Bilia
Bilia is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France, on the island of Corsica, within its Corsican single territorial collectivity. It is part of the microregion of Bisogène, the south-western part of the Corsican region of Rocca.
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Coordinates: 41°37′33″N 8°54′28″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Department | Corse-du-Sud |
Arrondissement | Sartène |
Canton | Sartenais-Valinco |
Intercommunality | Sartenais - Valinco |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Michel Tramoni |
Area 1 | 7.43 km2 (2.87 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 46 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 2A038 /20100 |
Elevation | 153–609 m (502–1,998 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. |
Politics and administration
Jean François Quilichini was mayor of Bilia from 1989 to March 2008, whereupon he was replaced by Michel Tramoni. Both mayors are affiliated to the French Communist Party.
Population
The census of the number of inhabitants of the commune is known through the censuses conducted since 1806. Since 2005, INSEE has conducted the census in five year periods, as Bilia is a commune of under 10,000 inhabitants. The population data in between the five year intervals is extrapolated or intrapolated.[2]
In 2016, Bilia was home to 45 inhabitants, a number which fell by 4.26% since 2011, while the population growth of France (Mayotte exempted) is of +2.44%.
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1806 | 153 | — |
1821 | 215 | +40.5% |
1831 | 208 | −3.3% |
1836 | 260 | +25.0% |
1841 | 265 | +1.9% |
1846 | 234 | −11.7% |
1851 | 265 | +13.2% |
1856 | 330 | +24.5% |
1861 | 361 | +9.4% |
1866 | 295 | −18.3% |
1872 | 257 | −12.9% |
1876 | 242 | −5.8% |
1881 | 240 | −0.8% |
1886 | 227 | −5.4% |
1891 | 228 | +0.4% |
1896 | 230 | +0.9% |
1901 | 252 | +9.6% |
1906 | 248 | −1.6% |
1911 | 245 | −1.2% |
1921 | 255 | +4.1% |
1926 | 321 | +25.9% |
1931 | 384 | +19.6% |
1936 | 352 | −8.3% |
1946 | 173 | −50.9% |
1954 | 72 | −58.4% |
1962 | 45 | −37.5% |
1968 | 58 | +28.9% |
1975 | 40 | −31.0% |
1982 | 38 | −5.0% |
1990 | 41 | +7.9% |
1999 | 40 | −2.4% |
2005 | 40 | +0.0% |
2008 | 48 | +20.0% |
2010 | 40 | −16.7% |
2015 | 44 | +10.0% |
2016 | 45 | +2.3% |
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Présentation du recensement de la population". Insee.fr (in French). INSEE. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Notice Communale - Bilia". cassini.ehess.fr. Ldh/EHESS/Cassini. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
- "Comparateur de territoire Commune de Bilia (2A038)". Insee.fr (in French). Retrieved 7 February 2019.
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