Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio (Italian pronunciation: [ardʒusta mɔrittʃo], Corsican: Arghjusta è Muricciu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Corse-du-Sud |
Arrondissement | Sartène |
Canton | Taravo-Ornano |
Intercommunality | CC Sartenais-Valinco |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014-2020) | Paul-Joseph Caitucoli |
Area 1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 76 |
• Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2A021 /20140 |
Elevation | 200–1,419 m (656–4,656 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
Argiusta-Moriccio is located 6 km north-east of Petreto-Bicchisano and 8 km south-east of Grosseto-Prugna. Access to the commune is by the D757 road from Bicchisano in the south-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing north-east to Olivese. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Moriccio north-west of the village. The commune is heavily forested and mountainous throughout.[2]
The north-western border of the commune is a river flowing to the west.[2]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration

List of Successive Mayors[3]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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2001 | 2014 | Michel Peretti | UMP | |
2014 | 2020 | Paul-Joseph Caitucoli |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE[5] |


Culture and heritage



Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A House at Argiusta (1581)
[6]
- A House at Moriccio (1777)
[7]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (18th century)
[8]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (1875)
[9]
- Houses (16th, 18th, & 19th centuries)
[10]
- The War memorial at Argiusta (1956)
[11]
- Other sites of interest
- Torréen de Foce monument
Religious heritage


The Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (1746) is registered as an historical monument.[12] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- The complete Secondary Altar of the Virgin (18th century)
[13]
- The complete Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (18th century)
[14]
- A Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (19th century)
[15]
- An Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (1870)
[16]
- A Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (19th century)
[17]
- An Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (18th century)
[18]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (19th century)
[19]
- A Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (19th century)
[20]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (19th century)
[21]
- A Chalice with Paten (2) (19th century)
[22]
- A Chalice with Paten (1) (19th century)
[23]
- The Furniture in the Church
[24]
- Historical objects in the Church
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Google Maps
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Données Cassini, EHESS
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002031 Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002030 Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002029 Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argiusta-Moriccio. |
- Argiusta-Moriccio on Lion1906
- Argiusta-Moriccio on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)