Sotta

Sotta Sotta
Commune
A panoramic view of Sotta from Punta
Location of Sotta
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Coordinates: 41°32′44″N 9°11′44″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Grand Sud
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marc Serra[1]
Area ^1	67 km^2 (26 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,711
• Density	26/km^2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A288 /20146
Elevation	17–1,298 m (56–4,259 ft) (avg. 100 m or 330 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sotta (Corsican pronunciation: [ˈsɔtːa]) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. It is one of communes in the canton of Grand Sud.

Geography

Sotta is 15 kilometres (9 mi) to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-Vecchio; it was created in 1853. The territory includes part of 1,299 metres (4,262 ft) Mount Cagna to the northwest; the remainder is in a plain scattered with hamlets, vines and groves of Cork Oak and Eucalyptus.[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	578	—
1975	683	+2.41%
1982	726	+0.88%
1990	762	+0.61%
1999	808	+0.65%
2009	956	+1.70%
2014	1,207	+4.77%
2020	1,556	+4.32%
Source: INSEE[4]

Transportation

The village is near the airport at Figari.

It has been used as a special stage in the Tour de Corse.

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. "France, le trésor des régions: Département: Corse-du-Sud" (in French). Retrieved 6 May 2008..
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE