Sartène

Subprefecture and commune in Corsica, France

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Subprefecture and commune in Corsica, France

Sartène Sartè (Corsican)
Subprefecture and commune
A general view of Sartène
Coat of arms
Location of Sartène
(2020–2026)		Paul Quilichini^[1]
Area ¹	200.4 km² (77.4 sq mi)
Population (2021)^[2]	3,570
• Density	18/km² (46/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A272 /20100
Elevation	0–1,320 m (0–4,331 ft) (avg. 330 m or 1,080 ft)
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Sartène (French: [saʁtɛn]; Corsican: Sartè [sarˈtɛ]; Italian: Sartena [sarˈtɛːna] or Sartene [sarˈtɛːne]^[3]^[4]) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.

Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers in 1583, after which 400 people were taken away. These attacks continued into the 18th century.

The town is centred on the Place de la Liberation (previously the Place Porta), at the edge of which is the church of Sainte Marie. The town allows good views across the valley. Sartène wine is appreciated by wine connoisseurs for its good quality.

Sartène has given its name to one of the southern Corsican dialects a variety of which is the Gallurese spoken in North Sardinia.

Geography

Climate

Sartène has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Sartène is 15.8 °C (60.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 732.1 mm (28.82 in) with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in February, at around 8.9 °C (48.0 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sartène was 43.4 °C (110.1 °F) on 23 July 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −4.8 °C (23.4 °F) on 1 February 1999.

Climate data for Sartène (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1996−present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	21.4 (70.5)	23.5 (74.3)	29.8 (85.6)	31.1 (88.0)	36.4 (97.5)	40.1 (104.2)	43.4 (110.1)	42.1 (107.8)	37.1 (98.8)	34.7 (94.5)	26.9 (80.4)	22.4 (72.3)	43.4 (110.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	13.6 (56.5)	14.0 (57.2)	16.4 (61.5)	19.2 (66.6)	23.3 (73.9)	28.0 (82.4)	30.6 (87.1)	30.9 (87.6)	26.7 (80.1)	23.0 (73.4)	17.9 (64.2)	14.5 (58.1)	21.5 (70.7)
Daily mean °C (°F)	9.0 (48.2)	8.9 (48.0)	11.0 (51.8)	13.6 (56.5)	17.3 (63.1)	21.3 (70.3)	23.7 (74.7)	23.9 (75.0)	20.6 (69.1)	17.5 (63.5)	13.2 (55.8)	10.0 (50.0)	15.8 (60.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	4.3 (39.7)	3.9 (39.0)	5.6 (42.1)	8.1 (46.6)	11.3 (52.3)	14.6 (58.3)	16.7 (62.1)	17.0 (62.6)	14.5 (58.1)	12.0 (53.6)	8.5 (47.3)	5.5 (41.9)	10.2 (50.4)
Record low °C (°F)	−4.6 (23.7)	−4.8 (23.4)	−3.8 (25.2)	−1.9 (28.6)	3.9 (39.0)	5.9 (42.6)	8.6 (47.5)	10.3 (50.5)	7.0 (44.6)	0.4 (32.7)	−4.7 (23.5)	−4.3 (24.3)	−4.8 (23.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	73.6 (2.90)	58.2 (2.29)	57.1 (2.25)	54.9 (2.16)	57.2 (2.25)	29.6 (1.17)	9.3 (0.37)	18.1 (0.71)	58.2 (2.29)	88.8 (3.50)	129.3 (5.09)	97.8 (3.85)	732.1 (28.82)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)	8.9	8.1	7.6	7.3	5.8	3.3	1.1	2.2	5.6	7.0	10.9	9.3	76.9
Source: Météo France^[5]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1800	1,882	—
1806	2,198	+2.62%
1821	2,200	+0.01%
1831	2,715	+2.13%
1836	2,682	−0.24%
1841	3,091	+2.88%
1846	3,892	+4.72%
1851	3,949	+0.29%
1856	3,874	−0.38%
1861	1,406	−18.35%
1866	4,082	+23.76%
1872	4,162	+0.32%
1876	4,724	+3.22%
1881	5,748	+4.00%
1886	5,608	−0.49%
1891	5,615	+0.02%
1896	6,154	+1.85%
1901	5,098	−3.70%

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1906	4,378	−3.00%
1911	4,746	+1.63%
1921	6,135	+2.60%
1926	6,445	+0.99%
1931	6,479	+0.11%
1936	6,174	−0.96%
1946	5,592	−0.99%
1954	5,543	−0.11%
1962	2,805	−8.16%
1968	2,913	+0.63%
1975	3,761	+3.72%
1982	3,044	−2.98%
1990	3,525	+1.85%
1999	3,410	−0.37%
2007	3,055	−1.36%
2012	3,418	+2.27%
2017	3,259	−0.95%

Source: EHESS^[6] and INSEE (1968-2017)^[7]

Sights

Genoese towers in the commune of Sartène:

There are numerous archaeological sites in the commune or Sartène:

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Luciano Canepari. "Sartena". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ Luciano Canepari. "Sartene". DiPI Online (in Italian). Retrieved 16 January 2021.
^ "climate of Sartène 1991-2020" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sartène, EHESS (in French).
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE