Rapale

Rapale is a commune in the French Department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Rapale is located in southern Nebbio. This is one of the 10 municipalities making up the Canton High Nebbio.
Its territory stretches from the slopes of Monte Pietesco to the south, spread around the village and continues with a long strip led North North-west to the eastern entrance of the Agriates.

To the east of the creek Fornello which rises on the slopes of Monte Pietesco and took the name of Brook Salinelle after its confluence with the creek Cicendolle, serves as territorial boundary with Vallecalle to the north the ford of Ilusone. Hence, this limit goes towards north-west, joins the river Aliso that runs for about a kilometer around the locality Forconi, then took the North to Punta Pizzolaccia and then rejoined the course of Aliso about 400 meters, crossing the plains to the D81 and the first hills south of Monte Agriates Revincu (Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda).

To the west, the Monte Guppio "horse" in Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda and Rapale, limitations join the plain of Aliso the is, at a place called Pilocaccia, where it leave South-South direction is a quasi-straight up the hill of Santo Pietro Vecchio, follow a low line ridge encircling the town of North-west to south.