Azzana
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The Cruzzini from the GR20 trail
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Location within Corsica region
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| Coordinates: 42°07′06″N 8°55′29″E / 42.1183°N 8.9247°ECoordinates: 42°07′06″N 8°55′29″E / 42.1183°N 8.9247°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio |
| Canton | Sevi-Sorru-Cinarca |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Thierry Leca |
| Area1 | 12 km2 (5 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)2 | 49 |
| • Density | 4.1/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A027 /20121 |
| Elevation | 226–1,506 m (741–4,941 ft) (avg. 400 m or 1,300 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Azzana is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island of Corsica, France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Azzanais or Azzanaises.
Azzana is located some 13 km north-east of Casaglione and 10 km north-west of Bocognano. Access to the commune is by road D4 from Salice in the west which passes through the centre of the commune and the village before continuing east to Rezza. The D125 goes south-west from the village to Lopigna. Apart from the village there is the hamlet of Vignamajo towards the south. The commune is remote and rugged with snow-capped mountains in the north and south and very extensive forests.
The Liamone river passes through the centre of the commune south of the village as it flows west to join the sea at Liamone.
List of Successive Mayors
1988 || 2014 || Jean-Pierre Giacomoni || ||
(Not all data is known)
In 2010 the commune had 49 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
The commune has a very large number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments. For a complete list with links to descriptions (in French) and photographs click here.
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