Monte Padro
Monte Padro ( co, Padru) is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. It is in the Monte Cinto massif. Location Monte Padro is on the ridge that defines the border between the communes of Olmi-Cappella to the north and Asco to the south. The ridge slopes down to the east into the island's central valley. The village of Asco is to the southeast of the mountain. The Asco river runs past the south of the mountain, with the D147 road running parallel to the road. Physical Monte Padro is high. It has a prominence of and isolation of . from its nearest higher neighbor, the Capu Biancu, to the south. The Cima di a Statoghia is to the west, and the Monte Corona is further to the west. Streams draining the south slopes of Monte Padru are tributaries to the Asco river, while streams draining the northern slopes are tributaries of the Tartagine river. Gallery File:Monte-Padro.jpg, Monte Padru seen from the "Balanina" in Pietralba Pietralba ...
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Capu Biancu
The Capu Biancu is a mountain in the department of Haute-Corse on the island of Corsica, France. Location Capu Biancu is on a ridge that forms the boundary between the communes of Asco and Corscia in Haute-Corse. Other peaks on the ridge are the Capo al Berdato to the west, and Capo Razino to the east. The ridge separates the Asco valley to the north from the Niolo to the south. The nearest road is the D147 to the north, which runs west from the village of Asco. The Ruisseau de Ghieriosa rises to the west of the Capu Biancu. It is a tributary of the Ruisseau de Stranciacone, one of the headwaters of the Asco. Physical The Capu Biancu has an elevation of and a clean prominence of . It has an isolation of from Monte Cinto to the southwest. It is in the Monte Cinto massif. Hiking The peak may be accessed from Asco through the Pinara Valley or from the village of Corscia on the Nolo side. The route from Corscia follows the road and then a marked trail past the Funtana di Ca ...
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Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 181,933.Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse
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Monte Cinto Massif
The Monte Cinto massif is one of the main massifs in the island of Corsica, France, taking its name from the highest mountain in Corsica, Monte Cinto. It is the northernmost and highest of the four massifs that form the spine of the island. The massif is mostly in the Haute-Corse department, but the southwest of the massif is in the Corse-du-Sud department. Setting The island of Corsica essentially consists of a long chain of mountains divided into four massifs. From north to south these are the massifs of Monte Cinto, Monte Rotondo, Monte Renoso and Monte Incudine. The Monte Cinto massif is the highest at of elevation, followed by the massifs of Monte Rotondo, Monte Renoso and Monte Incudine. The main peaks are Monte Cinto, Punta Minuta, Paglia Orba, Monte Padro, Monte Traunato, Monte Corona, Capu a u Ceppu and Monte Grosso. The massif is bounded by the Forêt de Bonifatu and Forêt de Tartagine Melaja to the north, the Forêt de Pineto to the east and the Forêt de Valdu ...
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Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise ...
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Olmi-Cappella
Olmi-Cappella (; co, Olmi è Cappella) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 Communes of France, communes of the Haute-Corse Departments of France, department of France. The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 2020):

Asco, Haute-Corse
Asco (; co, Ascu, pronounced �aːs.ku is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aschesi''. Geography Asco is a remote commune high in the mountains some 20 km in a direct line south-east of Calvi and 15 km north-west of Corte. It is a commune which was part of the former Pieve of Caccia: a historic territory, geographically and culturally, which was made up of Niolo, Giovellina, and the Asco Valley which today is called the High Centre of Corsica. The commune is part of the ten communes in the Canton of Castifao-Morosaglia. It is also located in the '' Parc naturel régional de Corse'' (Regional Natural Park of Corsica). Access to the commune The main access to Asco is by the D47 (branches from the N197 at a place called Ponte Rossu 1.5 km north of Ponte-Leccia). The D47 is the road to the villages of Moltifao and Castifao however to get to Asco and the upper valley, th ...
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Asco (river)
The Asco ( co, Ascu) is a small river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the Golo. The river rises in the Monte Cinto massif among some of the highest mountains of Corsica, passes a ski resort and the old village of Asco and cuts through a dramatic gorge before joining the Golo. Course The Asco is long. It crosses the communes of Asco, Canavaggia, Moltifao and Morosaglia. It rises at an elevation of . The source is to the southeast of the Monte Cinto. The Asco flows northwest, then north past the Haut-Asco resort, then runs northeast to the village of Asco, east-northeast to the south of the village of Molifao, then east to a point just north of Ponte Leccia, where it joins the Golo. Its mouth is at an elevation of . The Tartagine river joins the Asco about above the confluence of the Asco with the Golo. The D147 follows the river from Haut-Asco to Moltifao, then the D47 follows it to Ponte Leccia. The D147 is a narrow, steep and w ...
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Tartagine
The Tartagine (french: Rivière de Tartagine) is a river in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It flows through the Monte Cinto massif. It is a tributary of the Asco, which in turn is a tributary of the Golo. Course The Tartagine is long. It crosses the communes of Canavaggia, Castifao, Mausoléo, Moltifao, Olmi-Cappella and Vallica. The Tartagine rises to the east of the Monte Corona in the commune of Olmi-Cappella. It is known as the Ruisseau de Balaninu in its upper section above the Fontaine de Targtagine. The river flows northeast through the ''Forêt de Tartagine-Melaja'' to the south of the village of Mausoléo, then east to the village of Piana north of Castifao, then southeast to its confluence with the Asco to the north of Ponte Leccia. The Asco in turn joins the Golo soon after. Downstream from Piana the Tartagine is followed by the D247 road and then the T30 road. Environment The ''Forêt de Tartagine'' (Tartagine Forest) is dominated by mariti ...
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Pietralba
Pietralba (; co, Petralba) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Climate Pietralba has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification ''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Pietralba is . The average annual rainfall is with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in January, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Pietralba was on 3 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 2 March 2005. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2020):
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