Lucciana (, , ) is a French commune in the department of Upper Corsica, collectivity and island of

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Geography

Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly to the south of

Bastia Bastia ( , , , ; ) is a communes of France, commune in the Departments of France, department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest popu ...

, the commune extends itself to the mountainous summit as far as the twisted

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of La Marana bordering the

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. The

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of Bastia - Poretta is situated in the commune.

History

The Roman town of Mariana had been founded by

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in 93 BC. It was the seat of the

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of Mariana, associated with the dioceses of

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and

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, which lasted until it was transferred, along with all Corsican bishoprics, by the

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to the

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Economy

* A

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SACOI located in the commune connects the power grids of Corsica and

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with the grid of the Italian mainland.

Population

Sights

*The Cathedral of the Canonica. Romanesque architecture from the 11th century. Renovated and dedicated to the

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. The cathedral features a statue of the Corsican patron saint

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and a bronze figure of

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by MC Sei Dominici. *The archeological site of Mariana - excavations open to the public. *It has been used as a special stage in the

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International relations

Lucciana is twinned with: *

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, Monaco (2009)

References

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