Altagène

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.

Neighbouring communes and villages

Administration

List of Successive Mayors of Altagène

(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.