The Poggiolo (french: Ruisseau de Poggiolo, co, Fiume di Poggiolu) is a small coastal stream in the department of
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
, Corsica, France.
It enters the
Tyrrhenian Sea
The Tyrrhenian Sea (; it, Mar Tirreno , french: Mer Tyrrhénienne , sc, Mare Tirrenu, co, Mari Tirrenu, scn, Mari Tirrenu, nap, Mare Tirreno) is part of the Mediterranean Sea off the western coast of Italy. It is named for the Tyrrhenian pe ...
from the east of the
Cap Corse
Cap Corse (; co, Capicorsu, ; it, Capo Corso, ), a geographical area of Corsica, is a long peninsula located at the northern tip of the island. At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté ...
peninsula.
Course
The Poggiolo is long and flows through the communes of
San-Martino-di-Lota
San-Martino-di-Lota (French form) or San Martino di Lota (Italian form; co, San Martinu di Lota), is a commune in the French department of Haute-Corse, collectivity and island of Corsica.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Haute-Corse depa ...
and
Santa-Maria-di-Lota
Santa-Maria-di-Lota is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Demographics Population
Religion
The principal religion practiced is Catholicism.
History
Santa-Maria-di-Lota was once called Santa Maria del ...
.
The stream rises in the Serra di Guagalone.
Its source is to the east of the U Cimone.
It flows south and then east past the village of Santa-Maria-di-Lota to enter the sea in the village of Miomo.
Its mouth is south of the Miomo pebble beach.
For thirteen centuries the coasts of Corsica were at risk of being raided.
The Genoese built a tower, the
Torra di Miomu, near the mouth of the Poggiolu to guard its valley.
Environment
File:Santa-Maria-di-Lota-Ruisseau de Mandriale.jpg, Mandriale tributary
File:Santa-Maria-di-Lota ruisseau de Poggiolo.jpg, Poggiolo above the D31 bridge
File:Santa-Maria-di-Lota pont de la D80 sur Poggiolo à Miomo.jpg , D80 bridge near the stream's mouth
File:San Martino di Lota - Tour de Miomo.jpg, Genoese Tour de Miomo north of the stream's mouth
The stream flows through a hilly
schist
Schist ( ) is a medium-grained metamorphic rock showing pronounced schistosity. This means that the rock is composed of mineral grains easily seen with a low-power hand lens, oriented in such a way that the rock is easily split into thin flakes o ...
landscape covered in thick
maquis shrubland
220px, Low maquis in Corsica
220px, High ''macchia'' in Sardinia
( , , ) or ( , ; often in Italian; hr, makija; ; ) is a shrubland biome in the Mediterranean region, typically consisting of densely growing evergreen shrubs.
Maquis is char ...
, with groves of green oaks (''
Quercus ilex
''Quercus ilex'', the evergreen oak, holly oak or holm oak is a large evergreen oak native to the Mediterranean region. It is a member of the ''Ilex'' section of the genus, with acorns that mature in a single summer.
Description
An evergreen tr ...
'').
Along its banks there are ash trees, alders, hornbeams, hops and chestnut trees.
The stream is populated with
brown trout
The brown trout (''Salmo trutta'') is a European species of salmonid fish that has been widely introduced into suitable environments globally. It includes purely freshwater populations, referred to as the riverine ecotype, ''Salmo trutta'' morph ...
(''Salmo trutta'').
The stream is in the ''Chenaies vertes du Cap Corse'' (Cap Corse green oaks) ''
'' (ZNIEFF).
Tributaries
The following streams (''ruisseaux'') are tributaries of the Poggiolo:
* Mandriale:
* Cavalligna:
Notes
Sources
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Rivers of Haute-Corse
Rivers of France
Coastal basins of the Tyrrhenian Sea in Corsica