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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi, which contains Calvi and one other commune, Lumio. Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi, which contains, besides the Canton of Calvi, three other cantons: L'Île-Rousse, Belgodère, and Calenzana.[3] According to legend, Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace.
Panorama of Calvi and its Gulf seen from Notre-Dame de La Serra
Calvi is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km (59 mi) from Bastia and 24 km (15 mi) from L'Île-Rousse. It is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica; however, the arrondissement is the smallest.
Climateedit
Calvi has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classificationCsa). The average annual temperature in Calvi is 16.4 °C (61.5 °F). The average annual rainfall is 652.8 mm (25.70 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 24.7 °C (76.5 °F), and lowest in February, at around 9.4 °C (48.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Calvi was 42.1 °C (107.8 °F) on 29 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −5.6 °C (21.9 °F) on 30 January 1963.
Comparison of local Meteorological data with other cities in France[4]
Calvi was founded in the 13th century.[6] Its motto, "Calvi semper fidelis" ("Calvi Always Faithful"), referred originally to its loyalty to the Republic of Genoa, which instated there a closed city centre (préside) in 1278, and built a new castle in 1491 to face new artillery technologies.[7] The motto originates from 1553 when Calvi repulsed two attacks by the French and Turks,[6] aided by Corsican exiles.
During the war with Revolutionary France, British forces under Admiral Nelson and Lieutenant-General Charles Stuart captured the city in the Siege of Calvi in 1794. It was during the bombardment of Calvi that Nelson sustained the injury that cost him his eye. The town was retaken by Corsicans the following year.[6]
^(PDF). Fiche Climatologique: Statistiques 1991–2020 et records (in French). Meteo France. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2019. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Calvi". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 5 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 70–71.
^Catherine Herrgott (15 December 2013). "Les citadelles urbaines en Corse : patrimonialisation d'un territoire particulier". Études caribéennes (in French) (26). doi:10.4000/etudescaribeennes.6714. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
^Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Calvi, EHESS(in French).
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For other uses see Calvi disambiguation You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French December 2008 Click show for important translation instructions View a machine translated version of the French article Machine translation like DeepL or Google Translate is a useful starting point for translations but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate rather than simply copy pasting machine translated text into the English Wikipedia Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Calvi see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Calvi to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Calvi ˈ k ae l v iː French kalvi Italian ˈkalvi Corsican ˈkalvi is a commune in the Haute Corse department of France on the island of Corsica CalviSubprefecture and communeView of the citadelFlagCoat of armsLocation of CalviCalviShow map of FranceCalviShow map of CorsicaCoordinates 42 34 07 N 8 45 25 E 42 5686 N 8 7569 E 42 5686 8 7569CountryFranceRegionCorsicaDepartmentHaute CorseArrondissementCalviCantonCalviIntercommunalityCalvi BalagneGovernment Mayor 2020 2026 Ange Santini 1 Area131 20 km2 12 05 sq mi Population 2021 2 5 746 Density180 km2 480 sq mi Time zoneUTC 01 00 CET Summer DST UTC 02 00 CEST INSEE Postal code2B050 20260Elevation0 700 m 0 2 297 ft avg 81 m or 266 ft 1 French Land Register data which excludes lakes ponds glaciers gt 1 km2 0 386 sq mi or 247 acres and river estuaries It is the seat of the Canton of Calvi which contains Calvi and one other commune Lumio Calvi is also the capital of the Arrondissement of Calvi which contains besides the Canton of Calvi three other cantons L Ile Rousse Belgodere and Calenzana 3 According to legend Christopher Columbus supposedly came from Calvi which at the time was part of the Genoese Empire Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation he would have been expected to mask his exact birthplace Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Climate 2 History 3 Population 4 Economy 5 Transport 6 Monuments 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksGeography edit nbsp Panorama of Calvi and its Gulf seen from Notre Dame de La SerraCalvi is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica 95 km 59 mi from Bastia and 24 km 15 mi from L Ile Rousse It is the fifth largest commune in Corsica however the arrondissement is the smallest Climate edit Calvi has a hot summer mediterranean climate Koppen climate classification Csa The average annual temperature in Calvi is 16 4 C 61 5 F The average annual rainfall is 652 8 mm 25 70 in with November as the