Azilone-Ampaza

Azilone-Ampaza (Italian pronunciation: [attsiˈloːne ˈampattsa]; Corsican: Azilonu è Àmpaza, pronounced [atsiˈlonu ɛ ˈampatsa]) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Azilone-Ampaza
Commune
The road into Azilone-Ampaza
Location of Azilone-Ampaza
Azilone-Ampaza Azilone-Ampaza
Coordinates: 41°51′54″N 9°00′53″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Taravo-Ornano
Intercommunality	CC de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du Taravo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie Chiarisoli
Area 1	7.96 km2 (3.07 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	198
• Density	25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A026 /20190
Elevation	354–909 m (1,161–2,982 ft) (avg. 420 m or 1,380 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Azilone-Ampaza is located in the Panicale Valley in the Middle Taravo region some 22 km east by south-east of Ajaccio and 4 km east of Grosseto-Prugna. The D83 road from Santa-Maria-Siché to Zévaco passes through the northern tip of the commune but has no connection to the village. Access to the village is by road D26 from Olivese in the south-east which enters the commune from the south, passing through the village, then loops south again to join the Route nationale N196 south-west of the commune. Apart from the main village there are the hamlets of Ampaza in the north-west and Azilone south of the village. The commune is rugged and heavily forested.

History

Both villages originated from the hamlet of Calcinaghju which was in the middle of the valley and destroyed by the Moors. Under the Paolinu and Genovese administrative systems, the commune belonged to the Pieve of Ornano. The town is now mainly known for being a high point on the Tour de Corse, an event that counts for the World Rally Championship (WRC).

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2020	Antoine Peretti	DVG
2020	2026	Marie Chiarisoli

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 329 —     1806 281 −2.59% 1821 302 +0.48% 1831 320 +0.58% 1836 344 +1.46% 1841 396 +2.86% 1846 422 +1.28% 1851 444 +1.02% 1856 439 −0.23% 1861 406 −1.55% 1866 398 −0.40% 1872 388 −0.42% 1876 463 +4.52% 1881 457 −0.26% 1886 417 −1.82% 1891 493 +3.41% 1896 466 −1.12% 1901 488 +0.93%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 584 +3.66% 1911 612 +0.94% 1921 266 −7.99% 1926 510 +13.90% 1931 531 +0.81% 1936 513 −0.69% 1946 311 −4.88% 1954 224 −4.02% 1962 211 −0.74% 1968 178 −2.79% 1975 129 −4.50% 1982 101 −3.44% 1990 77 −3.33% 1999 93 +2.12% 2007 133 +4.57% 2012 156 +3.24% 2017 184 +3.36%
Source: EHESS and INSEE

Azilone-Ampaza War Memorial

Culture and heritage

Religious heritage

The Chapel of Saint-Saveur d'Ampaza

The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie at Azilone

• The Chapel of Saint-Saveur d'Ampaza contains a Tabernacle (16th century) which is registered as an historical object.
• The Parish Church of Sainte-Marie contains a Monstrance (19th century) which is registered as an historical object.

Azilone-Ampaza Photo Gallery

• 
  The bridge from Azilone to Ampaza
• 
  The entry to Ampaza
• 
  A street in Ampaza
• 
  View of Azilone from Ampaza

Notable people linked to the commune

A Statue of Monseigneur Paul Mathieu de la Foata in Azilone

• Monseigneur Paul Mathieu de la Foata (1817-1899), Bishop of Ajaccio and author of Poesie giocose
• Arthur Giovoni (1909-1996), resistance fighter from the beginning of the war, communist MP, Companion of the Liberation
• Eliane Eva Vincileoni (1930-1989), militant libertarian, niece of Arthur Giovoni, coordinator of the anti-Franco struggle in Catalonia, founder of the group Materialismo e Libertad in Milan, Italy.

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

External links

• Ampaza website Archived 2013-06-08 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
• Azilone-Ampaza on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)