Altagène

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Commune in Corsica, France

title: "Altagène" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-corse-du-sud"] description: "Commune in Corsica, France" topic_path: "general/communes-of-corse-du-sud" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altagène" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Commune in Corsica, France ::

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Field	Value
name	Altagène
commune status	Commune
image	Altagene Church.JPG
caption	The church of Altagène
arrondissement	Sartène
canton	Sartenais-Valinco
INSEE	2A011
postal code	20112
mayor	Toussaint Simonpietri
term	2020–2026
intercommunality	Alta Rocca
coordinates
elevation m	600
elevation min m	235
elevation max m	1033
area km2	4.77
population
population date
population footnotes
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Altagène (; Corsican: Altaghjè pronounced [al.ta.ˈɟe]) is a 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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

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List of Successive Mayors of Altagène ::data[format=table]

From	To	Name
1995	2014	François Simonpietri
2014	2026	Toussaint Simonpietri
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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 49 inhabitants.

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Culture and heritage

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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)
A House (13) (1779)
A House (15) (18th century)
A House (17) (1804)
A House (18) (1817)
A House (20) (18th century)
A House (21) (19th century)
A House (22) (1727)
A House (4) (1855)
Houses (17th - 20th centuries)

Religious heritage

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

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

The Furniture in the Church
An Altar Statue (19th century)
A Processional Banner (2) (19th century)
A Processional Banner (1) (19th century)
A Body Purse, Chasuble, Stole, Maniple, and Humeral Veil (19th century)
A Sunburst Monstrance (19th century)
A Ciborium (19th century)
A Chalice with Paten (19th century)
A Statue: Christ on the Cross (19th century)
A Statue: Saint Pantaléon (19th century)
A Statue: Virgin and Child (19th century)
A Statue: Saint Blaise (19th century)
A Painting: Apparition of the Virgin to Saint Blaise and Saint Pantaléon (18th century)

Altagène Photo Gallery

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References

(2 December 2020). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires".
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Altag%C3%A8ne,+France/@41.7058732,9.0742843,3407m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x12da2f6f561b593b:0x40819a5fd955ed0?hl=en Google Maps]
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{{Cassini-Ehess. 535. Altagène
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