# La Porta

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Commune in Corsica, France

La Porta Commune Church of Saint Jean-Baptiste Location of La Porta La Porta Show map of France La Porta Show map of Corsica Coordinates: 42°25′25″N 9°21′12″E / 42.4236°N 9.3533°E / 42.4236; 9.3533 Country France Region Corsica Department Haute-Corse Arrondissement Corte Canton Casinca-Fumalto Government • Mayor (2020–2026) Pascal Biaggi[1] Area 1 5.16 km2 (1.99 sq mi) Population (2023)[2] 187 • Density 36.2/km2 (93.9/sq mi) Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST) INSEE/Postal code 2B246 /20237 Elevation 220–1,373 m (722–4,505 ft) (avg. 520 m or 1,710 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

**La Porta** (Italian pronunciation: [\[la ˌpɔrta\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/Italian), French: [\[la pɔʁta\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/French); [Corsican](/source/Corsican_language): *A Porta d'Ampugnani*) is a [commune](/source/Communes_of_France) in the [Haute-Corse](/source/Haute-Corse) [department](/source/Departments_of_France) of [France](/source/France) on the island of [Corsica](/source/Corsica).

La Porta is situated in the heart of the *Castagniccia*, of which this is the largest settlement. It formed the gateway (*porta*) to the ancient *[pieve](/source/Pieve)* of Ampugnani.[3]

## Geography

Part of the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_France) of the Fiumalto d'Ampugnani, La Porta on its spur of Monte San Petrone is sheltered among the [chestnut](/source/Chestnut) woodlands on the slopes. This most remote and isolated area of north-western Corsica retains the last extensive stands of the old-growth chestnut forest that gave its name to the Castagniccia region (*castagna*, "chestnut"); the depopulation it has experienced since ca 1870, to 196 persons in 1999, have had the effect of preserving the traditional landscape.[4]

The hamlet of Poggiale, part of the commune which contains its reservoir, is sited somewhat further up the slope. To the northeast the village of Quercitello looks down upon La Porta. To the east, it faces the adjoining village of Ficaja.

### Climate

La Porta has a [warm-summer mediterranean climate](/source/Warm-summer_mediterranean_climate) ([Köppen climate classification](/source/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification) *Csb*). The average annual temperature in La Porta is 12.7 °C (54.9 °F). The average annual rainfall is 918.7 mm (36.17 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 21.2 °C (70.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around 5.5 °C (41.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in La Porta was 36.0 °C (96.8 °F) on 11 August 2003; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −9.0 °C (15.8 °F) on 9 January 1995.

Climate data for La Porta (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1980−2014) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 21.0 (69.8) 22.5 (72.5) 27.0 (80.6) 26.5 (79.7) 32.0 (89.6) 32.7 (90.9) 35.0 (95.0) 36.0 (96.8) 31.5 (88.7) 26.5 (79.7) 24.5 (76.1) 21.0 (69.8) 36.0 (96.8) Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 8.6 (47.5) 9.2 (48.6) 11.9 (53.4) 14.9 (58.8) 19.5 (67.1) 22.9 (73.2) 26.2 (79.2) 26.0 (78.8) 21.6 (70.9) 16.9 (62.4) 12.2 (54.0) 9.3 (48.7) 16.6 (61.9) Daily mean °C (°F) 5.5 (41.9) 5.7 (42.3) 8.1 (46.6) 10.8 (51.4) 14.9 (58.8) 18.3 (64.9) 21.2 (70.2) 21.2 (70.2) 17.5 (63.5) 13.5 (56.3) 9.3 (48.7) 6.5 (43.7) 12.7 (54.9) Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.5 (36.5) 2.2 (36.0) 4.3 (39.7) 6.7 (44.1) 10.3 (50.5) 13.6 (56.5) 16.2 (61.2) 16.5 (61.7) 13.4 (56.1) 10.1 (50.2) 6.3 (43.3) 3.8 (38.8) 8.9 (48.0) Record low °C (°F) −9.0 (15.8) −7.0 (19.4) −7.0 (19.4) −1.5 (29.3) 1.5 (34.7) 5.0 (41.0) 7.0 (44.6) 5.0 (41.0) 5.0 (41.0) 1.0 (33.8) −3.0 (26.6) −7.0 (19.4) −9.0 (15.8) Average precipitation mm (inches) 83.3 (3.28) 60.8 (2.39) 78.2 (3.08) 93.8 (3.69) 68.6 (2.70) 38.4 (1.51) 22.9 (0.90) 32.1 (1.26) 73.2 (2.88) 120.1 (4.73) 117.4 (4.62) 129.9 (5.11) 918.7 (36.17) Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.3 7.2 7.1 8.2 6.3 4.4 2.6 3.7 5.6 7.8 9.8 9.6 79.8 Source: Meteociel[5]

