Appietto (French pronunciation: [apjɛto]; Corsican: Appiettu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Appietto
Ruins of the chapel of St. Cyr
Ruins of the chapel of St. Cyr
Location of Appietto
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Appietto is located in France
Appietto
Appietto
Appietto is located in Corsica
Appietto
Appietto
Coordinates: 42°00′53″N 8°46′06″E / 42.0147°N 8.7683°E / 42.0147; 8.7683
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
CantonGravona-Prunelli
IntercommunalityCA Pays Ajaccien
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) François Faggianelli[1]
Area
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34.41 km2 (13.29 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,773
 • Density52/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A017 /20167
Elevation0–876 m (0–2,874 ft)
(avg. 431 m or 1,414 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Appietto is located 17 km from Ajaccio, and stretches from the Gozzi mount to the coastline of the Gulf of Lava. This historic village culminates at 480 meters, while the rest of the town consists of several ancient villages (Volpaja, Lava Listincone, Picchio, Piscia Rossa) and recent subdivisions (Monté Nebbio, Chiosu Vecchiu, Vanghone, Filletta).

The Ruisseau de Lava flows through the commune from east to west.[3] It enters the sea in the Golfe de Lava, which has been designated a Natura 2000 site.[4]

Sights

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Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 319—    
1975 324+0.22%
1982 623+9.79%
1990 857+4.07%
1999 1,149+3.31%
2009 1,442+2.30%
2014 1,697+3.31%
2020 1,795+0.94%
Source: INSEE[5]
 
Ancient chapel of St. Cyr

See also

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References

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  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" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Relation: Ruisseau de Lava (9336617)", OpenStreetMap, retrieved 7 January 2022
  4. ^ Golfe de Lava (PDF) (in French), CAPA: Communauté d'Agglomération du Pays Ajaccien, retrieved 7 January 2022
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE