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Commune of Altiani |
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| Time Zone | CET (GMT +1) |
| Administration | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Haute-Corse |
| Arrondissement | Corte |
| Canton | Bustanico |
| Mayor | Marius Luciani (2008-) |
| Statistics | |
| Elevation | 159 m–1192 m (avg. 618 m) |
| Land area¹ | 18.29 km² |
| Population² (1999) |
95 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2B012/ 20270 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
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Altiani is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.
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Description
- The village is divided into 3 main parts defined by their altitude : "---", "Campo di fiore", "le col" (the pass).
- The parochial church Sainte Marie, described as Romanic, sits in the low part of the village and is surrounded by habitations. It has recently been restored.
- Altiani used to have 2 bars and one butchery but since a few years there only is a bar left, which is sitting in campo do fiore.
- "La fontaine" is a place including a fountain, a table and two old kitchen garden and used to be a major place of the village considering it was the only source of water before the 70s. Now it is mainly a gathering place for young's.
- Many habitants cultivate vegetables all around the village into their personal small kitchen gardens.
- Itinerant sellers comes once or twice a week to sell food including meat, bred or fish.
Notable personalities
- Joseph Campana, mayor from 1959 to 2001 (he died during his 8th term).
- Ghjuvan Francescu Bernabéi, killed by a cancer at the age of 20 in 1991.
About the "Associu Ghjuvan Francescu"
Since 1991, the "Associu Ghjuvan Francescu" helps cancer research by collecting money by organizing a "fund raising day" in Altiani :
- From 1 to 6 pm, many games for children between 4 and 12 are set up on the main place of the village with a lot of toys to win, sportive events such as races ( between 200m and 4km ) or a petanque contest.
- From 7 to 9 pm, food and drinks (including regional products) are sold and a tombola is organized.
- From 9 to 10 pm, a Corsican band is invited to sing and play regional music.
- From 10 pm to 5 am, the place turns into a dance floor with music and light effects performed by a DJ.
These funds are put back to the Paoli-Calmettes Institut and finance many materials to cure cancer or do research such as:
- A voice-commanded robotic arm for coelio-surgery.
- Research on genetic risks in cancer research.
- Therapeutic apartments.
References and external links
See also
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