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Tavignano River
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, Casamaccioli, Corte, Erbajolo, Giuncaggio, Piedicorte-di-Gaggio, Poggio-di-Venaco, Riventosa, Santa-Lucia-di-Mercurio, Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco and Venaco. The Tavignano rises below the Capu a u Tozzu and flows to the east. It runs through Lac de Nino near its source. Part of the river's upper section flows through the Réserve biologique intégrale du Tavignano. It then flows through the town of Corte. From Corte it runs southeast to the Tyrrhenian Sea near Aléria, followed by the T50 road. it enters the sea between the Étang de Diane and the Étang del Sale. Its entire course is in the Haute-Corse ''département''. Hydrology File:IMG 1459 Lac de Nino 13 10 2017.JPG, Lac de Nino near the source of the Tavignano File:Altiani-Tavignano a ... [...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] |
Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco
Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department *Henry Padovani *Pierre Salvadori *Lea Padovani Lea Padovani (28 July 1920 – 23 June 1991) was an Italian film actress. She appeared in 60 films between 1945 and 1990. She starred in the film '' Black Dossier'' which was entered into the 1955 Cannes Film Festival. Partial filmography ... References Communes of Haute-Corse {{HauteCorse-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rivers Of Haute-Corse
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of water. Small rivers can be referred to using names such as Stream#Creek, creek, Stream#Brook, brook, rivulet, and rill. There are no official definitions for the generic term river as applied to Geographical feature, geographic features, although in some countries or communities a stream is defined by its size. Many names for small rivers are specific to geographic location; examples are "run" in some parts of the United States, "Burn (landform), burn" in Scotland and northeast England, and "beck" in northern England. Sometimes a river is defined as being larger than a creek, but not always: the language is vague. Rivers are part of the water cycle. Water generally collects in a river from Precipitation (meteorology), precipitation through a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Restonica
The Restonica is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. The river has a steep and rocky course with many pools and waterfalls. The valley contains two lakes, and is a popular tourist destination. Course The Restonica is long. It rises to the north of the Punta Muzzella in the canton of Corte. It originates in the Lac de Melu Lac de Melu is a lake in Corsica, France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacif .... The river continues in a northeast direction to join the Tavignano in the town of Corte. The Lac de l'Oriente to the north of the Monte Rotondo, drains through the Ruisseau de Lamento or Timozzo, a tributary of the Restonica. The small Lac de Pozzolo to the east of Monte Rotondo drains through the Ruisseau de Pozzolo, a tributary of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsiglièse
The Corsiglièse is a stream in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. Course The Corsiglièse is long. The stream rises to the south of the village of Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio and flows in a generally south-southeast direction to its junction with the Tavignano. It runs between the D16 or D116 to the east and the D14 to the west. The course of the Corsiglièse follows a fault between the schist Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity. This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a low-power hand lens, oriented in such a way that the rock is easily split into thin flakes ... mountains and the eastern plain, an unstable area where landslides are possible. The castrum of Petralerata (Pietr'Ellerat) was in the heart of the Corsiglièse valley, on a peak, and had a defensive character unmatched on the island. It was first mentioned in 1149. Tributaries The followi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vecchio
''Vecchio'' (; plural ''vecchi'', meaning "old one" or simply "old"), is a category of aged, male characters from the Italian ''commedia dell'arte''. The primary members of this group are Pantalone, Il DottoreRobert Henke ''Performance and literature in the commedia dell'arte'', Improvvisation and characters, Individual roles, pp.19-24 and Il Capitano. Pantalone and Il Dottore are the alter ego of each other, Pantalone being the decadent wealthy merchant, and Il Dottore being the decadent erudite. They are overwhelmingly the antagonists, opposing the love of the ''innamorati''; the comic ending is produced when the ''zanni'' manage to overcome them and unite the lovers. "Vecchio" is the Italian word for "old" (as used in Ponte Vecchio The Ponte Vecchio ("Old Bridge", ) is a medieval stone closed-spandrel segmental arch bridge over the Arno River, in Florence, Italy. The only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during the Second World War, it is noted for the shops bui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tagnone
The Tagnone is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Tavignano. Course The Tagnone is long. It crosses the communes of Aghione, Aléria, Pietroso and Vezzani. The Tagnone rises in the commune of Vezzani to the northeast of the Punta Paglia. It run east past the village of Vezzani, then runs in a generally southeast direction to its confluence with the Tavignano south of Aléria, near the mouth of the Tavignano on the Tyrrhenian Sea. The D343 road follows the Tagnone for much of its course. Valley The Tagnone valley lies between the Tavignanu and Fium'Orbu valleys. It is smaller than these valleys and more isolated. The head of the valley is the ridge that connects the Punta della Pinghella to the Punta Paglia. To the north the valley is flanked by relatively low slopes. To the south it is separated from the Fium'Orbu valley by a line of heights that are above high until the edge of the coastal plain. The villages o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Departments Of France
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-six departments are in metropolitan France, and five are overseas departments, which are also classified as overseas regions. Departments are further subdivided into 332 arrondissements, and these are divided into cantons. The last two levels of government have no autonomy; they are the basis of local organisation of police, fire departments and, sometimes, administration of elections. Each department is administered by an elected body called a departmental council ( ing. lur.. From 1800 to April 2015, these were called general councils ( ing. lur.. Each council has a president. Their main areas of responsibility include the management of a number of social and welfare allowances, of junior high school () buildings and technical staff, ... [...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] |
Étang Del Sale
The Étang de Sale is a coastal wetland beside the Tyrrhenian Sea on the east coast of the Haute-Corse department of the French island of Corsica. Location The Étang de Sale is in the commune of Aléria. It lies between the T10 coastal highway and the sea, to the south of the village of Aléria and the Étang de Diane. At the north the wetland delimited by the Tavignano river. The wetland is long and covers an area of . The lagoon covers about . To the south is the agricultural estate of the Casabianda Detention Center. The Étang d'Urbino is to the southeast. History Before about 4050 BCE the Étang de Sale site held a forest of pine, alder and deciduous oak, with some lime and birch. After this period there was a growing population of holm oak ('' Quercus ilex'') and increasing numbers of forest species. This continued until perhaps 1300 CE, when there was a large-scale clearance, after which herb species such as Cyperaceae, Poaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cistus, Asteroidea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étang De Diane
The Étang de Diane ( co, Stagnu di Diana) is a coastal lagoon beside the Tyrrhenian Sea on the east coast of Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica. The lagoon served as a port for the Ancient Greeks, and then for the Romans. Today it is privately owned and mainly used for shellfish farming and fishing. Location The Étang de Diane is between the T10 coastal highway and the sea, just north of the village of Aléria. It is divided between the communes of Aléria in the south and Tallone in the north. The Tavignano river enters the sea just south of Aléria and the lagoon. The Étang de Terrenzana is just north of the lagoon. Physical The Étang de Diane is separated from the sea by a marshy area and a ''lido'' (sand bar). The lagoon has a channel to the sea running east from the north end. The channel plays a key role in maintaining the quality of the environment and thus supporting aquaculture. The main source of freshwater is the Ruisseau d'Arena, which enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
