Calenzana

Commune in Corsica, France

(2020–2026) Pierre Guidoni^[1]Area182.77 km² (70.57 sq mi)Population2,566 • Density14/km² (36/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation0–2,144 m (0–7,034 ft)
(avg. 250 m or 820 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calenzana (French pronunciation: [kalɛnzana]; Corsican: Calinzana) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

In 1732 it was the site of an uprising by Corsican nationalists against the island's Genoese rulers.

It is now best known as the starting (or finishing) point of the GR 20 long distance walk.

The commune contains the Étang de Crovani, a coastal lagoon, that lies behind the Crovani beach (or Argentella beach) on Crovani bay.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,061	—
1975	1,478	+4.85%
1982	1,623	+1.35%
1990	1,535	−0.69%
1999	1,722	+1.29%
2007	1,831	+0.77%
2012	2,308	+4.74%
2017	2,342	+0.29%
Source: INSEE[4]

Monuments

• Église Saint-Blaise de Calenzana

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References