Monticello, Haute-Corse

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

Monticello
Commune
The village of Monticello
Location of Monticello
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Coordinates: 42°37′05″N 8°57′16″E / 42.6181°N 8.9544°E / 42.6181; 8.9544
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	L'Île-Rousse
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Joseph Mattei^[1]
Area ¹	10.64 km² (4.11 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	2,029
• Density	190/km² (490/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B168 /20220
Elevation	0–408 m (0–1,339 ft) (avg. 120 m or 390 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic period.

In 1541, Monticello was raided and set aflame by the Barbary pirates led by the Turkish admiral Dragut.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	237	—
1968	237	+0.0%
1975	251	+5.9%
1982	500	+99.2%
1990	944	+88.8%
1999	1,253	+32.7%
2008	1,708	+36.3%

Monuments

See also

Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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