Calenzana (; ) is a commune in the

Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) is a 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 ter ...

department of

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

on the island of

Corsica Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...

. In 1732 it was the site of an uprising by Corsican nationalists against the island's Genoese rulers. It is now best known as the starting (or finishing) point of the

GR 20 The GR 20 (or ''fra li monti'') is a GR footpath that crosses the Mediterranean island of Corsica running approximately north–south, described by the outdoor writer Paddy Dillon as "one of the top trails in the world". The whole trail is ab ...

long distance walk. The commune contains the

Étang de Crovani The Étang de Crovani () is a coastal lagoon beside the Mediterranean Sea on the west coast of the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica. Location The Étang de Crovani is on the west coast of Haute-Corse in the commune of Calen ...

, a coastal lagoon, that lies behind the Crovani beach (or Argentella beach) on Crovani bay.

Population

Monuments

* Église Saint-Blaise de Calenzana Calenzana E1aJPG

References

Communes of Haute-Corse Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{HauteCorse-geo-stub

Population

Monuments

See also

References