Tavera
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| region | Corsica | |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud | |
| Arrondissement | Ajaccio | |
| Canton | Gravona-Prunelli | |
| Community association | Celavu-Prunelli | |
| Coordinates | 42 ° 4 ′ N , 9 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 312-1,920 m | |
| surface | 32.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 401 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 20163 | |
| INSEE code | 2A324 | |
 Statue menhir |
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Tavera is a French commune with 401 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island of Corsica .
geography
Tavera is located high above the Gravona valley on the Ajaccio-Bastia railway line at an average altitude of 1116 meters above sea level in the Corsica Regional Nature Park , 28 kilometers northeast of Ajaccio , the prefecture of the Corsica region. The municipality has an area of 32.43 square kilometers. Tavera has five hamlets and a homestead.
history
During invasions and wars, the population of Tavera fled east into the mountains and even founded a small village there called Tavera-vecchia ('Old Tavera'), which was abandoned in the 17th century. Around 1622 members of a noble Spanish family came to Tavera and had a mansion built there, the casa alta ('high house').
The municipality of Bastelicaccia was formed in 1865 from parts of the municipalities of Tavera, Bastelica , Eccica-Suarella , Ocana and Tolla . In 1866 Tavera still had 755 inhabitants. Between 1954 and 1962 the population of Tavera fell from 496 to 288.
In 1982 and 2002 there were forest fires in the pine forests northwest of the town center.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 288 | 278 | 267 | 250 | 249 | 336 | 376 | 399 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
In the parish church of Sainte-Marie, there is a 19th century statue depicting the Assumption of the Virgin Mary , which was classified as a Monument historique ('historical monument') in 1978 .
In 1961 an anthropomorphic menhir was found that dates from the end of the Neolithic or the beginning of the Bronze Age .
Economy and Infrastructure
The hamlets in the south-west of the town center have numerous mountain springs and small streams that ensure good irrigation. These hamlets are surrounded by oak and maquis and are close to a large chestnut forest . The chestnuts are processed into chestnut flour or fed to livestock. Grain and common flax are grown in the hamlet of Pianu , and there are olive trees there .
There is a train station and a public primary school in Tavera.
Personalities
- Hasan Corso (1518–1556), Bey of Algiers , was born as Pietro Paolo Tavera in Tavera.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Tavera. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 12, 2011 (French).
- ↑ a b c Tavera. ses hameaux. (No longer available online.) In: tavera-corse.org. Archived from the original on September 28, 2009 ; Retrieved October 4, 2011 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b La vallée secrète. Les villages. In: gravona.com. Haute vallée de la Gravona, accessed September 12, 2011 (French).
- ↑ Tavera - notice communal. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved October 4, 2011 (French).
- ↑ On the feast day of the Assumption of Mary , August 15, 1195, according to tradition, St. Anthony of Padua is said to be born, as his mother Theresa of Tavera was named. Cf. for example Gabriel Meier: St. Anthony of Padua. His life, his miracles and his worship. 2nd Edition. Gebr. Karl & Nikolaus Benziger, Einsiedeln a. a. 1883, p. 9 f.
- ↑ Mobilize. In: Base Palissy. Ministère de la culture, accessed September 12, 2011 (French).
- ↑ a b Dana Facaros, Michael Pauls: Corsica . In: Cadogan Guide Corsica Series . 3. Edition. New Holland Publishers, 2008, ISBN 978-1-86011-390-1 , pp. 167 ( online [accessed September 12, 2011]). (English)
