Calvi, Haute-Corse

Calvi
Calvi
Subprefecture and commune
	View of the citadel
	Flag Coat of arms
	Location of Calvi
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	Coordinates: 42°34′07″N 8°45′25″E / 42.5686°N 8.7569°E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calvi
Intercommunality	Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Ange Santini
Area 1	31.20 km2 (12.05 sq mi)
Population (Jan. 2019)	5,774
• Density	190/km2 (480/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B050 /20260
Elevation	0–700 m (0–2,297 ft) ; (avg. 81 m or 266 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Calvi is a small town and commune of the Haute-Corse, in France. It is on the northwest coast of the island of Corsica, 95 km from Bastia and 24 km from L'Île-Rousse. The town has 5,177 people (1999), and is the fifth-largest commune in Corsica. There is a legend that Christopher Columbus was from Calvi, which at the time was part of the Genoese empire. The 2nd Foreign Parachute Regiment of the French Foreign Legion is based in Calvi.

The economy of Calvi is mainly based on tourism, which started in 1950.