Altiani

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Coordinates: 42°14′17″N 9°17′31″E / 42.2380555556, 9.29194444444

Location
Altiani (France)
Altiani
Time Zone CET (GMT +1)
Administration
Country France
Region Corse
Department Haute-Corse
Mayor Marius Luciani
(2008-)
Statistics
Elevation 159 m–1192 m
(avg. 618 m)
Land area¹ 18.29 km²
Population²
(1999)		 95
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.
France

Altiani is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.


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[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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 appartments.

[edit] References and external links

  • Geographical informations about Altiani : - [1] and [2]
  • Official Website coming soon : [3]

[edit] See also

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