## History

The comparative prosperity of the 17th and 18th centuries was based on valuable timber exported from the chestnut forests and a leather industry based on chestnut [tannins](/source/Tannin), while the sweet chestnut remained the staple crop of the common people, and chestnut flour was exported, though with very considerable annual variations, which led to uncertainties in the local economy.[6]

## Population

‹ The [template](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:Template) *[Historical populations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Historical_populations)* is being [considered for merging](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Templates_for_discussion/Log/2026_June_24#Template:Infobox_demographics). ›

Historical population Year Pop. ±% 1962 315 — 1968 358 +13.7% 1975 382 +6.7% 1982 422 +10.5% 1990 248 −41.2% 1999 196 −21.0% 2008 246 +25.5%

## Sights

In this compactly nucleated village, the vernacular houses with austere fronts are built of schist, [fieldstone](/source/Fieldstone) and slate, with some stuccoed and painted walls, interspersed with a handful of larger houses of local notables.

The [church of Saint Jean Baptiste](/source/%C3%89glise_Saint-Jean-Baptiste_de_La_Porta) and its ambitious [campanile](/source/Campanile) are more than local landmarks, the pride of the village and the most famous[7] masterpieces of the late Baroque [architecture of Corsica](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Architecture_of_Corsica&action=edit&redlink=1). The church was built from 1680 and provided with a facade designed by the Milanese architect [Domenico Baïna](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Domenico_Ba%C3%AFna&action=edit&redlink=1), which was completed about 1707. Baïna also designed the sumptuous campanile that rises in five stages to 45 meters, and is visible far and wide, finished about 1720. The interior frescoes *en camaïeu* were carried out in the 1880s by Girolamo dela Porta.

## Personalities

La Porta was the birthplace of [Horace François Bastien Sébastiani de La Porta](/source/Horace_Fran%C3%A7ois_Bastien_S%C3%A9bastiani_de_La_Porta) (1771–1851), a Corsican soldier and diplomat for [Napoleon](/source/Napoleon), and a politician who served as [Naval Minister](/source/List_of_Naval_Ministers_of_France), [Minister of Foreign Affairs](/source/Minister_of_Foreign_Affairs_(France)), and [Minister of State](/source/Minister_of_State) under the [July Monarchy](/source/July_Monarchy).

## Transportation

Corsican Routes D405 and D515 serve the village.

## See also

- [Communes of the Haute-Corse department](/source/Communes_of_the_Haute-Corse_department)

- [Laporta](/source/Laporta_(disambiguation))

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Répertoire national des élus: les maires"](https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503). *data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises* (in French). 2 December 2020.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Populations de référence 2023"](https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-2B246) (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Michellin, *Corse*, s.v. "La Porta"

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** P.J. Perry, "Economy, landscape and society in La Castagniccia (Corsica) since the late eighteenth century" *Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers* **41** (June 1967:209-222) pp. 209, 211 and *passim*. Perry notes that the two cantons of the Castagniccia supported nearly 9000 inhabitants in the early 19th century.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Normales et records pour La Porta-Gend (2B)"](https://www.meteociel.fr/obs/clim/normales_records.php?code=20246001). Meteociel. Retrieved 11 June 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** Perry 1967.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** According to Michelin, *Corse*.

The village and the [terraced slopes](/source/Terrace_(agriculture)), seen from the road to Ficaja

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