ERSA Cap Corse France geography

The Corsican Cape form the northern extremity of the Corsica, advancing itself in the Ligurienne sea in the direction of Genes . His width is about 10 to 14 Km and his length 37Km Situated to the north of the Corsican Cape ,the commune of Ersa extends itself on about 20,5km2.It was known formerly under the name of " ARSIA" then of "ERZA" before to be ERSA;his name comes from the Latin word "ardre" from the the past participle is "arsà" and indicates very exactly that the region is dry. One reaches ERSA by the East since Bastia or by the West since Saint-Florent by the regional road D80.




							The Corsican Cape form the northern extremity of the Corsica, advancing itself in the Ligurienne sea in the direction of Genes . His width is about 10 to 14 Km and his length 37Km Situated to the north of the Corsican Cape ,the commune of Ersa extends itself on about 20,5km2.It was known formerly under the name of " ARSIA" then of "ERZA" before to be ERSA;his name comes from the Latin word "ardre" from the the past participle is "arsà" and indicates very exactly that the region is dry. One reaches ERSA by the East since Bastia or by the West since Saint-Florent by the regional road D80.







								The climate of the north of the Corsican Cape is special because this is ,in the same time, one of the most warm, the most dry and the most blowly area of the whole Corsica.The signal station of ERSA has there recorded uniformly speeds wind records:superior to 200 km/h (see statistics). Between 1969 and 1994, there is had in average 147 days of superior wind to 16 m/s (7 Beaufort) per year. The Libecciu ,southwestern orientation, is the dominating wind .It 's also a hot region with pleasant wintry temperatures .The minimal temperature observed between 1970 and 1994 is of 4,9°C and the average minimal temperatures for the coldest month is of 8°C. At last this is a not very watered area, the rainfall surpassing only rarely 600 mm per year.