Calvi, Haute-Corse

Calvi
View of the citadel
View of the citadel
Flag of Calvi
Coat of arms of Calvi
Location of Calvi
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Calvi is located in France
Calvi
Calvi
Calvi is located in Corsica
Calvi
Calvi
Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686°N 8.7569°E / 42.5686; 8.7569
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCalvi
CantonCalvi
IntercommunalityCalvi Balagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Ange Santini[1]
Area
1
31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
5,746
 • Density180/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B050 /20260
Elevation0–700 m (0–2,297 ft)
(avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calvi (/ˈkælv/; French: [kalvi]; Italian: [ˈkalvi]; Corsican: [ˈkalvi]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana.[3] According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace.

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Haute-Corse" (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2008..