Aghione
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{{Infobox French commune
|name = Aghione
|commune status = Commune
|image = Aghione Entry.JPG
|caption = The road into Aghione
|image coat of arms =
|arrondissement = Corte
|canton = Ghisonaccia
|INSEE = 2B002
|postal code = 20270
|term = 2020–2026
|intercommunality = Oriente
|coordinates = {{coord|42.1125|9.4014|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
|elevation m = 66
|elevation min m = 17
|elevation max m = 459
|area km2 = 33.88
|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}
|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}
|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}
}}
Aghione (Corsican: Aghjone) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
Geography
Aghion is located on the eastern plains of Corsica 5 km west of Aleria. It can be accessed by the D343 road which comes from the National Highway N198 in the south east and passes west through the southern plain of the commune to Maison Pierraggi in the west and continues on to Vezzani in the Tagnone Valley {{convert|25|km}} away. From the D343 the D443 branches north at the hamlet of Samuleto and continues to the village before continuing north by a tortuous mountain route to Casevecchie.[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aghione,+France/@42.093404,9.4064091,13527m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x12d9e30e249b54e3:0x72ac26f825e9ce7f?hl=en Google Maps]
The commune is watered by the Tagnone, a tributary of Tavignano that separates an area of hills to the north from the plain, which is larger in area, to the south. There is a large dam with a large lake in the south of the commune.
=Neighbouring communes and villages=
{{Geographic location
|width=auto
|Centre = Aghion
|North = Casevecchie
|Northeast = Campo al-Quarcio
|East = Calviani
|Southeast = Vadina
|South = Aristone
|Southwest = Saint-Antoine
|West = Maison Pierragi
|Northwest = Teppa
}}
History
During the Second World War Aghione aerodrome was used by the 306th Fighter Wing of the 15th US Air Force from 10 to 21 August 1944 to support Operation Dragoon (the Invasion of Southern France).
Administration
{{incomplete list|date=April 2021}}
List of Successive Mayors of Aghione[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=7648 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}
| class="wikitable" | |||
| From | To | Name | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2008 | Jean Bladovini | DVD |
| 2008 | 2026 | André Casanova | DVD |
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Aghionais or Aghionaises in French.[https://www.habitants.fr/haute-corse-2B Le nom des habitants du 2B - Haute-Corse], habitants.fr
{{Historical populations
| align = none
| cols = 2
| percentages = pagr
| source = EHESS{{Cassini-Ehess|156|Aghione}} and INSEE[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/4515315?geo=COM-2B002#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
|1866 |287
|1872 |305
|1876 |238
|1881 |428
|1886 |273
|1891 |306
|1896 |349
|1901 |404
|1906 |305
|1911 |305
|1921 |213
|1926 |204
|1931 |187
|1936 |176
|1946 |185
|1954 |100
|1962 |87
|1968 |93
|1975 |279
|1982 |317
|1990 |282
|1999 |245
|2007 |234
|2012 |230
|2017 |241
}}
Economy
The commune of Aghione is predominantly agricultural. The hills are used for grazing goats, sheep, and pigs; while the plain is planted with vines and fruit trees (kiwifruit, Mandarins). There is no farm of significant size located in the commune. In particular the grapes are collected by neighbouring wineries - mainly by the Aleria cooperative.
There are no longer any trades or services in the commune. The people find everything necessary at Aleria (10 km away) or Ghisonaccia (20 km away).
The commune has no access to the sea yet is close by (Alzitone is 5 kilometres from the coast). Aghione has no tourist facilities and does not have any second homes.
Sites and Monuments
- The Sulphurous water source of Puzzichello (site now abandoned)
- Alzitone Reservoir (artificial lake)
- An old railway line on the eastern plain
See also
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.aghione.fr/ Official website of Aghione] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201128105801/https://aghione.fr/ |date=28 November 2020 }} {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=9.4014,42.1125&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Aghione on Géoportail], National Geographic Institute (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
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{{Haute-Corse communes}}
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