Avapessa

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Avapessa
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A general view of Avapessa
Location of Avapessa
Avapessa
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Avapessa
Coordinates: 42°33′44″N8°53′43″E / 42.5622°N 8.8953°E / 42.5622; 8.8953
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton Calvi
Intercommunality CC Calvi Balagne
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Marie-Josée Salvatori [1]
Area
1
3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020) [2]
82
  Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B025 /20225
Elevation173–800 m (568–2,625 ft)
(avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Avapessa is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

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The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avapessiens or Avapessiennes. [3]

Geography

View of the valley Avapessa-village.jpg
View of the valley

Avapessa is located some 12 km in a direct line east of Calvi and 8 km south by south-east of Algajola. Access to the commune is by road D71 from Cateri in the north which passes through the heart of the commune slightly west of the village and continues south-east to Muro. Access to the village is by the Tuvo road which branches off the D71. The commune is rugged in the west with a high country landscape while in the east there is more farmland. [4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

[4]

Administration

List of Successive Mayors [5]

FromToNameParty
20012008Christian Reboul DVD
20082026Marie-Josée Salvatori DVG

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 82 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 252    
1806 271+1.22%
1821 246−0.64%
1831 263+0.67%
1836 275+0.90%
1841 281+0.43%
1846 299+1.25%
1851 287−0.82%
1856 305+1.22%
1861 282−1.56%
1866 259−1.69%
1872 239−1.33%
1876 250+1.13%
1881 234−1.31%
1886 257+1.89%
1891 244−1.03%
1896 235−0.75%
1901 210−2.22%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 196−1.37%
1911 180−1.69%
1921 160−1.17%
1926 174+1.69%
1931 147−3.32%
1936 131−2.28%
1946 110−1.73%
1954 111+0.11%
1962 107−0.46%
1968 73−6.17%
1975 70−0.60%
1982 57−2.89%
1990 65+1.66%
1999 65+0.00%
2007 81+2.79%
2012 85+0.97%
2017 82−0.72%
Source: EHESS [6] and INSEE [7]
Skycrane fire fighting at Avapessa Skycrane CH-54 in corsica.jpg
Skycrane fire fighting at Avapessa

See also

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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. Inhabitants of Haute-Corse (in French)
  4. 1 2 Google Maps
  5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Avapessa, EHESS (in French).
  7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE