{"id":37,"date":"2025-11-30T22:18:40","date_gmt":"2025-11-30T21:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.info\/www\/?page_id=37"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T23:15:02","slug":"pont-genois-de-zipitoli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.info\/www\/index.php\/bastelica-le-village\/patrimoine-monuments\/pont-genois-de-zipitoli\/","title":{"rendered":"Pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli \u00e0 Bastelica<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-b66a1fd6 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-fc22fbba\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un ouvrage embl\u00e9matique du patrimoine g\u00e9nois en Corse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le <strong>pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli<\/strong> est l\u2019un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments majeurs du patrimoine architectural ancien de la commune de <strong>Bastelica<\/strong>. Nich\u00e9 dans un environnement naturel remarquable, il t\u00e9moigne des infrastructures de circulation mises en place en Corse durant la p\u00e9riode g\u00e9noise.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-534c0ff8\"><style>.kb-image37_f22e74-d9 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image37_f22e74-d9\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"194\" height=\"259\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bastelica.info\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zipitoli.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1286\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Situation et environnement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli est situ\u00e9 dans la <strong>for\u00eat de Pineta<\/strong>, o\u00f9 il franchit la <strong>rivi\u00e8re Ese<\/strong>. Celle-ci rejoint peu apr\u00e8s le <strong>Prunelli<\/strong>, sur l\u2019axe menant vers <strong>Tolla<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Implant\u00e9 \u00e0 environ :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>7 kilom\u00e8tres de Bastelica<\/strong>,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>15 kilom\u00e8tres de Cauro<\/strong>,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">le pont constituait autrefois un <strong>axe de liaison essentiel entre Bastelica et Ajaccio<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Un pont au c\u0153ur des anciens r\u00e9seaux de circulation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le pont de Zipitoli a \u00e9t\u00e9 <strong>d\u00e9saffect\u00e9 au d\u00e9but de la seconde moiti\u00e9 du XIX\u1d49 si\u00e8cle<\/strong>, lors de la construction de la <strong>route foresti\u00e8re n\u00b01<\/strong>, p\u00e9riode marqu\u00e9e par une forte intensification de l\u2019exploitation foresti\u00e8re en Corse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant cet am\u00e9nagement routier, le pont permettait le passage des hommes, des animaux et des marchandises \u00e0 travers un relief difficile, reliant les villages de montagne \u00e0 la r\u00e9gion ajaccienne.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column37_0e4d9f-20\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.kb-image37_2caf6e-e5 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image37_2caf6e-e5\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"185\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bastelica.info\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zipitoli2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1287\"\/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Description architecturale<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Construit entre les <strong>XV\u1d49 et XVI\u1d49 si\u00e8cles<\/strong>, le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli pr\u00e9sente les caract\u00e9ristiques typiques des ponts de cette \u00e9poque :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Longueur<\/strong> : 19 m\u00e8tres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Largeur<\/strong> : 2,80 m\u00e8tres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Arche unique<\/strong> en plein cintre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hauteur de l\u2019arche<\/strong> : 5 m\u00e8tres<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Port\u00e9e<\/strong> : environ 10 m\u00e8tres<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le pont est <strong>appuy\u00e9 sur un bloc rocheux naturel<\/strong> et construit en <strong>dos d\u2019\u00e2ne<\/strong>, une technique couramment utilis\u00e9e \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9poque g\u00e9noise afin de renforcer la solidit\u00e9 de l\u2019ouvrage face aux crues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00c9tat de conservation et comparaisons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Comme de nombreux ponts g\u00e9nois parvenus jusqu\u2019\u00e0 nous, le pont de Zipitoli a <strong>perdu ses parapets<\/strong>, et le <strong>rev\u00eatement du tablier a disparu<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sur le plan architectural, il peut \u00eatre rapproch\u00e9 de l\u2019ancien pont situ\u00e9 \u00e0 l\u2019entr\u00e9e de Bastelica, lequel fut <strong>doubl\u00e9 en 1862<\/strong>, lors de l\u2019ach\u00e8vement de la route foresti\u00e8re reliant Cauro \u00e0 la place de l\u2019\u00e9glise du village.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Protection au titre des monuments historiques<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Propri\u00e9t\u00e9 de la <strong>commune de Bastelica<\/strong>, le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli a fait l\u2019objet d\u2019un <strong>classement au titre des monuments historiques<\/strong> par <strong>arr\u00eat\u00e9 minist\u00e9riel du 15 f\u00e9vrier 1977<\/strong>, reconnaissant ainsi son int\u00e9r\u00eat patrimonial et historique majeur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">R\u00e9f\u00e9rences et cr\u00e9dits<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pierre-Claude Giansily<\/strong><br>Historien de l\u2019art<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Cr\u00e9dits photographiques<\/strong><br>\u00a9 Claude Giansily<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bibliographie<\/strong><br>Leandri, Franck &amp; Chabot, Laurent, <em>Monuments de Corse<\/em>, \u00c9disud, 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli \u00e0 Bastelica Un ouvrage embl\u00e9matique du patrimoine g\u00e9nois en Corse Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli est l\u2019un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments majeurs du patrimoine architectural ancien 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