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Commune in Corsica, France
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Commune in Corsica, France
Pietrosella
Commune
The parish church of Sainte-MoniqueThe parish church of Sainte-Monique
Location of Pietrosella
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Coordinates: 41°50′15″N 8°50′48″E / 41.8375°N 8.8467°E / 41.8375; 8.8467
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonTaravo-Ornano
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Baptiste Luccioni
Area35.23 km (13.60 sq mi)
Population2,042
 • Density58/km (150/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code2A228 /20166
Elevation0–728 m (0–2,388 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pietrosella (French pronunciation: [pjɛtʁozela]; Corsican: Pitrusedda) is a French commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.

History

On 6 September 1997, members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica stormed a gendarmerie barracks at Pietrosella. The weapons stolen from the attack were used to assassinate Claude Érignac on 6 February 1998, homicide committed by Yvan Colonna who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 118—    
1975 350+16.80%
1982 738+11.25%
1990 864+1.99%
1999 1,028+1.95%
2009 1,242+1.91%
2014 1,479+3.55%
2020 1,945+4.67%
Source: INSEE

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. Valode, Philippe (2007). Les énigmes de la Ve République (in French). Éditions Générales First. p. 220.
  4. "Corsican nationalist Colonna found guilty of murder". France 24. 20 June 2011.
  5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
Corse-du-Sud Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department


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