Pietrosella Explained

Pietrosella
Commune Status:Commune
Arrondissement:Ajaccio
Canton:Taravo-Ornano
Insee:2A228
Postal Code:20166
Mayor:Jean-Baptiste Luccioni[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Coordinates:41.8375°N 8.8467°W
Elevation M:550
Elevation Min M:0
Elevation Max M:728
Area Km2:35.23

Pietrosella (in French pronounced as /pjɛtʁozela/; Corsican: Pitrusedda) is a French commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.

History

On 6 September 1997, members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica stormed a gendarmerie barracks at Pietrosella.[2] The weapons stolen from the attack were used to assassinate Claude Érignac on 6 February 1998, homicide committed by Yvan Colonna who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.[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. Book: Valode, Philippe. Les énigmes de la Ve République. Éditions Générales First. 2007. 220. fr.
  3. News: Corsican nationalist Colonna found guilty of murder. 20 June 2011. France 24.