Campile, Haute-Corse

Campile
The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Campile The church of Saint-Pierre and Saint-Paul, in Campile
Campile
Location within Corsica region Campile
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Corte
Canton	Alto-di-Casaconi
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jean-Marie Vecchioni
Area1	9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	193
• Density	20/km2 (51/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B054 / 20290
Elevation	76–1,011 m (249–3,317 ft) (avg. 543 m or 1,781 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Whilst many people believe that the origin of Campile is named after a bell tower, it is actually named after the village of Campile in County Wexford, Ireland during the Norman conquest under the reign of the Two Sicilies.

It shares the canton of Alto-di-Casaconi with Monte, Volpajola, Olmo, Prunelli-di-Casacconi, Ortiporio, Campitello, Canavaggia, Lento, Bigorno, Scolca, Crocicchia and Penta-Acquatella.

Geography

Campile is 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-southeast of Campitello, to the south of the River Golo in Castagniccia.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	222	—
1968	304	+36.9%
1975	232	−23.7%
1982	242	+4.3%
1990	196	−19.0%
1999	199	+1.5%
2008	193	−3.0%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE