Pietrosella (French pronunciation: [pjɛtʁozela]; Corsican: Pitrusedda) is a French commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.

Pietrosella
The parish church of Sainte-Monique
The parish church of Sainte-Monique
Location of Pietrosella
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Pietrosella is located in France
Pietrosella
Pietrosella
Pietrosella is located in Corsica
Pietrosella
Pietrosella
Coordinates: 41°50′15″N 8°50′48″E / 41.8375°N 8.8467°E / 41.8375; 8.8467
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonTaravo-Ornano
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Baptiste Luccioni[1]
Area
1
35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,968
 • Density56/km2 (140/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A228 /20166
Elevation0–728 m (0–2,388 ft)
(avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

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On 6 September 1997, members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica stormed a gendarmerie barracks at Pietrosella.[3] The weapons stolen from the attack were used to assassinate Claude Érignac on 6 February 1998, homicide committed by Yvan Colonna who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 118—    
1975 350+16.80%
1982 738+11.25%
1990 864+1.99%
1999 1,028+1.95%
2009 1,242+1.91%
2014 1,479+3.55%
2020 1,945+4.67%
Source: INSEE[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Valode, Philippe (2007). Les énigmes de la Ve République (in French). Éditions Générales First. p. 220.
  4. ^ "Corsican nationalist Colonna found guilty of murder". France 24. 20 June 2011.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE