Azzana

Azzana
The Cruzzini from the GR20 trail
Azzana
Location within Corsica region  Azzana
Coordinates: 42°07′06″N 8°55′29″E / 42.1183°N 8.9247°E / 42.1183; 8.9247Coordinates: 42°07′06″N 8°55′29″E / 42.1183°N 8.9247°E / 42.1183; 8.9247
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Cruzini-Cinarca
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Thierry Leca
Area1	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	49
• Density	4.1/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	2A027 / 20121
Elevation	226–1,506 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azzanais or Azzanaises.^[1]

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.^[2]

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^[2]

	Murzo	Poggiolo	Guagno
	Salice		Rezza
		Azzana lieu-dit = Pont d'Azzana ( Auberge )
	Lopigna	Vero	Tavera

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 49 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

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. For a complete list with links to descriptions (in French) and photographs click here.

Religious heritage

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

• The Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (1935)^[4]
• The old Chapel Sainte-Lucie (18th century).^[5] The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (20th century)^[6]
  • A Statue: Saint Lucie (19th century)^[7]
  • A set of 2 Choir Candlesticks (19th century)^[8]
  • A Crown Light fixture (2) (19th century)^[9]
  • A set of 2 Crown Light fixtures (1) (19th century)^[10]
  • A Sanctuary Lamp (19th century)^[11]
  • A Chasuble and Stole (20th century)^[12]
  • A set of 2 Bells (1929)^[13]
  • A set of 2 Altar Vases (19th century)^[14]
  • An Altar Vase (1) (19th century)^[15]
  • A set of 2 Cruets (19th century)^[16]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[17]
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)^[18]
  • A Ciborium (2) (18th century)^[19]
  • A Ciborium (1) (1883)^[20]
  • The Furniture in the Church (1883)^[21]
• The Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (18th century)^[22]
• The Cemetery at Vallemajo (19th century).^[23] The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (1900)^[24]
  • A Funerary Cross (1886)^[25]
• The Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (1923)^[26]
• The Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (19th century).^[27] The cemetery contains two items that are rehistered as histrorical objects:
  • A Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (1895)^[28]
  • A Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (1902)^[29]
• The Funeral Chapel at Croce (19th century)^[30]
• The former Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (18th century).^[31] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)^[32]

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" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes 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 Azzana.

• Azzana on Lion1906
• Azzana on Google Maps
• Azzana on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (French)
• Azzana 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