La Porta

La Porta
La Porta
Commune
	Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste
	Location of La Porta
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	Coordinates: 42°25′25″N 9°21′12″E / 42.4236°N 9.3533°E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Casinca-Fumalto
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pascal Biaggi
Area 1	5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi)
Population (2021)	191
• Density	37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B246 /20237
Elevation	220–1,373 m (722–4,505 ft) ; (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft)
	1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

La Porta (Italian pronunciation: [la ˌpɔrta], French: [la pɔʁta]; Corsican: A Porta d'Ampugnani) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

La Porta is situated in the heart of the Castagniccia, of which this is the largest settlement. It formed the gateway (porta) to the ancient pieve of Ampugnani.^[3]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Michellin, Corse, s.v. "La Porta"

[1] "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.

[popleg2021-2] "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

[3] Michellin, Corse, s.v. "La Porta"

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