Aghione

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

Aghione
Commune
The road into Aghione
Location of Aghione
Aghione
Aghione
Coordinates: 42°06′45″N 9°24′05″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementCorte
CantonGhisonaccia
IntercommunalityOriente
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) André Casanova
Area
1
33.88 km2 (13.08 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
241
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B002 /20270
Elevation17–459 m (56–1,506 ft)
(avg. 66 m or 217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aghionais or Aghionaises[2]

Geography

Aghion is located on the eastern plains of Corsica 5 km west of Aleria. It can be accessed by the D343 road which comes from the National Highway N198 in the south east and passes west though the southern plain of the commune to Maison Pierraggi in the west and continues on to Vezzani in the Tagnone Valley 25 km away. From the D343 the D443 branches north at the hamlet of Samuleto and continues to the village before continuing north by a tortuous mountain route to Casevecchie.[3]

The commune is watered by the Tagnon, a tributary of Tavignano that separates an area of hills to the north from the plain, which is larger in area, to the south. There is a large dam with a large lake in the south of the commune.[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages[3]

History

During the Second World War Aghione aerodrome was used by the 306th Fighter Wing of the 15th US Air Force from 10–21 August 1944 to support Operation Dragoon (the Invasion of Southern France).

Administration
The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Aghione[4]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012008Jean BladoviniDVD
2008CurrentAndré CasanovaDVD

(Not all data is known)

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
2006236—    
2007234−0.8%
2008233−0.4%
2009231−0.9%
2010234+1.3%
2011232−0.9%
2012230−0.9%
2013228−0.9%
2014239+4.8%
2015236−1.3%
2016238+0.8%
Population change (See database)
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
- - 287 305 238 428 273 306 349
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
404 305 305 213 204 187 176 185 100
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 -
87 93 279 317 282 245 - 231 -
Aghione Landscape
A street in Aghione

Economy

The commune of Aghione is predominantly agricultural. The hills are used for grazing goats, sheep, and pigs; while the plain is planted with vines and fruit trees (kiwifruit, Mandarins). There is no farm of significant size located in the commune. In particular the grapes are collected by neighbouring wineries - mainly by the Aleria cooperative.

There are no longer any trades or services in the commune. The people find everything necessary at Aleria (10 km away) or Ghisonaccia (20 km away).

The commune has no access to the sea yet is close by (Alzitone is 5 kilometres from the coast). Aghione has no tourist facilities and does not have any second homes.

Sites and Monuments
The abandoned Sulphurous water source at Puzzichello
Aghione Church
  • The Sulphurous water source of Puzzichello (site now abandoned)
  • Alzitone Reservoir (artificial lake)
  • An old railway line on the eastern plain
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See also

Notes and references

Notes

    References
    1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
    2. Inhabitants of Haute-Corse (in French)
    3. Google Maps
    4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
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