Argiusta-Moriccio

Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E / 41.8158; 9.0242
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Argiusta-Moriccio
Commune
The road into Argiusta-Moriccio
The road into Argiusta-Moriccio
Coat of arms of Argiusta-Moriccio
Coat of arms
Location of Argiusta-Moriccio
Map
Argiusta-Moriccio is located in France
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio is located in Corsica
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio
Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E / 41.8158; 9.0242
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementSartène
CantonTaravo-Ornano
IntercommunalityCC Sartenais Valinco Taravo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul-Joseph Caitucoli[1]
Area
1
10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
76
 • Density7.4/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A021 /20140
Elevation200–1,419 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.

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.

Geography[edit]

Argiusta-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[edit]

[3]

Administration[edit]

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

From To Name Party
2001 2014 Michel Peretti UMP
2014 2026 Paul-Joseph Caitucoli

Demography[edit]

In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1800 224—    
1806 170−4.49%
1821 189+0.71%
1831 265+3.44%
1836 270+0.37%
1841 255−1.14%
1846 265+0.77%
1851 270+0.37%
1856 325+3.78%
1861 356+1.84%
1866 348−0.45%
1872 357+0.43%
1876 370+0.90%
1881 378+0.43%
1886 504+5.92%
1891 456−1.98%
1896 542+3.52%
1901 577+1.26%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1906 591+0.48%
1911 509−2.94%
1921 527+0.35%
1926 515−0.46%
1931 505−0.39%
1936 508+0.12%
1946 300−5.13%
1954 283−0.73%
1962 168−6.31%
1968 137−3.34%
1975 127−1.08%
1982 105−2.68%
1990 93−1.51%
1999 77−2.08%
2007 88+1.68%
2012 79−2.13%
2017 76−0.77%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]
View over Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio War Memorial

Culture and heritage[edit]

Argiusta-Moriccio Village
The Torréen de Foce monument
A street in Argiusta-Moriccio

Civil heritage[edit]

The 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[edit]

The Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien[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
  • The Main Altar
    The Main Altar
  • Secondary Altar[14]
    Secondary Altar[14]
  • The Statue of Saint Vincent de Paul and two children[16]
    The Statue of Saint Vincent de Paul and two children[16]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ a b c Google Maps
  4. ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
  5. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Argiusta-Moriccio, EHESS (in French).
  6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  7. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
  8. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
  9. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
  10. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
  11. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
  12. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
  13. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
  14. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
  15. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002031 Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (in French)
  16. ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002030 Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (in French)
  17. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002029 Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (in French)
  18. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
  19. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
  20. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
  21. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
  22. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
  23. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
  24. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
  25. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)

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