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Argiusta-Moriccio
Commune
The road into Argiusta-Moriccio
The road into Argiusta-Moriccio
Coat of arms of Argiusta-Moriccio
Coat of arms
Map
Location of Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio is located in France
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio is located in Corsica
Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio
Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E / 41.8158; 9.0242
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementSartène
CantonTaravo-Ornano
IntercommunalityCC Sartenais Valinco Taravo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Paul-Joseph Caitucoli[1]
Area
1
10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
75
 • Density7.3/km2 (19/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A021 /20140
Elevation200–1,419 m (656–4,656 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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

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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

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Administration

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The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

FromToNameParty
20012014Michel PerettiUMP
20142026Paul-Joseph Caitucoli

Demography

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View over Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio War Memorial

Culture and heritage

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Argiusta-Moriccio Village
The Torréen de Foce monument
A street in Argiusta-Moriccio

Civil heritage

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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

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The Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien[13]

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

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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 de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. 1 2 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 municipale entre 1968 et 2023, 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. 1 2 Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000592 Parish Church of Saint Hippolyte and Saint Cassien (in French)
  14. 1 2 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. 1 2 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)
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