Vallica

Commune in Corsica, France

Location of Vallica

(2023–2026) Jean-René Castellani^[1]Area

12.07 km² (4.66 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

28 • Density2.3/km² (6.0/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

2B339 /20259

Elevation388–1,117 m (1,273–3,665 ft)
(avg. 800 m or 2,600 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vallica (French pronunciation: [valika]; Corsican: A Vallica) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

It is situated in the Giussani Valley with Olmi Cappella being its closest neighbor village.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	62	—
1968	66	+6.5%
1975	55	−16.7%
1982	45	−18.2%
1990	41	−8.9%
1999	27	−34.1%
2008	40	+48.1%

Events

Once a year, Vallica is one of the few villages in the Giussani that host the Aria theater festival.^[3] The festival was created by French actor Robin Renucci in 1998.^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ "ARIA - Le Lieu".
^ "Association des Rencontres Internationales Artistiques)".