Sotta
Encyclopedia
Sotta is a commune
in the Corse-du-Sud
department of France on the island of Corsica
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It shares the canton of Figari
with the commune of Figari, Pianotolli-Caldarello and Monacia-d'Aullène
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; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1299 metres (4,261.8 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak
and Eucalyptus
.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud is a French département composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...
department of France on the island of Corsica
Corsica
Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....
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It shares the canton of Figari
Figari
Figari is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Geography:The village of Figari is to the southeast of Sartène, to the southwest of Porto-Vecchio and to the north of Bonifacio. The commune comes from an ancient parish. It includes the center of a large...
with the commune of Figari, Pianotolli-Caldarello and Monacia-d'Aullène
Monacia-d'Aullène
Monacia-d'Aullène is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It shares the canton of Figari with the commune of Figari, Sotta and Pianotolli-Caldarello.-Geography:...
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Geography
Sotta is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-VecchioPorto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It is the seat of the canton of Porto-Vecchio, which it shares with Sari-Solenzara, Conca and Lecci. Port-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and...
; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1299 metres (4,261.8 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak
Cork Oak
Quercus suber, commonly called the Cork Oak, is a medium-sized, evergreen oak tree in the section Quercus sect. Cerris. It is the primary source of cork for wine bottle stoppers and other uses, such as cork flooring. It is native to southwest Europe and northwest Africa.It grows to up to 20 m,...
and Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
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