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Azzana

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Country
  
France

Department
  
Corse-du-Sud

Population (2010)
  
49

Area
  
12 km²

Arrondissement
  
Ajaccio

Region
  
Corsica

Canton
  
Cruzini-Cinarca

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 6:20 PM

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Weather
  
9°C, Wind NW at 13 km/h, 49% Humidity

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

Contents

Map of 20121 Azzana, France

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azzanais or Azzanaises.

Charcuterie corse azzana cruzini


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.

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

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

1988 || 2014 || Jean-Pierre Giacomoni || ||

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 49 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Civil heritage

The commune has a very large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments. For a complete list with links to descriptions (in French) and photographs click here.

Religious heritage

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

  • The Funeral Chapel of the Marcangeli family (1935)
  • The old Chapel Sainte-Lucie (18th century). The chapel contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (20th century)
  • A Statue: Saint Lucie (19th century)
  • A set of 2 Choir Candlesticks (19th century)
  • A Crown Light fixture (2) (19th century)
  • A set of 2 Crown Light fixtures (1) (19th century)
  • A Sanctuary Lamp (19th century)
  • A Chasuble and Stole (20th century)
  • A set of 2 Bells (1929)
  • A set of 2 Altar Vases (19th century)
  • An Altar Vase (1) (19th century)
  • A set of 2 Cruets (19th century)
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)
  • A Ciborium (2) (18th century)
  • A Ciborium (1) (1883)
  • The Furniture in the Church (1883)
  • The Church of Notre-Dame of Mount Carmel (18th century)
  • The Cemetery at Vallemajo (19th century). The Cemetery contains two items that are registered as historical objects:
  • A Tombstone of Julie Ottaviani (1900)
  • A Funerary Cross (1886)
  • The Tomb of Marie-Antoinette Vellutini (1923)
  • The Cemetery for the Antonietti and Vellutini families (19th century). The cemetery contains two items that are rehistered as histrorical objects:
  • A Funerary Cross of Marie-Dominique Antonietti (1895)
  • A Funerary Cross of Paul Marie Antonietti (1902)
  • The Funeral Chapel at Croce (19th century)
  • The former Parish Church of Saint-Nicolas de Bari (18th century). The church contains one item that is registered as an historical object:
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)

    • References

    Azzana Wikipedia
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