Country France Department Haute-Corse Population (2008) 1,072 Area 24 km² Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse | Region Corsica Canton Castifao-Morosaglia Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Sunday 4:48 AM | |
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Morosaglia (Corsican: Merusaglia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Map of 20218 Morosaglia, France
It is the seat of the canton of Castifao-Morosaglia, which it shares with nine other communes: Asco, Bisinchi, Castello-di-Rostino, Castifao, Castineta, Gavignano, Moltifao, Saliceto, Valle-di-Rostino.
History
Morosaglia is the native commune of Pascal Paoli (1725-1807). The house in which he was born is a museum. This commune also is the historical seat of the Corsican Republic. Paoli had his chambers in the Franciscan monastery and the Corsican parliament met there.
Geography
Morosaglia is 40 kilometres (25 mi) to the northeast of Corte in Castagniccia. The commune extends to the east to the largest mountain of Castagniccia, mounting to 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) to the peak of San Paolu, and stretches to the west for 13 kilometres (8 mi) beyond the river Golo.
In the plain of the river, nearly at its confluence with the Asco, on the Bastia-Ajaccio road, is the hamlet of Ponte-Leccia, where the only railway branch of the entire island is located, the branch to Calvi. The statisticians have given the name of Ponte-Leccia to a microregion of 3,800 people and 563 square kilometres (217 sq mi), which approximates the ancient parish of Caccia and the canton.