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Maison Arrighi de Casanova

Corte, Haute-Corse, France

The record

Designation
Historic monument, registered (inscrit)
Protection
inscrit MH
Extent of protection
Maison Arrighi de Casanova (cad. AE 486) : inscription par arrêté du 30 janvier 1990
Protection dates
1990/01/30 : inscrit MH
Type
maison
Main period of construction
3e quart 18e siècle
Dates
1760
Ownership
propriété de la commune
Commune
Corte
Département
Haute-Corse
Region
Corse
Country
France
Coordinates
42.30533, 9.14934
Mérimée reference
PA00099265

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

5 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1756 map "Carte de Cassini (c. 1756)" (IGN France — Géoportail).

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The Ministère de la Culture's notice

Maison reconstruite après un incendie, en 1760. Le père de Napoléon Ier l'habita en 1768. Joseph, le frère aîné de Napoléon, y naquit le 7 janvier 1768. Sur le côté, l'entrée est précédée d'un perron à deux marches. L'escalier est tournant sur un mur d'échiffre plein. Les paliers sont voûtés d'arêtes plates. A l'intérieur, l'appartement se divise en quatre pièces et cuisine.

English translation

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House rebuilt after a fire in 1760. The father of Napoleon I inhabited it in 1768. Joseph, the elder brother of Napoleon, was born there on 7 January 1768. On the side, the entrance is preceded by a flight of steps with two steps. The staircase is turning on a full newel wall. The landings are vaulted with flat ribs. Inside, the apartment is divided into four rooms and a kitchen.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

Base Mérimée, Ministère de la Culture, data last updated 2026-09-17, reused under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab). Record text is reproduced unchanged. Ministère de la Culture · Licence Ouverte 2.0
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