Aregno

Aregno

A general view of Aregno
Aregno

Coordinates: 42°34′55″N 8°53′42″E / 42.5819°N 8.895°E / 42.5819; 8.895Coordinates: 42°34′55″N 8°53′42″E / 42.5819°N 8.895°E / 42.5819; 8.895
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Haute-Corse
Arrondissement Calvi
Canton Belgodère
Intercommunality Calvi Balagne
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Jacques Andréani
Area1 9.3 km2 (3.6 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 602
  Density 65/km2 (170/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 2B020 / 20220
Elevation 0–326 m (0–1,070 ft)
(avg. 210 m or 690 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Aregno (Corsican: Aregnu) is a French commune in the Haute-Corse department on the island of Corsica. The village was previously the also the piévanie of Aregnu in the former Genovese province of Balagna.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aregnais or Aregnaises[1]

The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[2]

Geography

A panoramic view of Aregno

Aregno is located immediately to the east of Algajola and extends from west to east between Algajola, Lavatoggio, Cateri, Sant'Antonino, Pigna, and Corbara. Its highest point is 326 metres above sea level and it has a total area of some 930 hectares. Access to the commune is by National Route N197 from Algajola in the west and continuing to Corzo to the north-east. Access to the village is by road D551 which branches off the N197 and continues south through the commune by a circuitous route to the village. There is also the D151 road from Pigna in the north-east, passing through the village and continuing south to join the D71 south-east of Cateri. The CFC railway from Algajola passes through the commune near the beach with the Aregno-beach station an important stop for the summer "beach tramway" along the coast and the beaches between Calvi and L'Ile-Rousse.

Between the sea and the village,the Aregno plain is crossed by the Teghiella stream, which joins the Pozzi stream, and the Migliani stream later on. It flows into the Mediterranean at the east end of Aregno beach, at the edge of the Calcinaiu Natural Site in Corbara.

Aregno has a narrow sea front, mostly sandy beach, which extends between Corbara and Algajola.

Localities and Hamlets

The commune includes the following inhabited areas:

Amenities

Panorama of Aregno

Although it has a coastline, the commune has no marina. The nearest is the small fishing port of San Damiano in Algajola.

There are 3 water treatment plants: in the village of Aregno and in the hamlets of Praoli and Torre. The pumping station is located near the N197 at Aregno beach.

The commune has no petrol station. The nearest is located at the edge of Corbara commune on the N197 at Aregno-beach.

Neighbouring communes and villages

History

Antiquity

Evidence that Aregno was already occupied in Roman times has been proven by discoveries of bronze plates from the armies of the emperor Vespasian have been found at the site of San Marcellu.

It has been established that in the 9th century, during the reconquest from the saracens, Roman knights led by the Roman prince Guido Savelli (Count of Balagne since his victory over the Saracens) chose successively the Moorish cities of Corbara (the Castle of Guido was founded in 816), then Sant'Antonino for the capital of the County of Balagna, named after the coastal city which has disappeared.

According to the work of Pierre Savelli de Guido (Count Savelli de Guido, former mayor of Corbara and historian, member of the Archaeological Society of Lorraine), the site is that of the ancient city of Balanea founded by the Phoenicians (?) and mentioned by Ptolemy, Strabo, and Pliny the Elder which was abandoned due to insecurity.

Stones from ancient Roman shrines have been reused in some houses and barns.

Modern Times

In the 16th century, around 1520, Aregnu was the centre of a Pieve with about 500 inhabitants. It was part of the Balagna region which included at the time the pieves of Tuani, Aregnu, Santo Andrea, Pinu, and Olmia.

The Pieve of Aregnu included the following inhabited places: l'Arpagiola (or Gabiola), la Corbaia, lo Monticello, Santo Antonino, Santa Riparata, Piaza, Pragola, le Torre, Regno, li Catari, lo Lavatogio, Lacona, Spano, Hogio, and Aquapessa.

In the 18th century, after the transfer of Corsica to France, Aregnu merged with the pieves of Santo Andrea and Tuani to form the Pieve of Regino. The Pieve of Regino became, with the Revolution in 1790, the Canton of Algajola.

Contemporary era

In 1954, together with the communes of Algajola, Avapessa, Cateri, Feliceto, Lavatoggio, Muro, Nessa, and Speloncato, Aregno became part of the Canton of Muro.

In 1973 Aregno was integrated into the Canton of Belgodere, a canton created by the forced merger of the former cantons of Muro, Belgodère, and Olmi-Cappella during the administrative division of new cantons between 1971 and 1973.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors[3]

From To Name Party Position
2001 2014 Claude Imperiali
2014 2020 Jacques Andréani

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 602 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 towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population Change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
- 560 567 620 691 681 703 695 711
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
736 730 669 - 683 711 724 756 750
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
675 651 666 637 640 526 530 537 525
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2009 -
381 359 490 547 544 567 593 602 -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

Economy

Agriculture

At one time the Almond was cultivated - a tee perfectly suited to Corsica, a dry and sunny region. Olive trees are also grown in elsewhere in Balagne as well as Citrus trees.

Although today the culture of the Orange has collapsed, 17 January is the day the patronal festival is always held for the blessing of oranges followed by their distribution.

Since 1970, following the creation of a recovery plan for almonds by the Chamber of Agriculture and the National Committee of the Almond, 300 ha have been planted. Without and prior studies of production, processing and marketing, or technical support, this operation was a failure since in 1980 Corsica numbered only 170 hectares of almond trees. In 1990 a conversion plan funded by the Onhiflor and the EEC was established. 100 ha are to be planted with new plants.

Nevertheless, pastoralism (sheep and goats) remains the main rural activity.

Tourism

The commune is now part of an area popular with tourists during the summer season. Camping has found its place among the hotels and tourist residences with two large campsites (Camping at the Beach and Marina A) well-developed at Aregno beach on the coastal part of the commune. There is also camping at "Canterattu-city" equestrian centre inland.

Culture and heritage

Places

Aregno-beach, a strip of 900 metres of coarse sand from which the Citadel of Algajola can be seen. This beach is the natural outlet for all the neighbouring villages. Most of this beach is bordered by the commune of Corbara. The western end belongs to the commune of Algajola. The beach is very popular with vacationers.

Religious heritage

Church of Saint Trinity Picture Gallery
Parish Church of Saint-Antoine-Abbé Picture Gallery

Festivities and Recreation

The Almond Fair 2009

Aregno Picture Gallery

See also

Notes

  1. At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by Law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002, the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" allows, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For communes with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these communes is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

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