Ambiegna
Ambiegna | |
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 The church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien, in Ambiegna | |
Location of Ambiegna | |
  Ambiegna  Ambiegna | |
| Coordinates: 42°05′05″N 8°47′35″E / 42.0847°N 8.7931°E / 42.0847; 8.7931 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio |
| Canton | Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca |
| Intercommunality | Spelunca-Liamone |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Toussaint Poli[1] |
| Area 1 | 6.12 km2 (2.36 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 77 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A014 /20151 |
| Elevation | 8–441 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. | |
Ambiegna is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
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.[3]
The north-western border of the commune entirely consists of a large river flowing to the west.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
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Administration
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Successive Mayors[4]
| From | To | Name | Party |
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| 2001 | 2014 | Étienne Colonna | UMP |
| 2008 | 2026 | Jean Toussaint Poli |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 68 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Rotary Oil Mill (20th century)
[7] - The Marchi family House (1) (1733)[8]
- The Marchi family House (2) (1861)[9]
- The Defranchi family House (1866)[10]
- A House (6) (1855)[11]
- A House (7) (18th century)[12]
- A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (1893)[13]
- A Flour Mill (18th century)[14]
- A former Presbytery (1871)[15]
- A former School now the Town Hall (1886)[16]
- Houses (18th-19th century)[17]
Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (19th century)
is registered as an historical monument.[18] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- A Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (17th century)
[19] - A Ciborium (20th century)[20]
- A Statuette for Collections (20th century)[21]
- A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)[22]
- A Chalice with Paten (19th century)[23]
- A Chalice (18th century)[24]
- A set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (17th century)[25]
- A Pail for Holy water (19th century)[26]
- An Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (17th century)[27]
- A Statuette: the Child Jesus (19th century)[28]
- A Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (18th century)[29]
- A Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (19th century)[30]
- A Baptismal font (18th century)[31]
- The Furniture in the Church[32]
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c Google Maps
- ^ List of Mayors of France
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Ambiegna, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001700 Rotary Oil Mill (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001693 Marchi family House (1) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001694 Marchi family House (2) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001696 Defranchi family House (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001695 House (6) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001697 House (7) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001702 A Fabrica di Pipa Sawmill (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001701 Flour Mill (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001699 Former Presbytery (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001698 Former School now the Town Hall (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001692 Houses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A001690 Parish Church of Saint-Côme and Saint-Damien (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM2A000059 Painting: Virgin and child with Saints (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000775 Ciborium (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000774 Statuette for Collections (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000773 Sunburst Monstrance (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000772 Chalice with Paten (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000771 Chalice (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000751 Set of 2 Altar Candlesticks (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000749 Pail for Holy water (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000748 Altar Painting: Virgin and child surrounded by Saints (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000747 Statuette: the Child Jesus (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000746 Painting: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000745 Statue: Saint Antoine of Padua and the child Jesus (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000744 Baptismal font (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000743 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ambiegna.
- Ambiegna on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
