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'''Porto-Vecchio''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|p|ɔːr|t|oʊ|_|ˈ|v|ɛ|k|i|oʊ}}, {{IPA
Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east side of Corsica. It is the seat of two cantons: [[Canton of Bavella|Bavella]] and [[Canton of Grand Sud|Grand Sud]].<ref name=decret>[http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000028658302 Décret n° 2014-229 du 24 février 2014 portant délimitation des cantons dans le département de la Corse-du-Sud]</ref>
==Prehistory==▼
{{see also|Prehistory of Corsica}}▼
[[Image:Araghju sentier (premières montées) 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Ancient path at Araghju]]▼
[[Image:Araghju sentier (premières montées).jpg|thumb|upright|Ancient path, different view]]▼
[[Image:Araghju vue mer.jpg|thumb|View from the [[Bronze Age]] citadel at Araghju]]▼
[[Image:Corsica Prehistory Casteddu d'Araghju.jpg|thumb|Casteddu d'Araghju]]▼
To the north of the commune is to be found the prehistoric site of Torré, which has given its name to the Torréen Culture. Dated to the Corsican [[Bronze Age]], it features circular or semi-circular (abutting) citadels of stone.▼
In the direction of [[Figari]], the hamlet of Ceccia also has prehistoric remains, and not far away is another Torréen site, [[Casteddu di Tappa|Castellu di Tappa]]. Castellu d'Araghju is at {{convert|45|m|sp=us}}, just above the village of Araggio. It has a circuit wall {{convert|2|m|0|sp=us}} thick and {{convert|4|m|0|sp=us}} high.▼
West of the commune is the prehistoric site of [[Tivulaghju]].▼
==History==▼
Porto-Vecchio is placed in a region that in earlier times was marshy and suffered greatly from [[malaria]]; however, the anchorage for a port is excellent. The name means "Old Port", which may refer to the Roman port that left traces in the vicinity. Subsequently, the region was more or less abandoned because of the malarial marshes but became part of a large Christian parish.<ref name=tresor/> The city was refounded in 1539 by the [[Bank of Saint George]] at [[Genoa]] on a {{convert|70|m|sp=us}} hill overlooking the gulf. They already had a presence in [[Bastia]].<ref>{{cite book|pages=281–282|title=The Rough Guide to Corsica|first=David|last=Abram|author2=Geoffrey Young |author3=Theo Taylor |author4= Nia Williams |isbn=1-84353-047-3|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2003|location=London}}</ref>▼
The Genoese were careful to preserve the Roman port within the walls, which are trapezoidal and enclose the main square, place de la République, near the church, Église St.-Jean Baptiste.{{cn|date=September 2024}} The Genoese intended a colonia, or replacement of the population, but [[malaria]] soon killed most of the Genoese settlers. Another colony in 1546 suffered the same fate and subsequently the colony became a conurbation instead.{{cn|date=September 2024}}▼
[[Sempiero Corso]] occupied the city for a few months in 1564.{{cn|date=September 2024}}▼
Some of the population began to return with the drainage projects instituted under the [[Second French Empire|Second Empire]], but they were minimally successful. [[World War II]] brought the presence of allies who were determined to eradicate malaria for the health of all concerned, but especially the soldiers and airmen. Through drainage, filling and spraying they succeeded, making the region newly attractive because less pestilential. The current population derives from an expansion that started about 1950.<ref name=tresor/>▼
==Geography==
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==Ecology==
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[[File:Magic moments, Corsica.jpg|thumb|350px|Islets off Palombaggia Beach, Corsica, 2005]]
The heights of Ospedale (or Spedale in earlier literature) are noted for their forest of [[European Black Pine|Corsican Pine]]. Between them and the coast extends a plain drained by the Stabacciu, which flows into the end of the [[Gulf of Porto]] through salt marshes, where [[Cork Oak]] and [[Eucalyptus]] grow. These marshes were a barrier between the Roman settlements along the Via Corsicana of the eastern plain and the Roman ports of the south. Some marshland was filled to make the modern city and commercial [[Salt evaporation pond|salt pan]]s were constructed on other parts (from which the commercialized slogan "city of salt"); the rest remains. Crossed by Highway N198 south, it is no longer a barrier.
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* 1997–2004 Camille de Rocca Serra ([[Union for a Popular Movement|UMP]])
* –1997 Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra ([[Rally for the Republic|RPR]])
▲==Prehistory==
▲{{see also|Prehistory of Corsica}}
▲[[Image:Araghju sentier (premières montées) 1.jpg|thumb|upright|Ancient path at Araghju]]
▲[[Image:Araghju sentier (premières montées).jpg|thumb|upright|Ancient path, different view]]
▲[[Image:Araghju vue mer.jpg|thumb|View from the [[Bronze Age]] citadel at Araghju]]
▲[[Image:Corsica Prehistory Casteddu d'Araghju.jpg|thumb|Casteddu d'Araghju]]
▲To the north of the commune is to be found the prehistoric site of Torré, which has given its name to the Torréen Culture. Dated to the Corsican [[Bronze Age]], it features circular or semi-circular (abutting) citadels of stone.
▲In the direction of [[Figari]], the hamlet of Ceccia also has prehistoric remains, and not far away is another Torréen site, [[Casteddu di Tappa|Castellu di Tappa]]. Castellu d'Araghju is at {{convert|45|m|sp=us}}, just above the village of Araggio. It has a circuit wall {{convert|2|m|0|sp=us}} thick and {{convert|4|m|0|sp=us}} high.
▲West of the commune is the prehistoric site of [[Tivulaghju]].
▲==History==
▲Porto-Vecchio is placed in a region that in earlier times was marshy and suffered greatly from [[malaria]]; however, the anchorage for a port is excellent. The name means "Old Port", which may refer to the Roman port that left traces in the vicinity. Subsequently, the region was more or less abandoned because of the malarial marshes but became part of a large Christian parish.<ref name=tresor/> The city was refounded in 1539 by the [[Bank of Saint George]] at [[Genoa]] on a {{convert|70|m|sp=us}} hill overlooking the gulf. They already had a presence in [[Bastia]].<ref>{{cite book|pages=281–282|title=The Rough Guide to Corsica|first=David|last=Abram|author2=Geoffrey Young |author3=Theo Taylor |author4= Nia Williams |isbn=1-84353-047-3|publisher=Rough Guides|year=2003|location=London}}</ref>
▲The Genoese were careful to preserve the Roman port within the walls, which are trapezoidal and enclose the main square, place de la République, near the church, Église St.-Jean Baptiste. The Genoese intended a colonia, or replacement of the population, but malaria soon killed most of the Genoese settlers. Another colony in 1546 suffered the same fate and subsequently the colony became a conurbation instead.
▲[[Sempiero Corso]] occupied the city for a few months in 1564.
▲Some of the population began to return with the drainage projects instituted under the [[Second French Empire|Second Empire]], but they were minimally successful. [[World War II]] brought the presence of allies who were determined to eradicate malaria for the health of all concerned, but especially the soldiers and airmen. Through drainage, filling and spraying they succeeded, making the region newly attractive because less pestilential. The current population derives from an expansion that started about 1950.<ref name=tresor/>
== Transport ==
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