Lucciana

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Expand French|topic=geo|date=December 2008|Lucciana}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Lucciana |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Lucciana-village.jpg |caption = A view of Lucciana village |image coat of arms = |arrondissement = Bastia |canton = Borgo |INSEE = 2B148 |postal code = 20290 |mayor = Joseph Galletti<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=13 September 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = |coordinates = {{coord|42.546|9.418|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 250 |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 687 |area km2 = 29.16 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population demonym = Luccianais, Luccianaise (French)<br/>luccianese (Italian)<br/>luccianincu, luccianinca (Corsican) |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}

'''Lucciana''' ({{IPA|co|lutˈtʃana}}, {{IPA|it|lutˈtʃaːna|lang}}, {{IPA|fr|lutʃ(j)ana|lang}}) is a French [[communes of France|commune]] in the [[departments of France|department]] of [[Haute-Corse|Upper Corsica]], collectivity and island of [[Corsica]].

==Geography== Situated on the eastern coast of Corsica nearly {{convert|20|km|mi|abbr=on}} to the south of [[Bastia]], the commune extends itself to the mountainous summit as far as the twisted [[lagoon]] of La Marana bordering the [[Tyrrhenian Sea]].

The [[international airport]] of [[Bastia - Poretta Airport|Bastia - Poretta]] is situated in the commune.

==History== The Roman town of [[Mariana, Corsica|Mariana]] had been founded by [[Gaius Marius]] in 93 BC. It was the seat of the [[Roman Catholic]] [[diocese]] of Mariana, associated with the dioceses of [[Pisa]] and [[Genoa]], which lasted until it was transferred, along with all Corsican bishoprics, by the [[Concordat of 1801]] to the [[Diocese of Ajaccio]]. The [[Lucciana Cathedral|former cathedral]], generally known as the church of '''La Canonica''', is a notable [[Romanesque architecture|Romanesque]] building of the 12th century.

==Economy== * A [[static inverter plant]] of [[HVDC]] [[HVDC Italy-Corsica-Sardinia|SACOI]] located in the commune connects the power grids of Corsica and [[Sardinia]] with the grid of the Italian mainland.

==Population== {{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-2B148#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |1653 |1975 |2507 |1982 |2692 |1990 |3217 |1999 |3794 |2007 |4010 |2012 |4883 |2017 |5780 |2023 |6923 }}

==Sights== *The [[Lucciana Cathedral|Cathedral of the Canonica]]. Romanesque architecture from the 11th century. Renovated and dedicated to the [[Assumption of Mary]]. The cathedral features a statue of the Corsican patron saint [[Devota]] and a bronze figure of [[Jesus Christ|Christ]] by MC Sei Dominici. *The archeological site of [[Mariana, Corsica|Mariana]] - excavations open to the public. *It has been used as a special stage in the [[Tour de Corse]].

==International relations== Lucciana is [[Twin towns and sister cities|twinned]] with:<ref>{{cite web |title=Jumelages|url=https://www.mairie.mc/ostende-et-lucciana|language=fr|access-date=2024-01-13}}</ref> {{div col|colwidth=20em}} *{{flagicon|MCO}} [[Monaco]], Monaco (2009) {{div col end}}

== See also == * [[Communes of the Haute-Corse department]] * [[Railway stations in Corsica]]

==References== {{reflist}}

[[Category:Communes of Haute-Corse]] [[Category:Haute-Corse communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia]]