Farinole

Farinole
Ferringule

The church in Farinole
Farinole

Coordinates: 42°43′58″N 9°21′58″E / 42.7328°N 9.3661°E / 42.7328; 9.3661Coordinates: 42°43′58″N 9°21′58″E / 42.7328°N 9.3661°E / 42.7328; 9.3661
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton La Conca-d'Oro
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Ange Cherubini
Area1 14.76 km2 (5.70 sq mi)
Population (2008)2 216
 • Density 15/km2 (38/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 2B109 / 20253
Elevation 0–1,120 m (0–3,675 ft)
(avg. 200 m or 660 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.

Farinole (Corsican: Ferringule) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

The village is located between the mountains and the sea between Saint-Florent and Negro with the two hamlets of Sparagaggio and Bracolaccia. It has good views of the gulf and the Désert des Agriates. The village has two sandy beaches and a pebble beach.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962115—    
1968121+5.2%
1975131+8.3%
1982148+13.0%
1990176+18.9%
1999179+1.7%
2008216+20.7%

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