Vescovato, Haute-Corse
Vescovato
U Vescuvatu | |
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A view of the village of Vescovato | |
Location of Vescovato | |
| Coordinates: 42°29′41″N 9°26′26″E / 42.4947°N 9.4406°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Casinca-Fumalto |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Benoît Bruzi |
Area 1 | 17.52 km2 (6.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,393 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B346 /20215 |
| Elevation | 0–440 m (0–1,444 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Vescovato (French pronunciation: [vɛskɔvato]; Corsican: U Viscuvatu) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Its name derives from the Italian term for "bishopric". (Italian: vescovado) According to Lucien Auguste Letteron (a Corsican Historian), the name would originate from the Bishop of Mariana, Opizzu Cortincu (1218-1260 ?) who founded the new village.