Zonza () is a
commune in the
Corse-du-Sud department
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of
France
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on the island of
Corsica
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.
Geography
Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the
Incudine massif. This mountainous area extends 20 km from west to east from the village of Zonza to the
Tyrrhenian Sea
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and 12 km from north to south from the
Bavella pass to Mount Rossu.
The village is situated in the Rizzansee river valley on the mountainside opposite Quenza on the D268 road which connects Bavella to
Levie
Levie ( co, Livìa) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity of Corsica, France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
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.
To the east, the hamlet of Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is the centre of a coastal area which is irrigated by the
Cavu river
The Cavu or rivière de Cavu, (also called rivière de Cavo, ruisseau de Sainte-Lucie, ruisseau de Finicione) is a short river in the Corse-du-Sud department of Corsica which discharges into the Tyrrhenian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea. In 2014 ...
. No communication road exists between these two parts of the commune. To travel from Zonza Village to St. Lucia, a distance of 17 km as the crow flies, the Zonza massif must be circled to the south and Ospedale forest passed through. This route is about 50 km and takes over an hour.
History
On 29 November 1993, waters of the coastal Cavu river rose by ten times in the space of half an hour causing rocks, trees, telephone poles to slide down the hill and flooding all the houses on its banks. Taglio Rosso in Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio became isolated from the rest of the area.
This flood occurred at the same time as that of the Solenzara river which has its mouth at the town of the same name. Mudslides occurred in almost all of the
Sartène arrondissement, from
Propriano
Propriano (; co, Prupià, ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
It is situated on the Valinco Gulf.
Population
Transport
* Railway stations in Corsica - stillborn branch
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* Co ...
to
Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.
Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the mars ...
.
Sites and monuments
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio () is located on
Route nationale
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198 on the east coast, between
Sari-Solenzara
Sari-Solenzara (; co, Sari è Sulinzara; formerly in french: Sari-de-Porto-Vecchio, it, Sari di Porto Vecchio, co, Sari di Portivechju) is a commune and municipality in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. It is d ...
and Porto-Vecchio. The D168A, to the east, leads to the coast and to the village of
Pinarello
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, 3 km away. To the west, the D168 follows the Cavo river and leads to
Conca, a village 5 km away.
An annex to the town hall is on the D168a towards Pinarello. The village has shops including a supermarket, a doctor's surgery, a pharmacy, a petrol station and a bookshop. The village also offers a variety of holiday accommodation, including hotels, campsites and other locations.
Other hamlets
3 km to the east, the village of Pinarello (), a small fishing port and marina, boasts a magnificent white sand beach that runs along a 10ha pine forest. A road which subsequently becomes a path leads along the Cavo river to the west.
Population
See also
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Tour de Fautea
The Tower of Fautea ( co, Torra di Fautea) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the French island of Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of on the Punta di Fautea.
The tower was one of a ser ...
*
Tour de Pinarellu
The Tower of Pinareddu ( co, Torra di Pinareddu) is a Genoese tower located in the commune of Zonza (Corse-du-Sud) on the east coast of the Corsica. The tower sits at an elevation of on the Île de Pinarellu.
The tower was built in around 1595 ...
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Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
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References
External links
Guide to ZonzaGetting there, activities and restaurants
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Communes of Corse-du-Sud