Ambiegna

Ambiegna
Commune
The church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien, in Ambiegna
Location of Ambiegna
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Coordinates: 42°05′05″N8°47′35″E / 42.0847°N 8.7931°E / 42.0847; 8.7931
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca
Intercommunality	Spelunca-Liamone
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Toussaint Poli [1]
Area 1	6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020) [2]	74
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.

Ambiegna is a 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. ^[3]

The north-western border of the commune entirely consists of a large river flowing to the west. ^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

^[3]

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors ^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2014	Étienne Colonna	UMP
2008	2026	Jean Toussaint Poli

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 68 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 96 —     1806 103 +1.18% 1821 120 +1.02% 1831 119 −0.08% 1836 130 +1.78% 1841 132 +0.31% 1846 119 −2.05% 1851 135 +2.56% 1856 136 +0.15% 1861 128 −1.21% 1866 130 +0.31% 1872 138 +1.00% 1876 144 +1.07% 1881 158 +1.87% 1886 141 −2.25% 1891 116 −3.83% 1896 120 +0.68% 1901 140 +3.13%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 160 +2.71% 1911 151 −1.15% 1921 115 −2.69% 1926 98 −3.15% 1931 97 −0.20% 1936 102 +1.01% 1946 102 +0.00% 1954 90 −1.55% 1962 89 −0.14% 1968 89 +0.00% 1975 79 −1.69% 1982 59 −4.08% 1990 48 −2.55% 1999 43 −1.21% 2007 59 +4.03% 2012 66 +2.27% 2017 68 +0.60%
Source: EHESS [5] and INSEE [6]

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) ^[7]
• The Marchi family House (1) (1733) ^[8]
• The Marchi family House (2) (1861) ^[9]
• The Defranchi family House (1866) ^[10]
• A House (6) (1855) ^[11]
• A House (7) (18th century) ^[12]
• A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (1893) ^[13]
• A Flour Mill (18th century) ^[14]
• A former Presbytery (1871) ^[15]
• A former School now the Town Hall (1886) ^[16]
• Houses (18th-19th century) ^[17]

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (19th century) is registered as an historical monument. ^[18] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (17th century) ^[19]
• A Ciborium (20th century) ^[20]
• A Statuette for Collections (20th century) ^[21]
• A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century) ^[22]
• A Chalice with Paten (19th century) ^[23]
• A Chalice (18th century) ^[24]
• A set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (17th century) ^[25]
• A Pail for Holy water (19th century) ^[26]
• An Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (17th century) ^[27]
• A Statuette: the Child Jesus (19th century) ^[28]
• A Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (18th century) ^[29]
• A Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (19th century) ^[30]
• A Baptismal font (18th century) ^[31]
• The Furniture in the Church ^[32]

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
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ambiegna, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001700 Rotary Oil Mill (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001693 Marchi family House (1) (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001694 Marchi family House (2) (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001696 Defranchi family House (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001695 House (6) (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001697 House (7) (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001702 A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001701 Flour Mill (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001699 Former Presbytery (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001698 Former School now the Town Hall (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001692 Houses (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001690 Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM2A000059 Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000775 Ciborium (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000774 Statuette for Collections (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000773 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000772 Chalice with Paten (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000771 Chalice (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000751 Set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000749 Pail for Holy water (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000748 Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000747 Statuette: the Child Jesus (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000746 Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000745 Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000744 Baptismal font (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000743 Furniture in the Church (in French)

External links

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