Altagène

Altagène

The church of Altagène
Altagène

Coordinates: 41°42′26″N 9°04′14″E / 41.7072°N 9.0706°E / 41.7072; 9.0706Coordinates: 41°42′26″N 9°04′14″E / 41.7072°N 9.0706°E / 41.7072; 9.0706
Country France
Region Corsica
Department Corse-du-Sud
Arrondissement Sartène
Canton Tallano-Scopamène
Intercommunality Alta Rocca
Government
 • Mayor (2014-2020) Toussaint Simonpietri
Area1 4.77 km2 (1.84 sq mi)
Population (2010)2 52
 • Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi)
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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.[1]

Neighbouring communes and villages[1]

 Zoza Quenza
Santa-Maria-Figaniella Levie
   Altagène  
Arbellara Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano Mela

Administration

The Town Hall

List of Successive Mayors of Altagène[2]

From To Name Party Position
1995 2014 François Simonpietri
2014 2020 Toussaint Simonpietri

(Not all data is known)

Demography

In 2009 the commune had 52 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1]

Population Change (See database)
1793 1800 1806 1821 1831 1836 1841 1846 1851
- 138 203 224 263 279 251 369 357
1856 1861 1866 1872 1876 1881 1886 1891 1896
276 280 277 253 261 250 252 229 246
1901 1906 1911 1921 1926 1931 1936 1946 1954
319 331 281 323 300 300 327 95 106
1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2009 - -
80 63 56 45 30 41 52 - -

Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)

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:

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.[13]

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

  • The Furniture in the Church[14]
  • An Altar Statue (19th century)[15]
  • A Processional Banner (2) (19th century)[16]
  • A Processional Banner (1) (19th century)[17]
  • A Body Purse, Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Humeral Veil (19th century)[18]
  • A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)[19]
  • A Ciborium (19th century)[20]
  • A Chalice with Paten (19th century)[21]
  • A Statue: Christ on the Cross (19th century)[22]
  • A Statue: Saint Pantaléon (19th century)[23]
  • A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)[24]
  • A Statue: Saint Blaise (19th century)[25]
  • A Painting: Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Blaise and Saint Pantaléon (18th century)[26]

Altagène Photo Gallery

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ↑ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 , the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force on 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.

References

  1. 1 2 Google Maps
  2. ↑ List of Mayors of France (French)
  3. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000879 House (Town Hall) (French)
  4. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000431 House (13) (French)
  5. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000430 House (15) (French)
  6. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000432 House (17) (French)
  7. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000880 House (18) (French)
  8. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000881 House (20) (French)
  9. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000433 House (21) (French)
  10. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000434 House (22) (French)
  11. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000765 House (4) (French)
  12. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000435 Houses (French)
  13. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée IA2A000429 Church of Saint Pantaléon (French)
  14. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000389 Furniture in the Church (French)
  15. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000388 Altar Statue (French)
  16. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000387 Processional Banner (2) (French)
  17. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000386 Processional Banner (1) (French)
  18. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000385 Body Purse, Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Humeral Veil (French)
  19. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000384 Sunburst Monstrance (French)
  20. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000383 Ciborium (French)
  21. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000382 Chalice with Paten (French)
  22. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000380 Statue: Christ on the Cross (French)
  23. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000379 Statue: Saint Pantaléon (French)
  24. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000378 Statue: Virgin and Child (French)
  25. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000377 Statue: Saint Blaise (French)
  26. ↑ Ministry of Culture, Palissy IM2A000376 Painting: Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Blaise and Saint Pantaléon (French)

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