where the D27 crosses the Ese, and can be reached by a short walk. The Lac de Tolla is formed by a dam (Barrage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tolla, Corse-du-Sud
Tolla (; co, Todda) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It gives its name to the Lac de Tolla, a hydroelectric reservoir. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajaccio
Ajaccio (, , ; French: ; it, Aiaccio or ; co, Aiacciu , locally: ; la, Adiacium) is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the ''Collectivité territoriale de Corse'' (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, southeast of Marseille. The original city went into decline in the Middle Ages, but began to prosper again after the Genoese built a citadel in 1492, to the south of the earlier settlement. After the Corsican Republic was declared in 1755, the Genoese continued to hold several citadels, including Ajaccio, until the French took control of the island. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Ajacciens'' (men) or ''Ajacciennes'' (women). The most famous of these is Napoleon Bonaparte, who was born in Ajaccio in 1769, and whose ancestral home, the Maison Bonaparte, is now a museum. Other dedications to him in the city incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Électricité De France
Électricité de France S.A. (literally ''Electricity of France''), commonly known as EDF, is a French multinational electric utility company, largely owned by the French state. Headquartered in Paris, with €71.2 billion in revenues in 2016, EDF operates a diverse portfolio of at least 120 gigawatts of generation capacity in Europe, South America, North America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. In 2009, EDF was the world's largest producer of electricity. Its 56 active nuclear reactors (in France) are spread out over 18 sites (nuclear power plants). They comprise 32 reactors of 900 MWe, 20 reactors of 1,300 MWe, and 4 reactors of 1,450 MWe, all PWRs. EDF was created on 8 April 1946 by the 1945 parliament, from the merging of various divided actors. EDF led France's post-war energy growth, with a unique focus on civil nuclear energy, through reconstruction and further industrialization within the Trente Glorieuse, being a fleuron of France's new industrial landscape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Waterbodies Of Corse-du-Sud
This list of waterbodies of Corse-du-Sud includes static bodies of water (lakes, reservoirs, coastal lagoons) and flowing bodies of water (rivers and streams) in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica. Static waterbodies Natural lakes Lakes in the Monte Rotondo massif include: * Lac de Creno () * () * () Lakes in the Monte Renoso massif include: * Lac de Bracca () * Lac de Vitalaca () Lakes in the Monte Incudine massif include: * Lac du Monte Tignoso () Artificial reservoirs Artificial reservoirs built to store water for drinking, irrigation or hydroelectric power generation include: * Ortolo () * Ospedale () * Talza () * Tolla () * Rizzanese/Zoza () Coastal lagoons * Étang de Balistra * Étang de Santa Giulia Rivers and streams Rivers and streams (french: ruisseaux) in Corse-du-Sud are listed below in clockwise sequence, from east to south to west to north, with their main tributaries. East coast *Solenzara *Cavu * Oso *Lagunienu *St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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