Altagène

Altagène (French pronunciation: [altaʒɛn]; Corsican: Altaghjè pronounced [al.ta.ˈɟe]) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department in the Corsica region of France.

Altagène
Commune
The church of Altagène
Location of Altagène
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Coordinates: 41°42′26″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)	Toussaint Simonpietri[1]
Area 1	4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	54
• Density	11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	2A011 /20112
Elevation	235–1,033 m (771–3,389 ft) (avg. 600 m or 2,000 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Altagène is located some 20 km north-east of Propriano and some 25 km north-west of Porto-Vecchio in a direct line. Access to the commune is by road D49 running north from Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano and ending in the village. The D320 also runs north from Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano through the western part of the commune and continues to Zoza as road D20. There are some small mountain roads through the commune which is steeply sloped and heavily forested.

There are no identifiable rivers or streams nor other hamlets in the commune.^[3]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Altagène^[4]

From	To	Name
1995	2014	François Simonpietri
2014	2026	Toussaint Simonpietri

Demography

In 2017 the commune had 49 inhabitants.

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1800 138 —     1806 203 +6.64% 1821 224 +0.66% 1831 263 +1.62% 1836 279 +1.19% 1841 251 −2.09% 1846 369 +8.01% 1851 357 −0.66% 1856 276 −5.02% 1861 280 +0.29% 1866 277 −0.22% 1872 253 −1.50% 1876 261 +0.78% 1881 250 −0.86% 1886 252 +0.16% 1891 229 −1.90% 1896 246 +1.44% 1901 319 +5.33%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 331 +0.74% 1911 281 −3.22% 1921 323 +1.40% 1926 300 −1.47% 1931 300 +0.00% 1936 327 +1.74% 1946 95 −11.63% 1954 106 +1.38% 1962 80 −3.46% 1968 63 −3.90% 1975 56 −1.67% 1982 45 −3.08% 1990 30 −4.94% 1999 41 +3.53% 2007 50 +2.51% 2012 48 −0.81% 2017 49 +0.41%
Source: EHESS[5] and INSEE[6]

Culture and heritage

House 17

House 17 rear

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A House (12) (now the Town Hall) (18th century)^[7]
• A House (13) (1779)^[8]
• A House (15) (18th century)^[9]
• A House (17) (1804)^[10]
• A House (18) (1817)^[11]
• A House (20) (18th century)^[12]
• A House (21) (19th century)^[13]
• A House (22) (1727)^[14]
• A House (4) (1855)^[15]
• Houses (17th - 20th centuries)^[16]

Religious heritage

The Church of Saint Pantaléon

Entrance to the Church

The Parish Church of Saint Pantaléon (19th century) is registered as an historical monument.^[17]

The Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• The Furniture in the Church^[18]
• An Altar Statue (19th century)^[19]
• A Processional Banner (2) (19th century)^[20]
• A Processional Banner (1) (19th century)^[21]
• A Body Purse, Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Humeral Veil (19th century)^[22]
• A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)^[23]
• A Ciborium (19th century)^[24]
• A Chalice with Paten (19th century)^[25]
• A Statue: Christ on the Cross (19th century)^[26]
• A Statue: Saint Pantaléon (19th century)^[27]
• A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)^[28]
• A Statue: Saint Blaise (19th century)^[29]
• A Painting: Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Blaise and Saint Pantaléon (18th century)^[30]

Altagène Photo Gallery

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  A House in Altagène
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  A House in Altagène
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  A House in Altagène
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  A House in Altagène

See also

• Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department