Calenzana
Calenzana | |
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![]() Calenzana seen from the GR 20 | |
Coordinates: 42°30′31″N 8°51′21″E / 42.5086°N 8.8558°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Haute-Corse |
Arrondissement | Calvi |
Canton | Calvi |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Guidoni[1] |
Area 1 | 182.77 km2 (70.57 sq mi) |
Population (2022)[2] | 2,571 |
• Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2B049 /20214 |
Elevation | 0–2,144 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
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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

See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ "Plage de l'Argentella - Crovani à Calenzana", plages.tv (in French), retrieved 2 December 2021
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE