Ambiegna

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

Ambiegna
Commune
The church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien, in Ambiegna
Location of Ambiegna
Ambiegna
Ambiegna
Coordinates: 42°05′05″N 8°47′35″E
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonSevi-Sorru-Cinarca
IntercommunalitySpelunca-Liamone
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Jean-Toussaint Poli
Area
1
6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
68
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A014 /20151
Elevation8–441 m (26–1,447 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.

Geography

Ambiegna is located some 25 km in a direct line north of Ajaccio and 5 km east of Sagone. It can be accessed by the D25 road from Casaglione in the south or by the D1 road from Solane in the south-west both going to the village on the eastern side of the commune. The D1 road continues north to Le Truggia by a tortuous route. The commune is remote and rugged with dense forests.[2]

The north-western border of the commune entirely consists of a large river flowing to the west.[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages[2]

Administration
The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[3]

FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Étienne ColonnaUMP
20082020Jean Toussaint Poli

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 59 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
- 96 103 120 119 130 132 119 135
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
136 128 130 138 144 158 141 116 120
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
140 160 151 115 98 97 102 102 90
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2010 -
89 89 79 59 48 43 54 59 -
A Memorial Plaque in Ambiegna
Ambiegna War Memorial
Population of Ambiegna

Culture and heritage
Ambiegna Village
The Marchi Family House 2
View from Ambiegna
House 7
A house in Ambiegna

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

  • A Rotary Oil Mill (20th century)[4]
  • The Marchi family House (1) (1733)[5]
  • The Marchi family House (2) (1861)[6]
  • The Defranchi family House (1866)[7]
  • A House (6) (1855)[8]
  • A House (7) (18th century)[9]
  • A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (1893)[10]
  • A Flour Mill (18th century)[11]
  • A former Presbytery (1871)[12]
  • A former School now the Town Hall (1886)[13]
  • Houses (18th-19th century)[14]

Religious heritage

The Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.[15] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

  • A Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (17th century)[16]
  • A Ciborium (20th century)[17]
  • A Statuette for Collections (20th century)[18]
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)[19]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)[20]
  • A Chalice (18th century)[21]
  • A set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (17th century)[22]
  • A Pail for Holy water (19th century)[23]
  • An Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (17th century)[24]
  • A Statuette: the Child Jesus (19th century)[25]
  • A Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (18th century)[26]
  • A Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (19th century)[27]
  • A Baptismal font (18th century)[28]
  • The Furniture in the Church[29]

See also

Notes and references

Notes
  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 Archived 2016-03-06 at the Wayback Machine, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Google Maps
  3. List of Mayors of France
  4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001700 Rotary Oil Mill (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001693 Marchi family House (1) (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001694 Marchi family House (2) (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001696 Defranchi family House (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001695 House (6) (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001697 House (7) (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001702 A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001701 Flour Mill (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001699 Former Presbytery (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001698 Former School now the Town Hall (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001692 Houses (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001690 Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM2A000059 Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000775 Ciborium (in French)
  18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000774 Statuette for Collections (in French)
  19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000773 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
  20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000772 Chalice with Paten (in French)
  21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000771 Chalice (in French)
  22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000751 Set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
  23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000749 Pail for Holy water (in French)
  24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000748 Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (in French)
  25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000747 Statuette: the Child Jesus (in French)
  26. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000746 Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
  27. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000745 Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
  28. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000744 Baptismal font (in French)
  29. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000743 Furniture in the Church (in French)
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