Costa, Haute-Corse

Costa

The village of Costa
Costa

Coordinates: 42°34′34″N 9°00′08″E / 42.5761°N 9.0022°E / 42.5761; 9.0022Coordinates: 42°34′34″N 9°00′08″E / 42.5761°N 9.0022°E / 42.5761; 9.0022
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton Belgodère
Intercommunality E Cinque Pieve di Balagna
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Marie Mancini
Area1 1.09 km2 (0.42 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 62
  Density 57/km2 (150/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B097 / 20226
Elevation 160–604 m (525–1,982 ft)
(avg. 350 m or 1,150 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Costa is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

It is in the north of the island, about 5km south east of Belgodère, just off the D71 corniche. The commune is built on the site of the medieval parish of Tuani.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196260    
196890+50.0%
197573−18.9%
198269−5.5%
199046−33.3%
199948+4.3%
200862+29.2%

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