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Arbori
Arbori (; co, Arburi) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Arborais'' or ''Arboraises'' Geography Arbori is located in a direct line some 12 km south of Marignana and 20 km north of Sarrola-Carcopino. Access to the commune is by the road D1 which runs by a tortuous route north from Sari-d'Orcino through the commune to the village then continues north to Vico. Apart from the village there are also the hamlets of Mercolaccia and Parapoghiu. The commune is remote, mountainous, and heavily forested although with a small patch of farmland in the centre. The eastern and southern border is formed by the river Liamone, which flows south and then west, from its confluence with the Cruzini. Administration List of Successive Mayors Demography In 2017 the commune had 54 inhabitants. Sites and Monuments *The "Pont de Truja" (Truja Bridge) between Arbori and Lopigna (1809) is regis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liamone (river)
The Liamone (; co, Liamonu; la, Circidius) river is a river of Corsica, France. The river gave its name to the former French department of Liamone. In antiquity, it bore the Latin name ''Circidius''. Location The length of its course is , entirely within the French department of Corse-du-Sud. It flows through ten ''communes'': Letia, Murzo, Vico, Rosazia, Arbori, Lopigna, Arro, Ambiegna, Coggia and Casaglione. The Liamone has its source on the western slope of Monte Cimatella (), on the territory of the municipality of Letia, at an elevation of . In its upper course, it forms a waterfall (called Piscia) between elevations and . After a course of , it flows into the Gulf of Sagone north of Ajaccio, between the two towns of Coggia and Casaglione. Valley The Liamone gives its name to the Liamone landscape, an area of Corsica. It is the central watershed in this landscape, the others being the Sagone and Liscia rivers. These have created a large alluvial plai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cruzini
The Cruzzini (; or ''Cruzini''; co, Cruzinu) is a river in the center of the department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France. It is a tributary of the river Liamone. The valley is isolated, heavily wooded, and surrounded by high and steep mountains. There is little tourism, and the population is poorer and older than in the island as a whole. Course The Cruzzini is long. It crosses the communes of Azzana, Lopigna, Pastricciola, Rezza, Rosazia and Salice. It rises in the commune of Pastricciola on the border with the department of Haute-Corse to the south of the Punta all'Altore. It flows in a generally west of southwest direction to its confluence with the Liamone. In its upper section it flows past the villages of Chiusa, Pastricciola, Rezza and Azzana, and is followed by the D104 or D4 road on its right (north) bank. Lower down it is followed by the D125 road and passes the village of Lopigna on its left (south) bank. Legend There is a legend that three brothers, Liamone, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Casaglione
Casaglione ( co, Casagliò, link=no) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Sights * Torra di Capigliolu: a Genoese tower * Tremeca: dolmen See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murzo
Murzo is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Institut Géographique National
An institute is an organisational body created for a certain purpose. They are often research organisations (research institutes) created to do research on specific topics, or can also be a professional body. In some countries, institutes can be part of a university or other institutions of higher education, either as a group of departments or an autonomous educational institution without a traditional university status such as a "university institute" (see Institute of Technology). In some countries, such as South Korea and India, private schools are sometimes referred to as institutes, and in Spain, secondary schools are referred to as institutes. Historically, in some countries institutes were educational units imparting vocational training and often incorporating libraries, also known as mechanics' institutes. The word "institute" comes from a Latin word ''institutum'' meaning "facility" or "habit"; from ''instituere'' meaning "build", "create", "raise" or "educate". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of The Corse-du-Sud Department
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, or spiritual vision, and typically share responsibilities and property. This way of life is sometimes characterized as an "alternative lifestyle". Intentional communities can be seen as social experiments or communal experiments. The multitude of intentional communities includes collective households, cohousing communities, coliving, ecovillages, monasteries, survivalist retreats, kibbutzim, hutterites, ashrams, and housing cooperatives. History Ashrams are likely the earliest intentional communities founded around 1500 BCE, while Buddhist monasteries appeared around 500 BCE. Pythagoras founded an intellectual vegetarian commune in about 525 BCE in southern Italy. Hundreds of modern intentional communities were formed across Europe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Genoa
The Republic of Genoa ( lij, Repúbrica de Zêna ; it, Repubblica di Genova; la, Res Publica Ianuensis) was a medieval and early modern maritime republic from the 11th century to 1797 in Liguria on the northwestern Italian coast. During the Late Middle Ages, it was a major commercial power in both the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Between the 16th and 17th centuries it was one of the major financial centers in Europe. Throughout its history, the Genoese Republic established numerous colonies throughout the Mediterranean and the Black Sea, including Corsica from 1347 to 1768, Monaco, Southern Crimea from 1266 to 1475 and the islands of Lesbos and Chios from the 14th century to 1462 and 1566 respectively. With the arrival of the early modern period, the Republic had lost many of its colonies, and had to shift its interests and focus on banking. This decision would prove successful for Genoa, which remained as one of the hubs of capitalism, with highly developed banks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lopigna
Lopigna () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of France
The () is a level of administrative division in the French Republic. French are analogous to civil townships and incorporated municipalities in the United States and Canada, ' in Germany, ' in Italy, or ' in Spain. The United Kingdom's equivalent are civil parishes, although some areas, particularly urban areas, are unparished. are based on historical geographic communities or villages and are vested with significant powers to manage the populations and land of the geographic area covered. The are the fourth-level administrative divisions of France. vary widely in size and area, from large sprawling cities with millions of inhabitants like Paris, to small hamlets with only a handful of inhabitants. typically are based on pre-existing villages and facilitate local governance. All have names, but not all named geographic areas or groups of people residing together are ( or ), the difference residing in the lack of administrative powers. Except for the municipal arrondi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 158,507.Populations légales 2019: 2A Corse-du-Sud INSEE History [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vico, Corse-du-Sud
Vico (; co, Vicu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. The Sagone river flows through the commune from east to west, entering the sea in the village of Sagone. Sagone used to be the seat of a diocese, but by 1751 the town of Sagone was in ruins and uninhabited due to raids by Barbary pirates. The bishop lived inland in Vico, then a small town of some 800 inhabitants, under the civil government of Genoa. The corporation of the Cathedral Chapter still existed, with two dignities and six canons. In Vico there was one monastery of men. Population Sights * Torra di Sagone See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sari-d'Orcino
Sari-d'Orcino ( it, Sari d'Orcino, ; co, Sari d'Orcinu, , or ) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Sights * Église Saint-Jean de Cinarca See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... References Communes of Corse-du-Sud {{CorseSud-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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