Albitreccia

Albitreccia
Albitreccia Village
Albitreccia
Location within Corsica region  Albitreccia
Coordinates: 41°51′48″N 8°56′33″E / 41.8633°N 8.9425°E / 41.8633; 8.9425Coordinates: 41°51′48″N 8°56′33″E / 41.8633°N 8.9425°E / 41.8633; 8.9425
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Santa-Maria-Siché
Government
• Mayor (2001–2020)	Pierre-Paul Luciani
Area1	45.76 km2 (17.67 sq mi)
Population (2009)2	1,529
• Density	33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	2A008 / 20128
Elevation	0–1,058 m (0–3,471 ft) (avg. 425 m or 1,394 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Albitreccia is a French commune in the Corse-du-Sud department in the Corsica region of France.

Geography

Albitreccia is a commune in the Canton of Saint Mary Sicché in South Corsica. The main village is located in the Taravo valley near the town of Grosseto. The commune has several centres of population: Molini (Alzone) and its extent behind Agosta beach, Bisina, Monti-Rossu and the hamlets of Buselga, Beddi Vaddi, San giorghju a Masina, and the ruined hamlet of U Pianu located upstream of Monti rossu under the Cozzanicciu and Tassiccia mountains over 1,000m high. There is hiking on Mare a Mare Centre which crosses the commune to join the col Saint-Georges and continues in the Taravo heights until it reaches the famous GR 20.

The commune has several access points. From the N193 highway inland the D55 road goes south through the commune joining the D302 on the south-western border. From the D55 the D2 links to the village of Albitreccia. The D2 continues south to meet the D102 at the southern border. The D102 crosses the eastern side of the commune but does not pass through any villages. In the west of the commune the D302 comes south from Fica passing through the hamlet of Bisinao before continuing to Cognocoli-Monticchi. The D255 also links with the D302 from the south. In the east access is via the D55 which follows the length of the coast.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and towns^[1]

	Bastelicaccia	Cauro	Grosseto-Prugna
	Mediterranean Sea		Zigliara
		Albitreccia
	Petrosiella	Cognocoli-Monticchi	Moca-Croce

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Albitreccia^[2]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 1,529 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Albitreccia War Memorial

Culture and heritage

House 15

Civil heritage

The commune has a large number of buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

Religious heritage

The commune has two religious buildings that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Church of Saint-Pierre (19th century).^[27] The church has one item that is registered as an historical monument:
  • Furniture in the Church of Saint-Pierre^[28]

The Church of Saint Catherine

• The Parish Church of Saint-Catherine (1854).^[29] The church contains many items which are registered as historical objects:
  • Furniture in the Church of Saint-Catherine^[30]
  • A Ciborium (19th century)^[31]
  • A Monstrance (18th century)^[32]
  • A Statue: Virgin du Rosaire (19th century)^[33]
  • A Statue: Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel (19th century)^[34]
  • A Statue: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (19th century)^[35]
  • A Tabernacle (17th century)^[36]
  • A Processional Statue: Saint Jules (20th century)^[37]

Albitreccia Picture Gallery

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  The entry to Albitreccia

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  A House in Albitreccia

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  An old house in Albitreccia

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  An Oratory in Albitreccia

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  A street in Albitreccia

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  The View from Albitreccia

Notable people linked to the commune

• Victor Sinet, sports journalist
• Ange-Marie Michelosi

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

Notes and references

Notes

1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Albitreccia.

• Albitreccia on Lion1906
• Albitreccia on Google Maps
• Albitreccia on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Albitreccia on the INSEE website (French)
• INSEE (French)

Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
Afa Ajaccio Alata Albitreccia Altagène Ambiegna Appietto Arbellara Arbori Argiusta-Moriccio Arro Aullène Azilone-Ampaza Azzana Balogna Bastelica Bastelicaccia Belvédère-Campomoro Bilia Bocognano Bonifacio Calcatoggio Campo Cannelle Carbini Carbuccia Cardo-Torgia Cargèse Cargiaca Casaglione Casalabriva Cauro Ciamannacce Coggia Cognocoli-Monticchi Conca Corrano Coti-Chiavari Cozzano Cristinacce Cuttoli-Corticchiato Eccica-Suarella Évisa Figari Foce Forciolo Fozzano Frasseto Giuncheto Granace Grossa Grosseto-Prugna Guagno Guargualé Guitera-les-Bains Lecci Letia Levie Lopigna Loreto-di-Tallano Marignana Mela Moca-Croce Monacia-d'Aullène Murzo Ocana Olivese Olmeto Olmiccia Orto Osani Ota Palneca Partinello Pastricciola Peri Petreto-Bicchisano Piana Pianotolli-Caldarello Pietrosella Pila-Canale Poggiolo Porto-Vecchio Propriano Quasquara Quenza Renno Rezza Rosazia Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano Salice Sampolo San-Gavino-di-Carbini Santa-Maria-Figaniella Santa-Maria-Siché Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino Sari-d'Orcino Sari-Solenzara Sarrola-Carcopino Sartène Serra-di-Ferro Serra-di-Scopamène Serriera Soccia Sollacaro Sorbollano Sotta Tasso Tavaco Tavera Tolla Ucciani Urbalacone Valle-di-Mezzana Vero Vico Viggianello Villanova Zérubia Zévaco Zicavo Zigliara Zonza Zoza