L'Île-Rousse
L'Île-Rousse (Corsican: Isula Rossa) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of Corsica, France. It has a permanent population of around 2,500. It was founded in 1758 by Pasquale Paoli to create a port that would not be in the hands of the Genoese like Calvi.
L'Île-Rousse
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Coat of arms
Famous people born in the city
- Pascal Paoli
Other websites
In French:
- L'Île-Rousse on the site of the Institut Géographique National Archived 2008-02-19 at the Wayback Machine
- L'Île-Rousse on the site of INSEE Archived 2007-07-05 at the Wayback Machine
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