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Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Venaco
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 The churches and surrounding buildings in Venaco | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Venaco  | |
  Venaco  Venaco | |
| Coordinates: 42°13′03″N 9°10′24″E / 42.2176°N 9.1733°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Corte |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | David Piferini[1] |
Area 1 | 53.72 km2 (20.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 666 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B341 /20231 |
| Elevation | 198–2,626 m (650–8,615 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editVenaco is on the Vecchio River with Mont Rotondo, 2,622 metres (8,602 ft) to the west and Mont Cardo, 2,543 metres (8,343 ft) on the north. It contains Lake Bellebone.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 851 | — |
| 1968 | 886 | 4.1% |
| 1975 | 715 | −19.3% |
| 1982 | 747 | 4.5% |
| 1990 | 614 | −17.8% |
| 1999 | 657 | 7.0% |
| 2008 | 752 | 14.5% |
Transport
editThe town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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