Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse (2B) département, in France. The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, meaning a gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... Haute-Corse is a French département. ... Template:France divisions levels, Junkyard Willie The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France and many former French colonies, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

It is located on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. It has about 4,800 inhabitants (2001). Capital Ajaccio Land area¹ 8,680 km² President of the Executive Council Ange Santini (UMP) (since 2004) Population   - Jan. ... Location within France The yacht harbour. ... LÃŽle-Rousse (Isula Rossa in Corsican) is a commune of Haute-Corse, Corsica, founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli. ...

There is one legend that Christopher Columbus was from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese empire. Because the often subversive elements of the island gave its inhabitants a bad reputation, he would have masked his exact heritage. The neutrality of this article is disputed. ...

The 2nd Foreign Parachutist Regiment (2 REP), of the French Foreign Legion, is based in Calvi. Légionnaires in dress uniform. ...

Calvi from Citadel

Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2397x515, 130 KB) Description Description: Calvi Source: self-made by Author Date: 2002 Author: Wolffy & Greudin Permission: Licence File links The following pages link to this file: Calvi ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (2397x515, 130 KB) Description Description: Calvi Source: self-made by Author Date: 2002 Author: Wolffy & Greudin Permission: Licence File links The following pages link to this file: Calvi ... This article is about a type of fortification. ...

External links

• Tourist office of Calvi
• Visiting Calvi
• Calvi and its hotels