Sollacaro (French pronunciation: [sɔlakaʁo]; Italian: Sollacarò, pronounced [sollakaˈrɔ]; Corsican: Suddacarò) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Sollacaro
Suddacarò
A general view of the village of Sollacaro
A general view of the village of Sollacaro
Location of Sollacaro
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Sollacaro is located in France
Sollacaro
Sollacaro
Sollacaro is located in Corsica
Sollacaro
Sollacaro
Coordinates: 41°44′36″N 8°54′41″E / 41.7433°N 8.9114°E / 41.7433; 8.9114
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementSartène
CantonTaravo-Ornano
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean Jacques Bartoli[1]
Area
1
23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
369
 • Density15/km2 (40/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A284 /20140
Elevation0–814 m (0–2,671 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 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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The village is located at 450 m of altitude in the Taravo valley, on the departmental road 302, linking the Celaccia gap to Pisciatello (close to Ajaccio) via Pila-Canale.

A large part of the village is on the northwest side of a hill therefore there is no morning sun[3] except for the Torre and adjacent neighbourhoods situated on a rocky spur.

Sollacaro is 25 km (16 mi) southeast from the prefecture, Ajaccio, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the subprefecture Sartène and 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Propriano.

Climate

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Sollacaro has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Sollacaro is 15.4 °C (59.7 °F). The average annual rainfall is 729.3 mm (28.71 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.7 °C (74.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.6 °C (47.5 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sollacaro was 43.5 °C (110.3 °F) on 23 July 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −6.2 °C (20.8 °F) on 2 January 2002.

Climate data for Sollacaro (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1990−2014)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.5
(70.7)
25.0
(77.0)
30.0
(86.0)
32.0
(89.6)
37.0
(98.6)
40.0
(104.0)
43.5
(110.3)
41.0
(105.8)
38.4
(101.1)
33.8
(92.8)
28.0
(82.4)
23.5
(74.3)
43.5
(110.3)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 14.0
(57.2)
14.4
(57.9)
17.1
(62.8)
19.3
(66.7)
24.3
(75.7)
28.3
(82.9)
31.6
(88.9)
31.8
(89.2)
27.3
(81.1)
23.3
(73.9)
17.9
(64.2)
14.5
(58.1)
22.0
(71.6)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.6
(47.5)
8.6
(47.5)
10.5
(50.9)
12.8
(55.0)
17.1
(62.8)
20.6
(69.1)
23.2
(73.8)
23.7
(74.7)
20.3
(68.5)
17.2
(63.0)
12.8
(55.0)
9.4
(48.9)
15.4
(59.7)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 3.2
(37.8)
2.8
(37.0)
3.9
(39.0)
6.4
(43.5)
9.9
(49.8)
12.9
(55.2)
14.8
(58.6)
15.6
(60.1)
13.3
(55.9)
11.1
(52.0)
7.6
(45.7)
4.4
(39.9)
8.9
(48.0)
Record low °C (°F) −6.2
(20.8)
−6.1
(21.0)
−3.0
(26.6)
0.0
(32.0)
2.5
(36.5)
6.5
(43.7)
8.0
(46.4)
9.5
(49.1)
6.9
(44.4)
1.0
(33.8)
−4.8
(23.4)
−5.0
(23.0)
−6.2
(20.8)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 67.1
(2.64)
47.2
(1.86)
56.3
(2.22)
61.1
(2.41)
54.3
(2.14)
23.9
(0.94)
7.3
(0.29)
18.0
(0.71)
66.2
(2.61)
108.5
(4.27)
126.5
(4.98)
92.9
(3.66)
729.3
(28.71)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.9 7.3 7.1 8.3 5.5 3.1 1.1 2.2 5.7 8.8 10.7 10.5 78.1
Source: Meteociel[4]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 448—    
1975 355−3.27%
1982 290−2.85%
1990 324+1.40%
1999 326+0.07%
2009 349+0.68%
2014 351+0.11%
2020 372+0.97%
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. ^ Satellite photo
  4. ^ "Normales et records pour Sollacaro (2A)". Meteociel. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE