Vico (; co, Vicu) is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
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 of
France
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on the island of
Corsica.
The
Sagone river flows through the commune from east to west, entering the sea in the village of
Sagone.
Sagone used to be the seat of a diocese, but by 1751 the town of Sagone was in ruins and uninhabited due to raids by
Barbary pirates.
The bishop lived inland in Vico, then a small town of some 800 inhabitants, under the civil government of Genoa.
The corporation of the Cathedral Chapter still existed, with two dignities and six canons.
In Vico there was one monastery of men.
Population
Sights
*
Torra di Sagone
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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