Bastelicaccia

Bastelicaccia
Bastelicaccia
Location within Corsica region Bastelicaccia
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Ajaccio
Canton	Ajaccio-7
Intercommunality	Vallée du Prunelli
Government
• Mayor (2001–08)	Antoine Ottavi
Area1	18.21 km2 (7.03 sq mi)
Population (2010)2	3,283
• Density	180/km2 (470/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2A032 / 20129
Elevation	7–888 m (23–2,913 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 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.

Bastelicaccia (Corsican: A Bastirgaccia) is a French commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastilcacci or Bastelicacciais and Bastelicacciaises.

Geography

Bastelicaccia is 11 kilometres (7 mi) to the east of the centre of Ajaccio and immediately to the east of Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport. It was created in 1865 between the Gravona and Prunelli Rivers. The highest point in the commune is Monte Aragnasco. Access to the commune is by Route nationale N196 which passes through the south of the commune from the airport in the west to Cauro in the east. The D3 branches off the N196 at the south-western edge of the commune and goes north-east through the commune to Ocana. Access to the village is by the D303 which branches from the D3 in the commune and goes north to the village then continues north to join the D1 west of Cuttoli-Corticchiato. Apart from the main village there are the villages of Colombina, Macina, Bottacina, Cagile, Casaccia, Mascarone, Cuara, Funtanacciu, Mascardaccia, Suaralta, Forcala, and Pisciatello. The commune is hilly with many villages, farms, and some forests.

One of the traditional cheeses of Corsica is called bastelicacciu after the commune. It is produced in the lower valleys of the Gravona and Prunelli.

Mapping

A list of online mapping systems can be displayed by clicking on the coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the top right hand corner of this article.

History

On the 18th century land survey Bastelicaccia was better known as Bastélica-Communes. It became populated from the beginning of the 19th century.

With a land area of 1820 hectares, the population of about 800 in Bastelica village considered that it was easier to settle in the plains for most farmers as the lowland climate was better in winter. So, in summer, there would be an annual migration back to Bastelica village. As a result, the Chief Surveyor advised the creation of the commune of Bastelicaccia.

Bastelicaccia is part of the 7th Canton of Ajaccio with its chief town at Fontanaccio. The Canton includes Alata, Afa, Appietto, and Villanova.

Bastelicaccia has evolved at a rapid pace due to the proximity of the regional capital and its urban sprawl.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

From	To	Name	Party	Position
	1866	M. Seta
1866	1870	Joseph Benielli
1871	1871	François Porri
1871	1876	Jean-Pierre Frassati
1876	1878	Innocent Valle
1878	1900	Dominique Valle
1900	1908	Jean-Toussaint Ottavi
1908	1919	Baptiste Paoletti
1925	1930	Vincent Vincenti
1930	1935	Joseph Vincenti
1935	1959	Henri Antonetti
1959	1977	Pierre Benielli
1977	1995	Augustin Gambarelli
2001	2020	Antoine Ottavi	DVG

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 3,283 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 communes that have a sample survey every year.

Population Change (See database)

1793	1800	1806	1821	1831	1836	1841	1846	1851

1856	1861	1866	1872	1876	1881	1886	1891	1896
		418	200	514	506	535	570	750

1901	1906	1911	1921	1926	1931	1936	1946	1954
769	843	783	715	718	729	753	789	677

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2010	-
705	779	887	1,504	2,072	2,769	3,063	3,283	-

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

File:Population - Municipality code 2A032.svg

Population of Bastelicaccia

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a very large number of houses that are registered as historical monuments. For a complete list including links to descriptions (in French) click here.

As well as the houses the commune also has a number of other sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Bread Oven at Cagili (18th century)
• The Prunelli Inn at Pisciatella (19th century)
• The old Primary School at Fontanaccio (1882)
• The old Primary School at Pedocchio (1882)

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Michel (19th century) is registered as an historical monument. The Church contains a Statue: Christ on the Cross (18th century) which is registered as an historical object.

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department