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Argiusta-Moriccio
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Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E / 41.8158; 9.0242
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Taravo-Ornano
Intercommunality	CC Sartenais Valinco Taravo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Paul-Joseph Caitucoli
Area	10.3 km (4.0 sq mi)
Population	75
• Density	7.3/km (19/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A021 /20140
Elevation	200–1,419 m (656–4,656 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

The north-western border of the commune is a river flowing to the west.

Neighbouring communes and villages

v t e Places adjacent to Argiusta-Moriccio
Zigliara Forciolo Olivese Argiusta-Moriccio Fozzaninco Moca-Croce Aullène

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 224 —     1806 170 −4.49% 1821 189 +0.71% 1831 265 +3.44% 1836 270 +0.37% 1841 255 −1.14% 1846 265 +0.77% 1851 270 +0.37% 1856 325 +3.78% 1861 356 +1.84% 1866 348 −0.45% 1872 357 +0.43% 1876 370 +0.90% 1881 378 +0.43% 1886 504 +5.92% 1891 456 −1.98% 1896 542 +3.52% 1901 577 +1.26%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 591 +0.48% 1911 509 −2.94% 1921 527 +0.35% 1926 515 −0.46% 1931 505 −0.39% 1936 508 +0.12% 1946 300 −5.13% 1954 283 −0.73% 1962 168 −6.31% 1968 137 −3.34% 1975 127 −1.08% 1982 105 −2.68% 1990 93 −1.51% 1999 77 −2.08% 2007 88 +1.68% 2012 79 −2.13% 2017 76 −0.77%
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Source: EHESS and INSEE

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)
• A House at Moriccio (1777)
• A House of a Notable at Argiusta (18th century)
• A House of a Notable at Argiusta (1875)
• Houses (16th, 18th, & 19th centuries)
• The War memorial at Argiusta (1956)

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. The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• The complete Secondary Altar of the Virgin (18th century)
• The complete Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (18th century)
• A Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (19th century)
• An Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (1870)
• A Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (19th century)
• An Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (18th century)
• A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (19th century)
• A Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (19th century)
• A Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (19th century)
• A Chalice with Paten (2) (19th century)
• A Chalice with Paten (1) (19th century)
• The Furniture in the Church

Historical objects in the Church

• The Main Altar
• Secondary Altar
• The Statue of Saint Vincent de Paul and two children

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ Google Maps
4. List of Mayors of France (in French)
5. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Argiusta-Moriccio, EHESS (in French).
6. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
9. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
11. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
13. ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
14. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002031 Secondary Altar of the Brotherhood of the Rosary (in French)
16. ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002030 Group Sculpture: Saint Vincent de Paul and two children (in French)
17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002029 Altar Painting: Presenting a Scapular to the saints by the Virgin and child (in French)
18. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
19. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
20. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
21. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
22. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
23. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
24. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
25. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)

External links

• Argiusta-Moriccio on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)

v t e Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
Afa Ajaccio Alata Albitreccia Altagène Ambiegna Appietto Arbellara Arbori Argiusta-Moriccio Arro Aullène Azilone-Ampaza Azzana Balogna Bastelica Bastelicaccia Belvédère-Campomoro Bilia Bocognano Bonifacio Calcatoggio Campo Cannelle Carbini Carbuccia Cardo-Torgia Cargèse Cargiaca Casaglione Casalabriva Cauro Ciamannacce Coggia Cognocoli-Monticchi Conca Corrano Coti-Chiavari Cozzano Cristinacce Cuttoli-Corticchiato Eccica-Suarella Évisa Figari Foce Forciolo Fozzano Frasseto Giuncheto Granace Grossa Grosseto-Prugna Guagno Guargualé Guitera-les-Bains Lecci Letia Levie Lopigna Loreto-di-Tallano Marignana Mela Moca-Croce Monacia-d'Aullène Murzo Ocana Olivese Olmeto Olmiccia Orto Osani Ota Palneca Partinello Pastricciola Peri Petreto-Bicchisano Piana Pianottoli-Caldarello Pietrosella Pila-Canale Poggiolo Porto-Vecchio Propriano Quasquara Quenza Renno Rezza Rosazia Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano Salice Sampolo San-Gavino-di-Carbini Santa-Maria-Figaniella Santa-Maria-Siché Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino Sari-d'Orcino Sari-Solenzara Sarrola-Carcopino Sartène Serra-di-Ferro Serra-di-Scopamène Serriera Soccia Sollacaro Sorbollano Sotta Tasso Tavaco Tavera Tolla Ucciani Urbalacone Valle-di-Mezzana Vero Vico Viggianello Villanova Zérubia Zévaco Zicavo Zigliara Zonza Zoza
: prefecture : subprefecture

• Communes of Corse-du-Sud