Argiusta-Moriccio
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
Argiusta-Moriccio (Italian pronunciation: [ardʒusta mɔrittʃo]; Corsican: Arghjusta è Muricciu) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity and island of Corsica.
Geography
Argiusta-Moriccio is located 6 km north-east of Petreto-Bicchisano and 8 km south-east of Grosseto-Prugna. Access to the commune is by the D757 road from Bicchisano in the south-west passing through the commune and the village and continuing north-east to Olivese. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Moriccio north-west of the village. The commune is heavily forested and mountainous throughout.[3]
The north-western border of the commune is a river flowing to the west.[3]
Neighbouring communes and villages
Administration
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List of Successive Mayors[4]
From | To | Name | Party |
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2001 | 2014 | Michel Peretti | UMP |
2014 | 2026 | Paul-Joseph Caitucoli |
Demography
In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6] |
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
- A House at Argiusta (1581)[7]
- A House at Moriccio (1777)[8]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (18th century)[9]
- A House of a Notable at Argiusta (1875)[10]
- Houses (16th, 18th, & 19th centuries)[11]
- The War memorial at Argiusta (1956)[12]
- Other sites of interest
- Torréen de Foce monument
Religious heritage
The Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (1746) is registered as an historical monument.[13] The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
- The complete Secondary Altar of the Virgin (18th century)[14]
- The complete Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (18th century)[15]
- A Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (19th century)[16]
- An Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (1870)[17]
- A Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (19th century)[18]
- An Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (18th century)[19]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (19th century)[20]
- A Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (19th century)[21]
- A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (19th century)[22]
- A Chalice with Paten (2) (19th century)[23]
- A Chalice with Paten (1) (19th century)[24]
- The Furniture in the Church[25]
- Historical objects in the Church
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 (in French)
- ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Argiusta-Moriccio, EHESS (in French).
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002031 Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (in French)
- ^ a b Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002030 Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002029 Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)
External links
- Argiusta-Moriccio on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
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