Venaco

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The churches and surrounding buildings in Venaco The churches and surrounding buildings in Venaco
Venaco
Location within Corsica region Venaco
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Venaco
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Michel Mezzadri
Area1	53.72 km2 (20.74 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	752
• Density	14/km2 (36/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B341 / 20231
Elevation	198–2,626 m (650–8,615 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Venaco is on the Vecchio River with Mont Rotondo, 2,622 metres (8,602 ft) to the west and Mont Cardo, 2,543 metres (8,343 ft) on the north. It contains Lake Bellebone.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	851	—
1968	886	+4.1%
1975	715	−19.3%
1982	747	+4.5%
1990	614	−17.8%
1999	657	+7.0%
2008	752	+14.5%

Transport

The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE