Sari-Solenzara

Sari-Solenzara
The church in Sari-Solenzara
Sari-Solenzara
Location within Corsica region  Sari-Solenzara
Coordinates: 41°50′09″N 9°22′26″E / 41.8358°N 9.3739°ECoordinates: 41°50′09″N 9°22′26″E / 41.8358°N 9.3739°E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Porto-Vecchio
Intercommunality	Côte des Nacres
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean Toma
Area^1	73.85 km^2 (28.51 sq mi)
Population (2008)^2	1,227
• Density	17/km^2 (43/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	2A269 / 20145
Elevation	0–1,087 m (0–3,566 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Sari-Solenzara is a small village in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is located at the foot of [[[Aiguilles de Bavella, a beautiful mountain at the heart of the island.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1800	366	—
1806	257	−29.8%
1821	220	−14.4%
1831	209	−5.0%
1836	225	+7.7%
1841	249	+10.7%
1846	312	+25.3%
1851	330	+5.8%
1856	384	+16.4%
1861	446	+16.1%
1866	665	+49.1%
1872	606	−8.9%
1876	807	+33.2%
1881	713	−11.6%
1886	741	+3.9%
1891	721	−2.7%
1896	724	+0.4%
1901	717	−1.0%
1906	710	−1.0%
1911	820	+15.5%
1921	660	−19.5%
1926	673	+2.0%
1931	484	−28.1%
1936	719	+48.6%
1946	505	−29.8%
1954	509	+0.8%
1962	611	+20.0%
1968	915	+49.8%
1975	1,141	+24.7%
1982	1,399	+22.6%
1990	1,178	−15.8%
1999	1,102	−6.5%
2008	1,227	+11.3%

Sports

• Diving
• Canyoning
• Riding
• Fishing harbour and marina
• Via ferrata

Local gastronomy

• Sausage : lonzu, coppa, wild boar sausage, figatelli
• Chestnut paste
• Ewe and goat cheeses

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

• INSEE