Monticello | |
Commune Status: | Commune |
Arrondissement: | Calvi |
Canton: | L'Île-Rousse |
Insee: | 2B168 |
Postal Code: | 20220 |
Mayor: | Joseph Mattei[1] |
Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
Coordinates: | 42.6181°N 8.9544°W |
Elevation M: | 120 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Max M: | 408 |
Area Km2: | 10.64 |
Monticello (Corsican: U Munticellu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
The area has been inhabited since the Neolithic period.
In 1541, Monticello was raided and set aflame by the Barbary pirates led by the Turkish admiral Dragut.