Avapessa is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Avapessa
Commune
A general view of Avapessa
Location of Avapessa
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Coordinates: 42°33′44″N 8°53′43″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Calvi
Canton	Calvi
Intercommunality	CC Calvi Balagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Marie-Josée Salvatori[1]
Area 1	3.29 km2 (1.27 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)[2]	84
• Density	26/km2 (66/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2B025 /20225
Elevation	173–800 m (568–2,625 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Avapessiens or Avapessiennes.[3]

Geography

Avapessa is located some 12 km in a direct line east of Calvi and 8 km south by south-east of Algajola. Access to the commune is by road D71 from Cateri in the north which passes through the heart of the commune slightly west of the village and continues south-east to Muro. Access to the village is by the Tuvo road which branches off the D71. The commune is rugged in the west with a high country landscape while in the east there is more farmland.[4]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021)

List of Successive Mayors[5]

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 82 inhabitants.

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References

External links

• Avapessa official website (in French)
• Avapessa on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)

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