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
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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
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Église Saint-Blaise de Calenzana
See also
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Communes of the Haute-Corse department
The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, communes of the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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