The Chiuni () is a coastal river in the west of the department of
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; , or ; ) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January ...
, Corsica, France.
Course
The Chiuni is long.
It crosses the communes of
Cargèse
Cargèse (; or ; ; ) is a village and '' commune'' in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 27 km north of Ajaccio. , the commune had a population of 1,325.
The village was established at the ...
,
Marignana and
Piana.
The Chiuni rises in the commune of Marignana to the west of the Capu a é Macenule.
The source is at an altitude of .
It flows in a generally east-southeast direction to enter the sea in the Golfe de Chiuni.
There is a beach, the Plage de Chiuni, at the mouth of the river.
From the beach there is a view of Capu d'Orchinu and its
Genoese tower, the
Torra d'Orchinu.
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Chiuni (ordered by length) and sub-tributaries:
* Fornellu:
* Forcu a e Teghie:
** Ruscia:
*** Malo:
* Chesaccia:
** Aculone:
** Pascianu:
* Persicu:
** Truscielli:
* Milari:
* Ambione:
* Cario:
* Finucchiaghia:
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Corse-du-Sud
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Mediterranean Sea in Corsica