Velone-Orneto

Velone-Orneto
A view of the hamlet of Orneto A view of the hamlet of Orneto
Velone-Orneto
Location within Corsica region Velone-Orneto
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Bastia
Canton	Fiumalto-d'Ampugnani
Intercommunality	Costa Verde
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Pallenti
Area1	12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	113
• Density	9.2/km2 (24/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B340 / 20230
Elevation	102–1,247 m (335–4,091 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 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.

Velone-Orneto is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

The municipality of Velone Orneto is located about forty miles south of Bastia, and is part of the Tavagna (Haute-Corse), with four other municipalities: Taglio-Isolaccio, Pero-Casevecchie, Talasani and Poggio-Mezzana. Six hamlets composing the municipality: Orneto, Carbonaccia, Velone, Inelaccia, Fiuminale Suttanu and Fiuminale Supranu (the latter three have been abandoned).

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	158	—
1968	178	+12.7%
1975	124	−30.3%
1982	113	−8.9%
1990	109	−3.5%
1999	113	+3.7%
2008	113	+0.0%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE