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Cargèse
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Cargèse (; or ; ; ) is a village and commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 27 km north of Ajaccio.
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Cargèse is a commune in France, situated on the island of Corsica. It lies within the arrondissement of Ajaccio and the canton of Deux-Sevi in the Corse-du-Sud department. The municipality shares borders with Piana, Marignana, and Vico, and is located within the Corsica Regional Natural Park. Its postal code is 20130, and it is twinned with Itilo.
The commune has an area of 45.99 square kilometers. According to Wikidata, its population is 1,345, comprising 632 males and 693 females, while GeoNames lists the population as 1,032. Cargèse serves as the capital of the canton of Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca. Elevation data varies by source, with figures of 705, 93, and 87 meters above sea level recorded.
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Place details
- Locality
- Cargèse
- Region
- Corse
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,032
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Cargèse
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Cargèse Vil1 JPG.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The village and the harbour
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Cargèse.svg
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Cargèse (Corse du Sud).svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Ajaccio
- French commune.canton
- Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca
- French commune.INSEE
- 2A065
- French commune.postal code
- 20130
- French commune.mayor
- François Garidacci
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.elevation m
- 60
- French commune.elevation min m
- 0
- French commune.elevation max m
- 705
- French commune.area km2
- 45.99
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Cargèse - Cumuna di Carghjese - Site officiel
Bienvenue sur le site web officiel de la commune Cargèse en Corse. Actualités, infos pratiques, démarches administratives, contactez-nous dès maintenant !
cargese.fr →Link to the official site · 15,283 chars · not written by Vinony
Travel guide
Get in
A bus runs twice a day between Ajaccio and Cargèse. Passage either way costs €8.
Get around
Cargese is tiny: you can comfortably walk anywhere in minutes.
See
A Greek Orthodox church and a Roman Catholic church face each other across the town. Both churches are active, and share a priest (he has a dispensation). They are also the sites for concerts.
Do
The water around Cargèse is lovely, and there are beaches and rocky coasts north and south of the harbour. The surrounding countryside is spotted with paths.
If you go north past Plage Perù and follow the signs to the Presqu'île (peninsula), you will find a long, empty strip of land with an old Genovese watch tower on the end. It makes a nice walk in good weather, and takes about an hour and a half to get there from town.
Eat
Hôtel Continental, down the street from Place St. Jean. The prix fixe menus the way to go here, and the food is good. In fair weather, they have tables outside overlooking the sea. €10-25.
Go next
thumbnail|Cliffs in Scandola Nature Reserve, part of the Gulf of Porto [[world heritage site]] About 10 km north lies the Gulf of Porto, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
18 sectionsContents
- History
- Paomia 1676 to 1731
- Ajaccio 1731 to 1775
- Cargèse 1775 to the present day
- Population
- Churches
- Latin church of the Assumption
- Greek Catholic church of Saint Spyridon
- Geography
- Climate
- Economy
- Marina
- Three towers
- Notes
- References
- Sources
- Further reading
- External links
Cargèse (; or ; ; ) is a village and commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 27 km north of Ajaccio.
The village was established at the end of the 18th century by the descendants of a group of immigrants from the Mani Peninsula of the Greek Peloponnese who had first settled in Corsica a hundred years earlier. The economy of the village is now based around tourism. Cargèse is noted for having two 19th-century churches that face one another across a small valley overlooking the harbour and the sea. One was built by the descendants of the Greek immigrants and the other by native Corsicans.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cargèse” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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On the map
2 mapped locations