Venaco

Venaco U Serraghju
Commune
The churches and surrounding buildings in Venaco
Location of Venaco
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Coordinates: 42°13′03″N9°10′24″E / 42.2176°N 9.1733°E / 42.2176; 9.1733
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Corte
Government
• Mayor (2022–2026)	David Piferini [1]
Area 1	53.72 km2 (20.74 sq mi)
Population  (2022) [2]	643
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B341 /20231
Elevation	198–2,626 m (650–8,615 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Venaco is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Venaco is on the Vecchio River with Mont Rotondo, 2,622 metres (8,602 ft) to the west and Mont Cardo, 2,543 metres (8,343 ft) on the north. It contains Lake Bellebone.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	851	—
1968	886	+4.1%
1975	715	−19.3%
1982	747	+4.5%
1990	614	−17.8%
1999	657	+7.0%
2008	752	+14.5%

Transport

The town is served by a station on the Corsican Railways.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.