Pianottoli-Caldarello (; ; co, Pianottuli è Caldareddu) is a
commune
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in the
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 collect ...
department
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of
France
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on the island of
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 ...
.
[Commune de Pianottoli-Caldarello (2A215)]
INSEE
It is part of the
canton of Grand Sud The canton of Grand Sud is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. It was created by the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Porto-Vecchio.
It consists of the fo ...
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Geography
Pianottoli-Caldarello is to the west of the commune of Figari
Figari (; also co, Fìgari) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.
Geography
The village of Figari is to the southeast of Sartène, to the southwest of Porto-Vecchio and to the north of Bon ...
on the road to Sartène
Sartène (; co, Sartè ; it, Sartena or ) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.
Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the st ...
. Originally named Caldarello, it was detached from Zérubia in 1864 then changed its name in 1921. The commune comprises predominantly shoreline with the Bay of Figari to the east, Point Capineru, the small islands of Bruzzi (a nature reserve) and two deep coves (Chevanu and Arbitru). A small port is developing near Caldarello to the east. The rocky hinterland extends in the direction of Mount Cagna to the north, going up to on Ovace; for a long tome it served as pasturage for Zérubia, and is still used for that purpose.[.]
Population
Sights
* Torra di Caldarellu
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
Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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