Pietrosella (Corsican: Pitrusedda) is a French commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.
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Pietrosella | |
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Commune | |
The parish church of Sainte-Monique | |
Location of Pietrosella ![]() | |
Pietrosella Pietrosella | |
| Coordinates: 41°50′15″N 8°50′48″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio |
| Canton | Taravo-Ornano |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Baptiste Luccioni[1] |
| Area 1 | 35.23 km2 (13.60 sq mi) |
| Population | 1,859 |
| • Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A228 /20166 |
| Elevation | 0–728 m (0–2,388 ft) (avg. 550 m or 1,800 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
On 6 September 1997, members of the National Liberation Front of Corsica stormed a gendarmerie barracks at Pietrosella.[3] The weapons stolen from the attack were used to assasinate Claude Érignac on 6 February 1998, homicide committed by Yvan Colonna who was arrested and sentenced to life imprisonment.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1962 | 101 | — |
| 1968 | 118 | +16.8% |
| 1975 | 350 | +196.6% |
| 1982 | 738 | +110.9% |
| 1990 | 864 | +17.1% |
| 1999 | 1,028 | +19.0% |
| 2008 | 1,232 | +19.8% |
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