What is Aleria?
'''Aléria''' (Greek and Roman '''Alalia''') is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Haute-Corse]] ''[[Departments of France|département]]'' of [[France]], on the island of [[Corsica]]. It includes the easternmost point in [[Metropolitan France]]. {{Infobox French commune |name = Aléria |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Aléria.jpg |caption = View of Aléria |native name = {{native name|co|Aleria}} |arrondissement = Corte |canton = Ghisonaccia |INSEE = 2B009 |postal code = 20270 |mayor = Ange-Joseph Fraticelli<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|website=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=2 December 2020|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2020&ndash;2026 |intercommunality = Oriente |coordinates = {{coord|42.1036|9.5128|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation m = 10 |elevation min m = 0 |elevation max m = 102 |area km2 = 58.33 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} |website=http://www.aleria-corse.fr/}} ==Archaeology== Since [[1950]] the necropolis of Casabianda's is excavated and have revealed grave goods, from the Late Archaic period forwards, that include the finest works of art, in jewels, weapons, metalwares, [[bronze]] and ceramic plates and dishes in particular, [[Attic cups]], and [[rhyton]]s. ==Medieval and modern history== As Latin '''Alalia''', it was the capital of the [[Roman province]] of [[Corsica]]. ==Related pages== * [[Battle of Alalia]], fought between 540 BC and 535 BC == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Communes in Haute-Corse]] {{France-geo-stub}}