Avapessa
Avapessa is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Location of Avapessa 
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| Coordinates: 42°33′44″N 8°53′43″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Calvi |
| Canton | Calvi |
| Intercommunality | CC Calvi Balagne |
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| • Mayor (2014-2020) | Marie-Josée Salvatori |
| Area 1 | 3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 82 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B025 /20225 |
| Elevation | 173–800 m (568–2,625 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avapessiens or Avapessiennes.[2]
Geography
View of the valley
Avapessa is located some 12 km in a direct line east of Calvi and 8 km south by south-east of Algajola. Access to the commune is by road D71 from Cateri in the north which passes through the heart of the commune slightly west of the village and continues south-east to Muro. Access to the village is by the Tuvo road which branches off the D71. The commune is rugged in the west with a high country landscape while in the east there is more farmland.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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| 2001 | 2008 | Christian Reboul | DVD | |
| 2008 | 2020 | Marie-Josée Salvatori | DVG |
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 82 inhabitants.
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Skycrane fire fighting at Avapessa
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- Inhabitants of Haute-Corse (in French)
- Google Maps
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avapessa, EHESS. (in French)
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
- Avapessa official website (in French)
- Avapessa on Lion1906
- Avapessa on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
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