Calvi
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- For the Italian commune, see Calvi (Italy).
Calvi View of Calvi | |
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| Country | |
| Région | Corse |
| Départment | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | Calvi |
| INSEE | 2B050 |
| Postal Code | 20260 |
| Mayor Current Term | |
| Intercommunality | |
| Longitude | 08° 45' 25" E |
| Latitude | 42° 34' 07" N |
| Altitudes | average : 81 m minimum : 0 m maximum : 700 m |
| Area | 31.2 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 5,177 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 165 inhab./km² |
Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse (2B) département, in France.
It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. It has about 4,800 inhabitants (2001). Its motto is "Calvi semper fidelis."
There is one legend that Christopher Columbus was from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have masked his exact heritage.
The 2nd Foreign Parachutist Regiment (2 REP), of the French Foreign Legion, is based in Calvi.
The economy of Calvi is essentially based on summer tourism. The Ste-Catherine International Airport of Calvi and the Xavier Colonna Port ease the access for a number of tourists.
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