Velone-Orneto
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Velone-Orneto | |
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 A view of the hamlet of Orneto | |
Location of Velone-Orneto  | |
  Velone-Orneto  Velone-Orneto | |
| Coordinates: 42°24′06″N 9°28′18″E / 42.4017°N 9.4717°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Castagniccia |
| Intercommunality | Costa Verde |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Marie Pallenti[1] |
Area 1 | 12.34 km2 (4.76 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 105 |
| • Density | 8.5/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B340 /20230 |
| Elevation | 102–1,247 m (335–4,091 ft) (avg. 300 m or 980 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Velone-Orneto is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
The municipality of Velone-Orneto is located about forty miles south of Bastia, and is part of the Tavagna (Haute-Corse), with four other municipalities: Taglio-Isolaccio, Pero-Casevecchie, Talasani and Poggio-Mezzana. Six hamlets composing the municipality: Orneto, Carbonaccia, Velone, Inelaccia, Fiuminale Suttanu and Fiuminale Supranu (the latter three have been abandoned).
