Sartène

French commune
nomcommune=Sartène
région=Corse
département=Corse-du-Sud
arrondissement=Sartène
canton=Sartène
insee=2A272
cp=20100
maire=Pierre Gori
mandat=
intercomm=
longitude=8.97416666667
latitude=41.6216666667
alt moy=330 m
alt mini=0
alt maxi=1320 m
hectares=20040
km²=200.4
sans=3410
date-sans=1999
dens=17|

Sartène (Corsican: "Sartè"), is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers in 1583, after which 400 people were taken away. These attacks continued into the 18th century.

The town is centred around the Place de la Liberation (previously the Place Porta), at the edge of which is the church of Sainte Marie. The town allows good views across the valley. Sartene wine is well known amongst wine buffs as being a good drop.

Sartene has given its name to one of the southern-Corsican dialects that are most like the sardinian Gallurese dialect.

External links

[http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=fr&u=http://www.sartene.net/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=8&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3DSartene%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff%26sa%3DG A page on the history of the town]