Calenzana

Calenzana
Calenzana seen from the GR 20 Calenzana seen from the GR 20
Coat of arms of Calenzana Coat of arms
Calenzana
Location within Corsica region Calenzana
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calenzana
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Pierre Guidoni
Area1	182.77 km2 (70.57 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	1,943
• Density	11/km2 (28/sq mi)
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Calenzana 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.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,050	—
1968	1,061	+1.0%
1975	1,478	+39.3%
1982	1,623	+9.8%
1990	1,535	−5.4%
1999	1,722	+12.2%
2008	1,943	+12.8%

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See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE