{"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":"2026-02-12T11:18:58","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T10:18:58","slug":"pont-genois-de-zipitoli","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/bastelica-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<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli est l\u2019un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments majeurs du patrimoine architectural ancien de la commune de Bastelica. 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-a3fb2ff3 alignfull uagb-is-root-container\"><div class=\"uagb-container-inner-blocks-wrap\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-56a3b3ec\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a\"]{font-style:normal;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading37_ba0f23-1a\">Un ouvrage embl\u00e9matique du patrimoine g\u00e9nois en Corse<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli se situait dans la for\u00eat de Pineta et franchissait la rivi\u00e8re Ese qui, elle-m\u00eame, rejoint peu apr\u00e8s le Prunelli, sur la route menant \u00e0 Tolla. Le pont, situ\u00e9 \u00e0 une quinzaine de kilom\u00e8tres de Cauro et \u00e0 sept kilom\u00e8tres de Bastelica, reliait Bastelica \u00e0 Ajaccio. Il a \u00e9t\u00e9 d\u00e9saffect\u00e9 lors de la construction de la route foresti\u00e8re N<sup>o<\/sup> 1, au d\u00e9but de la deuxi\u00e8me moiti\u00e9 du XIX<sup>e<\/sup> si\u00e8cle, p\u00e9riode au cours de laquelle l\u2019exploitation des for\u00eats \u00e9tait fortement encourag\u00e9e dans l\u2019Ile. Le pont de Zipitoli, construit aux XV &#8211; XVI<sup>e<\/sup> si\u00e8cles, \u00e9tait long de 19 m\u00e8tres, large de 2,80 m\u00e8tres et son arche unique en plein cintre haute de 5 m\u00e8tres avait une port\u00e9e d\u2019environ 10 m\u00e8tres. Il \u00e9tait appuy\u00e9 sur un bloc rocheux et construit en dos d\u2019\u00e2ne, comme la plupart des ponts de cette \u00e9poque dont il \u00e9tait repr\u00e9sentatif.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-container uagb-block-421fc16c\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-image uagb-block-c25b39fb wp-block-uagb-image--layout-default wp-block-uagb-image--effect-static wp-block-uagb-image--align-none\"><figure class=\"wp-block-uagb-image__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/pont-genois-zipitoli-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"uag-image-1523\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" title=\"pont-genois-zipitoli-1\" loading=\"lazy\" role=\"img\" \/><\/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>. Le pont constituait autrefois un <strong>axe de liaison essentiel entre Bastelica et Ajaccio<\/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<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>.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.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Zipitoli2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1287\"\/><\/figure><\/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 Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli est l\u2019un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments majeurs du patrimoine architectural ancien de la commune de Bastelica. 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. Un ouvrage embl\u00e9matique du patrimoine g\u00e9nois en Corse&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":23,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-37","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"taxonomy_info":[],"featured_image_src_large":false,"author_info":{"display_name":"Bastelica admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/author\/bastelz2602\/"},"comment_info":0,"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Bastelica admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/author\/bastelz2602\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli \u00e0 Bastelica Le pont g\u00e9nois de Zipitoli est l\u2019un des \u00e9l\u00e9ments majeurs du patrimoine architectural ancien de la commune de Bastelica. 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. Un ouvrage embl\u00e9matique du patrimoine g\u00e9nois en Corse...","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1524,"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37\/revisions\/1524"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/23"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bastelica.fr\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}