Albitreccia

Albitreccia
Commune
Albitreccia Village
Location of Albitreccia
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Coordinates: 41°51′48″N8°56′33″E / 41.8633°N 8.9425°E / 41.8633; 8.9425
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Taravo-Ornano
Intercommunality	CC de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du Taravo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-Paul Luciani [1]
Area 1	45.76 km2 (17.67 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020) [2]	1,785
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

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

Geography

Albitreccia is a commune in the Canton of Taravo-Ornano in South Corsica. The main village is located in the Taravo valley near the village 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. ^[3]

Neighbouring communes and towns

^[3]

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Albitreccia ^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2026	Pierre-Paul Luciani	DVD

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	248	—
1975	283	+1.90%
1982	456	+7.05%
1990	609	+3.68%
1999	867	+4.00%
2007	1,379	+5.97%
2012	1,566	+2.58%
2017	1,705	+1.72%
Source: INSEE [5]

Albitreccia War Memorial

Culture and heritage

House 15

Civil heritage

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

• House 15 (15th century) ^[6]
• House 17 (16th century) ^[7]
• House 24 (20th century) ^[8]
• House 25 (1687) ^[9]
• House 26 (1749) ^[10]
• House 29 (1584) ^[11]
• House 30 (17th century) ^[12]
• House 31 (16th century) ^[13]
• House 35 (16th century) ^[14]
• House 36 at Bisinao (1810) ^[15]
• House 37 at Bisinao (19th century) ^[16]
• House 39 at Bisinao (1835) ^[17]
• House 3 (20th century) ^[18]
• House 40 at Bisinao (20th century) ^[19]
• House 41 at Bisinao (20th century) ^[20]
• House 43 at Bisinao (1861) ^[21]
• House 46 at Molini (18th century) ^[22]
• House 7 (17th century) ^[23]
• House 41 (20th century) ^[20]
• House 8 (1906) ^[24]
• House 9 (19th century) ^[25]
• House 14 (19th century) ^[26]
• Town Hall and School (1904) ^[27]
• Houses of Albitreccia (16th to 20th century) ^[28]

Religious heritage

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

• The Church of Saint-Pierre (19th century). ^[29] The church has one item that is registered as an historical monument:
  • Furniture in the Church of Saint-Pierre ^[30]

The Church of Saint Catherine

• The Parish Church of Saint-Catherine (1854). ^[31] The church contains many items which are registered as historical objects:
  • Furniture in the Church of Saint-Catherine ^[32]
  • A Ciborium (19th century) ^[33]
  • A Monstrance (18th century) ^[34]
  • A Statue: Virgin du Rosaire (19th century) ^[35]
  • A Statue: Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel (19th century) ^[36]
  • A Statue: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (19th century) ^[37]
  • A Tabernacle (17th century) ^[38]
  • A Processional Statue: Saint Jules (20th century) ^[39]

Albitreccia Picture Gallery

• 
  The entry to Albitreccia
• 
  A House in Albitreccia
• 
  An old house in Albitreccia
• 
  An Oratory in Albitreccia
• 
  A street in Albitreccia
• 
  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

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
3. Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001091 House 15 (in French)
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000514 House 17 (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001092 House 24 (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001093 House 25 (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001091 House 26 (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001094 House 29 (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001279 House 30 (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001095 House 31 (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001096 House 35 (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001097 House 36 (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001189 House 37 (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000515 House 39 (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001087 House 3 (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000516 House 40 (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001098 House 41 (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000602 House 43 (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001178 House 46 (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000513 House 7 (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001088 House 8 (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001089 House 9 (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001090 House 14 (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001086 Town Hall and School (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000600 Houses of Albitreccia (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001085 Church of Saint-Pierre (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000854 Furniture in the Church of Saint-Pierre (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001084 Parish Church of Saint-Catherine (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000853 Furniture in the Church of Saint-Catherine (in French)
33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000852 Ciborium (in French)
34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000851 Monstrance (in French)
35. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000850 Statue: Virgin du Rosaire (in French)
36. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000849 Statue: Notre-Dame du Mont-Carmel (in French)
37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000848 Statue: Saint Catherine of Alexandria (in French)
38. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000847 Tabernacle (in French)
39. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000482 Processional Statue: Saint Jules (in French)

External links

• Albitreccia on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)