Azzana

Azzanas
Commune
The Cruzzini from the GR20 trail
Location of Azzanas
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Coordinates: 42°07′06″N8°55′29″E / 42.1183°N 8.9247°E / 42.1183; 8.9247
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca
Intercommunality	Spelunca-Liamone
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Thiery Leca [1]
Area 1	12 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2020) [2]	53
• Density	4.4/km2 (11/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A027 /20121
Elevation	226–1,506 m (741–4,941 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.

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

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azzanais or Azzanaises. ^[3]

Geography

Azzana is located some 13 km north-east of Casaglione and 10 km north-west of Bocognano. Access to the commune is by road D4 from Salice in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing east to Rezza. The D125 goes south-west from the village to Lopigna. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vignamajo towards the south. The commune is remote and rugged with snow-capped mountains in the north and south and very extensive forests. ^[4]

The river Liamone passes through the centre of the commune south of the village as it flows west to join the sea at Liamone. The Cruzzini, a tributary of the Liamone, also flows through the commune.

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

List of Successive Mayors ^[5]

From	To	Name	Party
1988	2014	Jean-Pierre Giacomoni	DL then UMP then LR
2014	2026	Thierry Leca	DVD

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 318 —     1806 379 +2.97% 1821 498 +1.84% 1831 243 −6.92% 1836 268 +1.98% 1841 298 +2.14% 1846 304 +0.40% 1851 350 +2.86% 1856 361 +0.62% 1861 379 +0.98% 1866 380 +0.05% 1872 368 −0.53% 1876 342 −1.82% 1881 473 +6.70% 1886 466 −0.30% 1891 502 +1.50% 1896 505 +0.12% 1901 510 +0.20%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 504 −0.24% 1911 382 −5.39% 1921 308 −2.13% 1926 291 −1.13% 1931 348 +3.64% 1936 251 −6.33% 1946 150 −5.02% 1954 205 +3.98% 1962 200 −0.31% 1968 193 −0.59% 1975 149 −3.63% 1982 81 −8.34% 1990 54 −4.94% 1999 56 +0.40% 2007 53 −0.69% 2012 40 −5.47% 2017 54 +6.19%
Source: EHESS [6] and INSEE [7]

Culture and heritage

A Goat in Azzana

Civil heritage

The commune has a very large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments. ^[8]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• The Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (1935) ^[9]
• The old Chapel Sainte-Lucie (18th century). ^[10] The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (20th century) ^[11]
  • A Statue: Saint Lucie (19th century) ^[12]
  • A set of 2 Choir Candlesticks (19th century) ^[13]
  • A Crown Light fixture (2) (19th century) ^[14]
  • A set of 2 Crown Light fixtures (1) (19th century) ^[15]
  • A Sanctuary Lamp (19th century) ^[16]
  • A Chasuble and Stole (20th century) ^[17]
  • A set of 2 Bells (1929) ^[18]
  • A set of 2 Altar Vases (19th century) ^[19]
  • An Altar Vase (1) (19th century) ^[20]
  • A set of 2 Cruets (19th century) ^[21]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century) ^[22]
  • A Baptismal font (18th century) ^[23]
  • A Ciborium (2) (18th century) ^[24]
  • A Ciborium (1) (1883) ^[25]
  • The Furniture in the Church (1883) ^[26]
• The Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (18th century) ^[27]
• The Cemetery at Vallemajo (19th century). ^[28] The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (1900) ^[29]
  • A Funerary Cross (1886) ^[30]
• The Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (1923) ^[31]
• The Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (19th century). ^[32] The cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (1895) ^[33]
  • A Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (1902) ^[34]
• The Funeral Chapel at Croce (19th century) ^[35]
• The former Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (18th century). ^[36] The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Baptismal font (18th century) ^[37]

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. Inhabitants of Corse-du-Sud (in French)
4. Google Maps
5. List of Mayors of France (in French)
6. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Azzana, EHESS (in French).
7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
8. Base Mérimée : Search for heritage in the commune , Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001870 Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001850 Chapel Sainte-Lucie (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003018 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003017 Statue: Saint Lucie (in French)
13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003016 Set of 2 Choir Candlesticks (in French)
14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003015 Crown Light fixture (2) (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003014 Set of 2 Crown Light fixtures (1) (in French)
16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003013 Sanctuary Lamp (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002870 Chasuble and Stole (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002869 Set of 2 Bells (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002868 Set of 2 Altar Vases (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002867 Altar Vase (1) (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002866 Set of 2 Cruets (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002865 Chalice with Paten (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002864 Baptismal font (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002863 Ciborium (2) (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002862 Ciborium (1) (in French)
26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002812 Furniture in the Church (in French)
27. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A002606 Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (in French)
28. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001878 Cemetery (in French)
29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003023 Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (in French)
30. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003022 Funerary Cross (in French)
31. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001873 Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (in French)
32. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001872 Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (in French)
33. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003021 Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (in French)
34. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003020 Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (in French)
35. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001869 Funeral Chapel (in French)
36. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001849 Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (in French)
37. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A003019 Baptismal font (in French)

External links

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