Lecci

Lecci
Commune
The Gulf of St. Cyprien with the commune of Lecci
Location of Lecci
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Coordinates: 41°40′48″N 9°19′05″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Bavella
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Don Georges Gianni[1]
Area ^1	27.41 km^2 (10.58 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,020
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A139 /20137
Elevation	0–646 m (0–2,119 ft) (avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lecci is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Its name comes from the Italian word for holly oak, which was an important resource for many years.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	484	—
1975	578	+2.57%
1982	678	+2.31%
1990	709	+0.56%
1999	706	−0.05%
2009	1,267	+6.02%
2014	1,588	+4.62%
2020	1,889	+2.94%
Source: INSEE[4]

Sights

• Torra di San Benedettu
• Torra di San Ciprianu

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
• Former railway station

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. "Tourist attractions stage 1 - Porto-Vecchio > Bastia - Tour de France 2013". Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE