Sollacaro

Sollacaro Suddacaru
A general view of the village of Sollacaro A general view of the village of Sollacaro
Sollacaro
Location within Corsica region Sollacaro
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Petreto-Bicchisano
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Alexandre Mondoloni
Area1	23.89 km2 (9.22 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	344
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2A284 / 20140
Elevation	0–814 m (0–2,671 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 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.

Sollacaro is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

The village is located at 450 m of altitude in the Taravo valley, on the departmental road 302, linking the Celaccia gap to Pisciatello (close to Ajaccio) via Pila-Canale.

A large part of the village is on the northwest side of a hill therefore there is no morning sun except for the Torre and adjacent neighbourhoods situated on a rocky spur.

Sollacaro is 25 km (16 mi) southeast from the prefecture, Ajaccio, 14 km (8.7 mi) north of the subprefecture Sartène and 8 km (5.0 mi) north of Propriano.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1954	657	—
1962	411	−37.4%
1968	448	+9.0%
1975	355	−20.8%
1982	290	−18.3%
1990	324	+11.7%
1999	326	+0.6%
2008	344	+5.5%

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

• INSEE