La Porta | |
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 Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste | |
Location of La Porta  | |
  La Porta  La Porta | |
| Coordinates: 42°25′25″N 9°21′12″E / 42.4236°N 9.3533°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Casinca-Fumalto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Biaggi[1] |
Area 1 | 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 191 |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B246 /20237 |
| Elevation | 220–1,373 m (722–4,505 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
La Porta (Italian pronunciation: [la ˌpɔrta], French: [la pɔʁta]; Corsican: A Porta d'Ampugnani) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
La Porta is situated in the heart of the Castagniccia, of which this is the largest settlement. It formed the gateway (porta) to the ancient pieve of Ampugnani.[3]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Michellin, Corse, s.v. "La Porta"