Ortiporio Explained

Ortiporio
Commune Status:Commune
Native Name:Ortiporiu
Arrondissement:Corte
Canton:Golo-Morosaglia
Insee:2B195
Postal Code:20290
Mayor:Pascal Sarti[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:42.4558°N 9.3425°W
Elevation M:700
Elevation Min M:313
Elevation Max M:1236
Area Km2:5

Ortiporio (in French pronounced as /ɔʁtipɔʁjo/; Corsican: Ortiporiu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

It is part of the canton of Golo-Morosaglia.[2]

Geography

Ortiporio is to the south of Campitello at the foot of Mont Campuli, which is .

History

1934 - Night of 3 to 4 February : an avalanche caused the death of 37 persons. The snow level exceeded 1.50 m by place. A stele, in the church Saint-Augustine, reminds of this tragic disaster.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. Web site: Décret n° 2014-255 du 26 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Haute-Corse | Legifrance. 2017-05-31.
  3. Web site: Un peu d’histoire . Mairie d’Ortiporio . 16 March 2021 .