Aghione

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Aghione
Aghjone
Aghione (France)
Aghione
region Corsica
Department Upper Corsica
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Ghisonaccia
Community association Oriente
Coordinates 42 ° 7 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E Coordinates: 42 ° 7 '  N , 9 ° 24'  E
height 17-459 m
surface 33.88 km 2
Residents 241 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 7 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 20270
INSEE code 2B002
Website http://www.aghione.fr/

Mairie Sghione

Aghione ( Corsican : Aghjone ) is a municipality with 241 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica .

geography

Aghione is located in the valley of the Tagnone River , at an altitude of 60 meters above sea ​​level , in the east of Corsica, 59 kilometers northeast of Ajaccio , the capital of the Corsica region, and 9.3 kilometers west of Aléria . Other neighboring communities are Casevecchie and Lugo-di-Nazza . The municipality has an area of ​​33.88 square kilometers.

history

The municipality of Aghione was formed in 1864 from the districts of the municipalities Vivario and Vezzani .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 87 93 279 317 282 245 234 238

economy

In 1975 the 31 winemakers joined forces to form a cooperative . The cooperative's vineyards are 850 hectares in size, their soil is rich in clay minerals and limestone , but also contains silt , red sand and gravel . The cooperative is whites of varieties Vermentinu , Chardonnay , Muscat of Alexandria , Muscat and Chenin Blanc forth, and red wines of the grape varieties Niellucciu , Sciaccarelu , Pinot Noir , Merlot , Syrah , Cinsault and Grenache . The climate is sunny and characterized by the proximity of the sea and the barrier of the mountains.

There is also a company in Aghione that produces essential oils of rosemary , crested lavender , myrtle , Italian strawflower , carrots , fennel , mastic , sticky elephant and eucalyptus from wild plants and organically grown plants . The oils are mainly sold in local markets.

Corsican goat cheese , Brocciu and Venachese (Venaco), is made in a local dairy . The goat farm and the cheese dairy can be visited. The cheeses are sold from January to August in the dairy and at the weekly market in Bastia.

Then there is a fruit growers ' cooperative , which is based in Ghisonaccia . The cooperative was established in 1987 and comprises over 50 companies. The cooperative produces prunes .

In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu, honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , olive oil (Huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica) and wine (Vin de Corse or Corse blanc, rosé or rouge) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for clementines (Clémentine de Corse) and wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .

Saint-Philippe church

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Le village de Aghione. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 8, 2011 (French).
  2. ^ Aghione - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved September 9, 2011 (French).
  3. ↑ Flora Ambrosini: Les vignerons d'Aghione. In: vignerons-aghione.com. 2011, accessed September 9, 2011 (French).
  4. ↑ Pruneaux de Corse. In: corsicanprune.com. Retrieved September 9, 2011 (French).

Web links

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