Country France Department Haute-Corse Time zone CET (UTC+1) Area 17.52 km² Local time Sunday 4:36 PM | Region Corsica Canton Vescovato INSEE/Postal code 2B346 /20215 Population 2,316 (1999) Arrondissement Corte, Haute-Corse | |
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Vescovato (Corsican: U Vescuvatu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Map of 20215 Vescovato, France
Its name derives from the Italian term for "bishopric". (Italian: vescovado) According to Lucien Auguste Letteron (a Corsican Historian), the name would originate from the Bishop of Mariana, Opizzu Cortincu (1218-1260 ?) who founded the new village.
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Vescovato, Haute-Corse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA