Zilia

For the musical instrument, see Zilia (instrument).

Zilia
A general view of Zilia
Zilia
Location within Corsica region Zilia
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calenzana
Intercommunality	Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Jacques Santelli
Area1	14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi)
Population (2008)2	240
• Density	17/km2 (44/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B361 / 20214
Elevation	172–1,935 m (564–6,348 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 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.

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

Geography

The municipality is part of the canton of Calenzana. Its area is 1401ha which includes 700ha of woods. The village itself is situated at an altitude of 278m at the foot of the Monte Grosso (1 938 m) 7 km north-east of Calvi, the capital.

One road, the D 151, serves the village and links it directly to Calenzana and Montegrosso.

History

Zilia is known for both vineyards as well a mineral spring which was operated before 1914 and again recently. The water sells throughout the island under the name of Zilia bottled water, both flat and carbonated.

The village suffered a huge fire on the night of 31 June 2005 at Calenzana and destroyed 1500ha of vegetation including many old olive trees in Balagne.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	302	—
1968	311	+3.0%
1975	253	−18.6%
1982	237	−6.3%
1990	179	−24.5%
1999	212	+18.4%
2008	240	+13.2%

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Information about Zilia on the Quid website