Zonza
Encyclopedia
Zonza is a commune
in the Corse-du-Sud
department of France
on the island of Corsica
.
massif. This mountainous area extends 20 km from west to east from the village of Zonza to the Tyrrhenian Sea
and 12 km from north to south from the Bavella pass to Mount Rossu.
The village is situated in the Rizzansee river valley on the mountainside opposite Quenza on the D268 road which connects Bavella to Levie
.
To the east, the hamlet of Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is the centre of a coastal area which is irrigated by the Cavo river. No communication road exists between these two parts of the commune. To travel from Zonza Village to St. Lucia, a distance of 17 km as the crow flies, the Zonza massif must be circled to the south and Ospedale forest passed through. This route is about 50 km and takes over an hour.
This flood occurred at the same time as that of the Solenzara river which has its mouth at the town of the same name. Mudslides occurred in almost all of the Sartène arrondissement
, from Propriano
to Porto-Vecchio
.
and Porto-Vecchio. The D168A, to the east, leads to the coast and to the village of Pinarello
, 3 km away. To the west, the D168 follows the Cavo river and leads to Conca
, a village 5 km away.
An annex to the town hall is on the D168a towards Pinarello. The village has shops including a supermarket, a doctor's surgery, a pharmacy, a petrol station and a bookshop. The village also offers a variety of holiday accommodation, including hotels, campsites and other locations.
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
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan 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....
.
Geography
Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the IncudineIncudine
Incudine is a town and comune in the province of Brescia, in Lombardy, northern Italy....
massif. This mountainous area extends 20 km from west to east from the village of Zonza to the Tyrrhenian Sea
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy.-Geography:The sea is bounded by Corsica and Sardinia , Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Basilicata and Calabria and Sicily ....
and 12 km from north to south from the Bavella pass to Mount Rossu.
The village is situated in the Rizzansee river valley on the mountainside opposite Quenza on the D268 road which connects Bavella to Levie
Levie
Levie is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
.
To the east, the hamlet of Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is the centre of a coastal area which is irrigated by the Cavo river. No communication road exists between these two parts of the commune. To travel from Zonza Village to St. Lucia, a distance of 17 km as the crow flies, the Zonza massif must be circled to the south and Ospedale forest passed through. This route is about 50 km and takes over an hour.
History
On 29 November 1993, waters of the coastal Cavu river rose by ten times in the space of half an hour causing rocks, trees, telephone poles to slide down the hill and flooding all the houses on its banks. Taglio Rosso in Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio became isolated from the rest of the area.This flood occurred at the same time as that of the Solenzara river which has its mouth at the town of the same name. Mudslides occurred in almost all of the Sartène arrondissement
Arrondissement of Sartène
The arrondissement of Sartène is an arrondissement of France, located in the Corse-du-Sud department, in the territorial collectivity of Corsica...
, from Propriano
Propriano
Propriano is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.It is situated on the Valinco Gulf.-Population:-References:*...
to Porto-Vecchio
Porto-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...
.
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio
Sainte-Lucie-de-Porto-Vecchio is located on Route nationale 198 on the east coast, between Sari-SolenzaraSari-Solenzara
Sari-Solenzara is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
and Porto-Vecchio. The D168A, to the east, leads to the coast and to the village of Pinarello
Pinarello
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, 3 km away. To the west, the D168 follows the Cavo river and leads to Conca
Conca
-Personalities:* Darío Leonardo Conca , Argentinian footballer* Sebastiano Conca , Italian painter-Italy:*Conca Casale, a municipality of the Province of Isernia*Conca dei Marini, a municipality of the Province of Salerno...
, a village 5 km away.
An annex to the town hall is on the D168a towards Pinarello. The village has shops including a supermarket, a doctor's surgery, a pharmacy, a petrol station and a bookshop. The village also offers a variety of holiday accommodation, including hotels, campsites and other locations.
Other hamlets
3 km to the east, the village of Pinarello , a small fishing port and marina, boasts a magnificent white sand beach that runs along a 10ha pine forest. A road which subsequently becomes a path leads along the Cavo river to the west.Population
See also
- Torra di FauteaTorra di FauteaThe Torra di Fautea is a Genoese tower in Corsica, located in the commune of Zonza .It is one of the Official Historical Monuments of France.-Notes and references:...
- Torra di PinaredduTorra di PinaredduThe Torra di Pinareddu is a Genoese tower in Corsica, located in the commune of Zonza.It is one of the Official Historical Monuments of France since 1991.The tower was built in the second half of the 16th century,-Notes and references:...
- Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
External links
- Guide to Zonza Getting there, activities and restaurants