wettest month The temperatures are highest on average in August at around 24 7 C 76 5 F and lowest in February at around 9 4 C 48 9 F The highest temperature ever recorded in Calvi was 42 1 C 107 8 F on 29 July 1983 the coldest temperature ever recorded was 5 6 C 21 9 F on 30 January 1963 Comparison of local Meteorological data with other cities in France 4 Town Sunshine nbsp hours yr Rain nbsp mm yr Snow nbsp days yr Storm nbsp days yr Fog nbsp days yr National average 1 973 770 14 22 40Calvi 2 713 4 668 3 1 6 25 3 0 5Paris 1 661 637 12 18 10Nice 2 724 767 1 29 1Strasbourg 1 693 665 29 29 56Brest 1 605 1 211 7 12 75 Climate data for Calvi Haute Corse 1991 2020 averages extremes 1960 present Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high C F 23 3 73 9 23 6 74 5 28 8 83 8 32 1 89 8 36 0 96 8 39 2 102 6 42 1 107 8 40 6 105 1 37 4 99 3 32 9 91 2 29 8 85 6 25 4 77 7 42 1 107 8 Mean daily maximum C F 14 0 57 2 14 2 57 6 16 4 61 5 19 1 66 4 23 1 73 6 27 2 81 0 30 2 86 4 30 2 86 4 26 4 79 5 22 4 72 3 17 8 64 0 14 9 58 8 21 3 70 3 Daily mean C F 9 5 49 1 9 4 48 9 11 5 52 7 14 0 57 2 17 8 64 0 21 8 71 2 24 6 76 3 24 7 76 5 21 3 70 3 17 7 63 9 13 6 56 5 10 6 51 1 16 4 61 5 Mean daily minimum C F 5 0 41 0 4 7 40 5 6 6 43 9 8 9 48 0 12 5 54 5 16 4 61 5 19 0 66 2 19 2 66 6 16 2 61 2 13 0 55 4 9 3 48 7 6 2 43 2 11 4 52 5 Record low C F 5 6 21 9 3 9 25 0 4 6 23 7 0 4 31 3 3 7 38 7 7 5 45 5 10 6 51 1 12 3 54 1 7 9 46 2 2 6 36 7 2 3 27 9 4 2 24 4 5 6 21 9 Average precipitation mm inches 50 3 1 98 53 5 2 11 58 9 2 32 55 8 2 20 40 8 1 61 32 2 1 27 7 6 0 30 23 3 0 92 59 1 2 33 79 2 3 12 115 4 4 54 76 7 3 02 652 8 25 70 Average precipitation days 1 0 mm 6 1 6 0 6 4 6 7 5 0 2 9 1 0 1 7 5 5 7 1 9 2 7 7 65 4Average snowy days 0 5 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 6Mean monthly sunshine hours 132 7 150 0 204 6 237 9 296 1 330 9 370 6 331 3 247 0 189 6 131 8 123 3 2 745 6Source Meteo France 5 History editCalvi was founded in the 13th century 6 Its motto Calvi semper fidelis Calvi Always Faithful referred originally to its loyalty to the Republic of Genoa which instated there a closed city centre preside in 1278 and built a new castle in 1491 to face new artillery technologies 7 The motto originates from 1553 when Calvi repulsed two attacks by the French and Turks 6 aided by Corsican exiles During the war with Revolutionary France British forces under Admiral Nelson and Lieutenant General Charles Stuart captured the city in the Siege of Calvi in 1794 It was during the bombardment of Calvi that Nelson sustained the injury that cost him his eye The town was retaken by Corsicans the following year 6 Population editHistorical populationYearPop p a 18001 162 18061 083 1 17 18211 175 0 55 18311 382 1 64 18361 457 1 06 18411 746 3 69 18461 502 2 97 18511 837 4 11 18561 412 5 13 18612 069 7 94 18661 884 1 86 18722 175 2 42 18761 998 2 10 18812 023 0 25 18861 987 0 36 18912 162 1 70 18962 132 0 28 19011 998 1 29 YearPop p a 19062 077 0 78 19112 269 1 78 19212 387 0 51 19262 586 1 61 19312 827 1 80 19362 824 0 02 19462 053 3 14 19542 035 0 11 19622 258 1 31 19682 767 3 45 19753 530 3 54 19823 579 0 20 19904 815 3 78 19995 177 0 81 20075 441 0 62 20125 514 0 27 20175 559 0 16 Source EHESS 8 and INSEE 1968 2017 9 Economy edit nbsp Port of CalviThe economy of Calvi is essentially based on summer tourism which started in 1950 due to the pioneering efforts of Vladimir Raitz Transport editCalvi is served by the international Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport the Xavier Colonna Port and a metre gauge railway line to L Ile Rousse and Ponte Leccia connecting with the main line Ajaccio Bastia Monuments editTour du Sel and the citadel Eglise Sainte Marie de CalviSee also editCommunes of the Haute Corse department Festival du Vent FCA CalviReferences edit Repertoire national des elus les maires data gouv fr Plateforme ouverte des donnees publiques francaises in French 2 December 2020 Populations legales 2021 The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies 28 December 2023 France le tresor des regions Departement Haute Corse in French Retrieved 6 May 2008 Paris Nice Strasbourg Brest Calvi 20 PDF Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991 2020 et records in French Meteo France Archived from the original PDF on 20 October 2019 Retrieved 8 September 2022 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Calvi Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 5 11th ed Cambridge University Press pp 70 71 Catherine Herrgott 15 December 2013 Les citadelles urbaines en Corse patrimonialisation d un territoire particulier Etudes caribeennes in French 26 doi 10 4000 etudescaribeennes 6714 Retrieved 16 May 2017 Des villages de Cassini aux communes d aujourd hui Commune data sheet Calvi EHESS in French Population en historique depuis 1968 INSEEExternal links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calvi nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Calvi Official website in French nbsp The port citadel viewed from the port nbsp The port panoramic view from the Citadel nbsp Calvi panorama nbsp Calvi viewed from the sea Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Calvi Haute Corse amp oldid 1178903912, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
