Argiusta-Moriccio

Argiusta-Moriccio

Argiusta-Moriccio

Commune in Corsica, France


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.

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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

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Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors[4]

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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 76 inhabitants.

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View over Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio War Memorial

Culture and heritage

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

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 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


References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Argiusta-Moriccio, EHESS (in French).
  3. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000597 House at Argiusta (in French)
  4. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000594 House at Moriccio (in French)
  5. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000595 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
  6. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000596 House of a Notable at Argiusta (in French)
  7. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000701 Houses (in French)
  8. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000593 War memorial (in French)
  9. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002032 Secondary Altar of the Virgin (in French)
  10. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002028 Painting: Meditation of Saint Madeleine (in French)
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002027 Altar Painting: Donation of the Rosary (in French)
  12. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002026 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Stole (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002025 Chasuble and 2 Dalmatics (in French)
  14. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002024 Chasuble, Chalice cover, and Humeral cover (in French)
  15. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002023 Chalice with Paten (2) (in French)
  16. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002022 Chalice with Paten (1) (in French)
  17. Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A002021 Furniture in the Church (in French)

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