Corte

Corte () in is a city (a "commune" in French) in the Haute-Corse département in central area of  Corsica, in France. It is the fourth-largest city in Corsica (after Ajaccio, Bastia, and Porto-Vecchio), with a population of  6,329 inhabitants in 1999. Corte was the capital of the Corsican independent state during the period of Pasquale Paoli.

Geography
 Area: 149.27 km²
 Average altitude: 486 m

Important places in Corte
 The Fortress (A citadella)
 The Museum of Corsica (Museu di a Corsica),

Roads
Corte is connected to Ajaccio, Bastia and Calvi by the Corsican railway.

University
Corte has become a major University town in Corsica since the Pasquale Paoli University opened  1980.

Famous people born in Corte
 Joseph Bonaparte (1768-1844), the eldest brother of the French Emperor Napoleon I.

Other websites
 Official website 
 Tourist office website 
 University of Corsica

Category:Communes in Haute-Corse
Category:Subprefectures in France