Sartène

Sartène (French: [saʁtɛn]; Corsican: Sartè [sarˈtɛ]; Italian: Sartena [sarˈtɛːna] or Sartene [sarˈtɛːne][3][4]) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.

Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets.

One of the main incidents in the town's history was an attack by pirates from Algiers in 1583, after which 400 people were taken away.

Sartène has given its name to one of the southern Corsican dialects a variety of which is the Gallurese spoken in North Sardinia.

The average annual rainfall is 732.1 mm (28.82 in) with November as the wettest month.

Place de la Liberation