Cambia
| Cambia | ||
|---|---|---|
|
||
| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Upper Corsica | |
| Arrondissement | Corte | |
| Canton | Golo-Morosaglia | |
| Community association | Pasquale Paoli | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 22 ′ N , 9 ° 18 ′ E | |
| height | 510-1,421 m | |
| surface | 8.28 km 2 | |
| Residents | 80 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20244 | |
| INSEE code | 2B051 | |
 The Santa Catalina Church |
||
Cambia is a municipality with 80 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica .
geography
Cambia is located in Castagniccia at the foot of the San Petrone about 40 kilometers from Corte . The village can be reached via Route nationale 193 , junction to San-Lorenzo (two kilometers after Omessa ). The municipality is made up of several districts: Cambia, Corsoli, Loriani and San Quilico .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 112 | 116 | 89 | 80 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 86 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
economy
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Brocciu cheese, honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) and chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for wine (Ile de Beauté blanc) , rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .
Attractions
The districts are picturesquely situated between the chestnut trees, which once had an important role in feeding the population of the Castagniccia region. There are still many old houses with arcades and massive door stones. Historically interesting:
- The chapel of San Quilico de Cambia from the 13th century is located on the hill of San Petrone .
- The chapel of Santa Maria à Cambia , also built in the 13th century, has the only surviving altar of Romanesque origin in Corsica.
- A statue menhir from prehistoric times stands next to the Santa Maria chapel . He was Christianized by carving a cross.
- Not more than 200 meters from this menhir is a huge stone slab, which is called Petra Fiurata or Petra Frisgiata because of its prehistoric rock carvings .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Le village de Cambia. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 8, 2012 (French).