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Argiusta-Moriccio
Argiusta-Moriccio
Commune
	The road into Argiusta-Moriccio
	Coat of arms
	Location of Argiusta-Moriccio
	Argiusta-Moriccio Argiusta-Moriccio
	Coordinates: 41°48′57″N 9°01′27″E / 41.8158°N 9.0242°E
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 1	10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population (2022)	75
• Density	7.3/km2 (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)
	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

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

List of Successive Mayors^[4]

From	To	Name	Party
2001	2014	Michel Peretti	UMP
2014	2026	Paul-Joseph Caitucoli

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%

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]