Avapessa

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

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

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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2010 the commune had 77 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.