Sotta
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 A panoramic view of Sotta from Punta | |
 Location of Sotta | |
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| Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E / 41.5456°N 9.1956°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Sartène |
| Canton | Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marc Serra[1] |
Area 1 | 67 km2 (26 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,893 |
| • Density | 28/km2 (73/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A288 /20146 |
| Elevation | 17–1,298 m (56–4,259 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sotta (Corsican pronunciation: [ˈsɔtːa]) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. It is one of communes in the canton of Grand Sud.
Geography
[edit]Sotta is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-Vecchio; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1,299 metres (4,262 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak and Eucalyptus.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 578 | — |
| 1975 | 683 | +2.41% |
| 1982 | 726 | +0.88% |
| 1990 | 762 | +0.61% |
| 1999 | 808 | +0.65% |
| 2007 | 872 | +0.96% |
| 2012 | 1,104 | +4.83% |
| 2017 | 1,371 | +4.43% |
| 2023 | 1,893 | +5.52% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transportation
[edit]The village is near the airport at Figari.
It has been used as a special stage in the Tour de Corse.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Corse-du-Sud" (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2008..
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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