Calacuccia (French pronunciation: [kalakutʃ(j)a]) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. It contains the Lac de Calacuccia, a hydroelectric reservoir, just south of the village of Calacuccia.

Calacuccia
A panorama of Calacuccia
A panorama of Calacuccia
Location of Calacuccia
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Calacuccia is located in France
Calacuccia
Calacuccia
Calacuccia is located in Corsica
Calacuccia
Calacuccia
Coordinates: 42°20′12″N 9°01′05″E / 42.3367°N 9.0181°E / 42.3367; 9.0181
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonGolo-Morosaglia
Government
 • Mayor (2021–2026) Mathieu Acquaviva[1]
Area
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18.77 km2 (7.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
270
 • Density14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B047 /20224
Elevation705–1,760 m (2,313–5,774 ft)
(avg. 847 m or 2,779 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Climate

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Calacuccia has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csb). The average annual temperature in Calacuccia is 11.5 °C (52.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 891.5 mm (35.10 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 21.3 °C (70.3 °F), and lowest in January, at around 3.6 °C (38.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Calacuccia was 40.0 °C (104.0 °F) on 23 July 1983; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −14.6 °C (5.7 °F) on 11 February 2012.

Climate data for Calacuccia (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1950−2016)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.4
(70.5)
19.8
(67.6)
27.0
(80.6)
28.0
(82.4)
32.9
(91.2)
36.4
(97.5)
40.0
(104.0)
37.5
(99.5)
35.0
(95.0)
30.0
(86.0)
23.2
(73.8)
19.0
(66.2)
40.0
(104.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.5
(47.3)
9.2
(48.6)
12.3
(54.1)
14.6
(58.3)
19.9
(67.8)
24.7
(76.5)
28.8
(83.8)
28.2
(82.8)
23.0
(73.4)
18.3
(64.9)
12.4
(54.3)
9.1
(48.4)
17.5
(63.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 3.6
(38.5)
3.9
(39.0)
6.7
(44.1)
9.0
(48.2)
13.6
(56.5)
17.9
(64.2)
21.3
(70.3)
20.6
(69.1)
16.1
(61.0)
12.3
(54.1)
7.4
(45.3)
4.7
(40.5)
11.5
(52.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.3
(29.7)
−1.4
(29.5)
1.1
(34.0)
3.3
(37.9)
7.2
(45.0)
11.0
(51.8)
13.8
(56.8)
13.0
(55.4)
9.3
(48.7)
6.4
(43.5)
2.5
(36.5)
0.2
(32.4)
5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) −12.0
(10.4)
−14.6
(5.7)
−13.4
(7.9)
−7.0
(19.4)
−3.5
(25.7)
1.1
(34.0)
1.0
(33.8)
2.0
(35.6)
−2.0
(28.4)
−3.2
(26.2)
−8.2
(17.2)
−10.5
(13.1)
−14.6
(5.7)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 77.9
(3.07)
73.9
(2.91)
70.7
(2.78)
87.9
(3.46)
61.0
(2.40)
35.4
(1.39)
15.6
(0.61)
29.9
(1.18)
62.0
(2.44)
118.4
(4.66)
129.8
(5.11)
129.0
(5.08)
891.5
(35.10)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 8.1 8.1 8.1 10.0 6.5 4.0 2.2 3.9 6.1 8.5 10.4 10.2 86.0
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962518—    
1968556+7.3%
1975507−8.8%
1982418−17.6%
1990331−20.8%
1999340+2.7%
2008325−4.4%

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Calacuccia (2B)". Meteociel. Retrieved 10 June 2022.