Zoza

Zoza is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

Zoza
Commune
A general view of the village of Zoza
Location of Zoza
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Coordinates: 41°43′07″N 9°04′14″E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement	Sartène
Canton	Sartenais-Valinco
Intercommunality	Alta Rocca
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Marcellesi[1]
Area 1	5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	66
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Zozais, Zozaises
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A363 /20112
Elevation	158–826 m (518–2,710 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Rizzanese runs through the village which is located 88 km from Ajaccio.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 194 —     1806 178 −1.42% 1821 192 +0.51% 1831 201 +0.46% 1836 211 +0.98% 1841 208 −0.29% 1846 227 +1.76% 1851 217 −0.90% 1856 202 −1.42% 1861 240 +3.51% 1866 260 +1.61% 1872 240 −1.33% 1876 260 +2.02% 1881 274 +1.05% 1886 269 −0.37% 1891 269 +0.00% 1896 286 +1.23% 1901 211 −5.90%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 210 −0.09% 1911 209 −0.10% 1921 197 −0.59% 1926 231 +3.24% 1931 233 +0.17% 1936 240 +0.59% 1946 230 −0.42% 1954 200 −1.73% 1962 117 −6.48% 1968 84 −5.37% 1975 80 −0.69% 1982 67 −2.50% 1990 55 −2.44% 1999 51 −0.84% 2009 56 +0.94% 2014 52 −1.47% 2020 66 +4.05%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Zoza, EHESS (in French).
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE