Vescovato, Haute-Corse

Vescovato
U Vescuvatu

A view of the village of Vescovato

Coat of arms
Vescovato

Coordinates: 42°29′41″N 9°26′26″E / 42.4947°N 9.4406°E / 42.4947; 9.4406Coordinates: 42°29′41″N 9°26′26″E / 42.4947°N 9.4406°E / 42.4947; 9.4406
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Vescovato
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Benoît Bruzi
Area1 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi)
Population (2011)2 2,522
  Density 140/km2 (370/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B346 / 20215
Elevation 0–440 m (0–1,444 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 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.

Vescovato (Corsican: U Vescuvatu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Its name derives from the Italian term for "bishopric". (Italian: vescovado) According to Lucien Auguste Letteron (a Corsican Historian), the name would originate from the Bishop of Mariana, Opizzu Cortincu (1218-1260 ?) who founded the new village.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19621,056    
19681,509+42.9%
19752,040+35.2%
19822,129+4.4%
19902,329+9.4%
19992,316−0.6%
20082,336+0.9%
20112,522+8.0%

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