Argiusta-Moriccio (Italian pronunciation: [ardʒusta mɔrittʃo]; Corsican: Arghjusta è Muricciu) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity and island of Corsica.
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 The road into Argiusta-Moriccio | |
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Location of Argiusta-Moriccio  | |
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| Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Sartène |
| Canton | Taravo-Ornano |
| Intercommunality | CC Sartenais Valinco Taravo |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Paul-Joseph Caitucoli[1] |
| Area 1 | 10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 76 |
| • Density | 7.4/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A021 /20140 |
| Elevation | 200–1,419 m (656–4,656 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editArgiusta-Moriccio is located 6 km north-east of Petreto-Bicchisano and 8 km south-east of Grosseto-Prugna. Access to the commune is by the D757 road from Bicchisano in the south-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing north-east to Olivese. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Moriccio north-west of the village. The commune is heavily forested and mountainous throughout.[3]
The north-western border of the commune is a river flowing to the west.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
editAdministration
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Michel Peretti | UMP |
| 2014 | 2026 | Paul-Joseph Caitucoli |
Demography
editIn 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
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Civil heritage
editThe commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A House at Argiusta (1581)
[7] - A House at Moriccio (1777) [8]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (18th century) [9]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (1875) [10]
- Houses (16th, 18th, & 19th centuries) [11]
- The War memorial at Argiusta (1956) [12]
- Other sites of interest
- Torréen de Foce monument
Religious heritage
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[13]The Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (1746) is registered as an historical monument.[13] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- The complete Secondary Altar of the Virgin (18th century)
[14] - The complete Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (18th century) [15]
- A Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (19th century) [16]
- An Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (1870) [17]
- A Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (19th century) [18]
- An Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (18th century) [19]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (19th century) [20]
- A Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (19th century) [21]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (19th century) [22]
- A Chalice with Paten (2) (19th century) [23]
- A Chalice with Paten (1) (19th century) [24]
- The Furniture in the Church [25]
- Historical objects in the Church
![Secondary Altar[14]](/wiki/File:Argiusta-Moriccio_Church_2nd_Altar.JPG)
![The Statue of Saint Vincent de Paul and two children[16]](/wiki/File:Argiusta-Moriccio_Church_Statue_St_Vincent.JPG)
See also
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edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Argiusta-Moriccio, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002031 Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002030 Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002029 Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Argiusta-Moriccio.
- Argiusta-Moriccio on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)