Azzana

Azzana is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island of Corsica, France.

Azzana
The Cruzzini from the GR20 trail
Location of Azzana
Azzana
Azzana
Coordinates: 42°07′06″N 8°55′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonSevi-Sorru-Cinarca
IntercommunalitySpelunca-Liamone
Government
  Mayor (2014-2020) Thierry Leca
Area
1
12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
54
  Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A027 /20121
Elevation226–1,506 m (741–4,941 ft)
(avg. 400 m or 1,300 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 Azzanais or Azzanaises.[2]

Geography

Azzana is located some 13 km north-east of Casaglione and 10 km north-west of Bocognano. Access to the commune is by road D4 from Salice in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing east to Rezza. The D125 goes south-west from the village to Lopigna. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vignamajo towards the south. The commune is remote and rugged with snow-capped mountains in the north and south and very extensive forests.[3]

The Liamone river passes through the centre of the commune south of the village as it flows west to join the sea at Liamone.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
19882014Jean-Pierre GiacomoniDL then UMP then LR
2014CurrentThierry LecaDVD

(Not all data is known)

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 318    
1806 379+2.97%
1821 498+1.84%
1831 243−6.92%
1836 268+1.98%
1841 298+2.14%
1846 304+0.40%
1851 350+2.86%
1856 361+0.62%
1861 379+0.98%
1866 380+0.05%
1872 368−0.53%
1876 342−1.82%
1881 473+6.70%
1886 466−0.30%
1891 502+1.50%
1896 505+0.12%
1901 510+0.20%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 504−0.24%
1911 382−5.39%
1921 308−2.13%
1926 291−1.13%
1931 348+3.64%
1936 251−6.33%
1946 150−5.02%
1954 205+3.98%
1962 200−0.31%
1968 193−0.59%
1975 149−3.63%
1982 81−8.34%
1990 54−4.94%
1999 56+0.40%
2007 53−0.69%
2012 40−5.47%
2017 54+6.19%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Politics

Presidential Elections 2nd Round

ElectionWinning CandidateParty%
2017 Emmanuel Macron EM 57.50
2012 François Hollande PS 52.94
2007 Nicolas Sarkozy UMP 62.07
2002 Jacques Chirac RPR 83.67

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Culture and heritage

A Goat in Azzana

Civil heritage

The commune has a very large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments.[8]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • The Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (1935)[9]
  • The old Chapel Sainte-Lucie (18th century).[10] The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • The Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (18th century)[27]
  • The Cemetery at Vallemajo (19th century).[28] The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (1900)[29]
    • A Funerary Cross (1886)[30]
  • The Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (1923)[31]
  • The Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (19th century).[32] The cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
    • A Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (1895)[33]
    • A Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (1902)[34]
  • The Funeral Chapel at Croce (19th century)[35]
  • The former Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (18th century).[36] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:

See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References

    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Corse-du-Sud (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
    5. Données Cassini, EHESS
    6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
    7. http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
    8. Base Mérimée: Search for heritage in the commune, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
    9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001870 Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (in French)
    10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001850 Chapel Sainte-Lucie (in French)
    11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003018 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
    12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003017 Statue: Saint Lucie (in French)
    13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003016 Set of 2 Choir Candlesticks (in French)
    14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003015 Crown Light fixture (2) (in French)
    15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003014 Set of 2 Crown Light fixtures (1) (in French)
    16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003013 Sanctuary Lamp (in French)
    17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002870 Chasuble and Stole (in French)
    18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002869 Set of 2 Bells (in French)
    19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002868 Set of 2 Altar Vases (in French)
    20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002867 Altar Vase (1) (in French)
    21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002866 Set of 2 Cruets (in French)
    22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002865 Chalice with Paten (in French)
    23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002864 Baptismal font (in French)
    24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002863 Ciborium (2) (in French)
    25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002862 Ciborium (1) (in French)
    26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002812 Furniture in the Church (in French)
    27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A002606 Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (in French)
    28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001878 Cemetery (in French)
    29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003023 Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (in French)
    30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003022 Funerary Cross (in French)
    31. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001873 Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (in French)
    32. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001872 Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (in French)
    33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003021 Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (in French)
    34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003020 Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (in French)
    35. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001869 Funeral Chapel (in French)
    36. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001849 Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (in French)
    37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003019 Baptismal font (in French)
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