Azilone-Ampaza

Azilone-Ampaza
The road into Azilone-Ampaza
Azilone-Ampaza
Location within Corsica region Azilone-Ampaza
Coordinates: 41°51′54″N 9°00′53″E / 41.865°N 9.0147°E / 41.865; 9.0147Coordinates: 41°51′54″N 9°00′53″E / 41.865°N 9.0147°E / 41.865; 9.0147
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Santa-Maria-Siché
Government
• Mayor (2001–2020)	Antoine Peretti
Area¹	7.96 km² (3.07 sq mi)
Population (2010)²	142
• Density	18/km² (46/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2A026 / 20190
Elevation	354–909 m (1,161–2,982 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 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.

Azilone-Ampaza (Azilonu è Àmpaza in Corsican: pronounced [a.d͡zi.ˈlɔ̃.nɛ ˈɑ̃ɱ.pa.d͡za]) is a French commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Azilone-Ampaza is located in the Panicale Valley in the Middle Taravo region some 22 km east by south-east of Ajaccio and 4 km east of Grosseto-Prugna. The D83 road from Santa-Maria-Siché to Zévaco passes through the northern tip of the commune but has no connection to the village. Access to the village is by road D26 from Olivese in the south-east which enters the commune from the south, passing through the village, then loops south again to join the Route nationale N196 south-west of the commune. Apart from the main village there are the hamlets of Ampaza in the north-west and Azilone south of the village. The commune is rugged and heavily forested.^[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages^[1]

Azilone-Ampaza

Zigliara

Forciolo

Olivese

History

Both villages originated from the hamlet of Calcinaghju which was in the middle of the valley and destroyed by the Moors. Under the Paolinu and Genovese administrative systems, the commune belonged to the Pieve of Ornano. The town is now mainly known for being a high point on the Tour de Corse, an event that counts for the World Rally Championship (WRC).

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[2]

From	To	Name	Party	Position
2001	2020	Antoine Peretti

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 142 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]}

Evolution of the Population (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851
-	329	281	302	320	344	396	422	444

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
439	406	398	388	463	457	417	493	466

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
488	584	612	266	510	531	513	311	224

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
211	178	129	101	77	93	-	142	-

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

Azilone-Ampaza War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Chapel of Saint-Saveur d'Ampaza

The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie at Azilone

The Chapel of Saint-Saveur d'Ampaza contains a Tabernacle (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.^[3]
The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie contains a Monstrance (19th century) which is registered as an historical object.^[4]

Azilone-Ampaza Photo Gallery

The bridge from Azilone to Ampaza
The entry to Ampaza
A street in Ampaza
View of Azilone from Ampaza

Notable people linked to the commune

A Statue of Monseigneur Paul Mathieu de la Foata in Azilone

Monseigneur Paul Mathieu de la Foata (1817-1899), Bishop of Ajaccio and author of Poesie giocose
Arthur Giovoni (1909-1996), resistance fighter from the beginning of the war, communist MP, Companion of the Liberation
Eliane Eva Vincileoni (1930-1989), militant libertarian, niece of Arthur Giovoni, coordinator of the anti-Franco struggle in Catalonia, founder of the group Materialismo e Libertad in Milan, Italy.

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