Altiani is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.- History :The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud...

 département of France on the island of Corsica

Corsica

Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia....

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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 inhabitants 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.

Population

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 4 km ) 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.

External links

• Geographical information about Altiani : – http://www.lion1906.com/Regions/corse/Departements/haute-corse/altiani_2b0012.php and http://www.carte-france.info/ville-20270-altiani/
• Official Website coming soon : http://www.altiani.net/