Ambiegna

Ambiegna
The church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien, in Ambiegna
Ambiegna
Location within Corsica region Ambiegna
Coordinates: 42°05′05″N 8°47′35″E / 42.0847°N 8.7931°E / 42.0847; 8.7931Coordinates: 42°05′05″N 8°47′35″E / 42.0847°N 8.7931°E / 42.0847; 8.7931
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Cruzini-Cinarca
Government
• Mayor (2008–2020)	Jean Toussaint Poli
Area¹	6.12 km² (2.36 sq mi)
Population (2009)²	59
• Density	9.6/km² (25/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2A014 / 20151
Elevation	8–441 m (26–1,447 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.

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

Geography

Ambiegna is located some 25 km in a direct line north of Ajaccio and 5 km east of Sagone. It can be accessed by the D25 road from Casaglione in the south or by the D1 road from Solane in the south-west both going to the village on the eastern side of the commune. The D1 road continues north to Le Truggia by a tortuous route. The commune is remote and rugged with dense forests.^[1]

The north-western border of the commune entirely consists of a large river flowing to the west.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[1]

Coggia

Arro

Le Village-de-Penisola

Lopigna

Ambiegna

Tuccia

Casaglione

Solane

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors^[2]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2014	Étienne Colonna	UMP
2008	2020	Jean Toussaint Poli

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 59 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.^{[Note 1]}

Evolution of the Population (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
-	96	103	120	119	130	132	119	135

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
136	128	130	138	144	158	141	116	120

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
140	160	151	115	98	97	102	102	90

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
89	89	79	59	48	43	54	59	-

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

A Memorial Plaque in Ambiegna

Ambiegna War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Ambiegna Village

The Marchi Family House 2

View from Ambiegna

House 7

A house in Ambiegna

Civil heritage

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

A Rotary Oil Mill (20th century)^[3]
The Marchi family House (1) (1733)^[4]
The Marchi family House (2) (1861)^[5]
The Defranchi family House (1866)^[6]
A House (6) (1855)^[7]
A House (7) (18th century)^[8]
A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (1893)^[9]
A Flour Mill (18th century)^[10]
A former Presbytery (1871)^[11]
A former School now the Town Hall (1886)^[12]
Houses (18th-19th century)^[13]

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[14] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

A Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (17th century)^[15]
A Ciborium (20th century)^[16]
A Statuette for Collections (20th century)^[17]
A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)^[18]
A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[19]
A Chalice (18th century)^[20]
A set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (17th century)^[21]
A Pail for Holy water (19th century)^[22]
An Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (17th century)^[23]
A Statuette: the Child Jesus (19th century)^[24]
A Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (18th century)^[25]
A Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (19th century)^[26]
A Baptismal font (18th century)^[27]
The Furniture in the Church^[28]

Notes and references

Notes

↑ 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 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 in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.