Antisanti

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Antisanti
Antisanti (France)
Antisanti
region Corsica
Department Upper Corsica
Arrondissement Corte
Canton Ghisonaccia
Community association Oriente
Coordinates 42 ° 10 ′  N , 9 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 42 ° 10 ′  N , 9 ° 21 ′  E
height 5-780 m
surface 47.95 km 2
Residents 546 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 20270
INSEE code 2B016
Website http://www.mairie-antisanti.com/fr/

Antisanti

Antisanti is a municipality with 546 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Corse department on the French island of Corsica .

geography

Antisanti is located at an altitude of 657 meters above sea ​​level, 57 kilometers northeast of Ajaccio , the capital of the Corsica region. The village is surrounded by the neighboring municipalities of Casevecchie , Giuncaggio and Pietroso . The municipality has an area of ​​47.95 square kilometers and is bordered to the north by the valley of the Tavignano . The hamlet of Pietre Bianche belongs to the municipality.

history

Antisanti was founded when Corsica was a fiefdom of Pisa (1077–1284). The chronicler Giovanni Della Grossa (1388–1464) mentioned the place. In 1564 the town supported the freedom fighter Sampiero Corso (1497–1567) in his fight against the Republic of Genoa . Genoese troops then plundered and pillaged the village. In 1729 Antisanti had 38 households (feu fiscal) . In 1762 Antisanti was the scene of a skirmish between rebels and Genoese troops, the town was then set on fire and occupied by Genoese troops in 1763. In 1770 the place had 189 inhabitants. Around 1900 there were 159 houses, 26 bread ovens, 6 oil presses and 3 mills in Antisanti.

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2007 2016
Residents 293 486 534 661 500 418 378 507

Attractions

The Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens church in Antisanti was built in 1894 in the Baroque style. The oldest house in Antisanti is Casa Pietrana, it is decorated with a relief from the 14th century.

economy

The most important line of business in Antisanti is the cultivation of citrus plants , especially clementines . 40 percent of French clementine production comes from Antisanti. In the hamlet of Pietre Bianche, livestock is mainly farmed. Other industries are the cultivation of grain and viticulture . In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for brocciu , honey (Miel de Corse - Mele di Corsica) , olive oil (Huile d'olive de Corse - Oliu di Corsica) , chestnut flour (Farine de châtaigne corse - Farina castagnina corsa) and wine (Vin de Corse and Corse blanc, rosé or rouge) as well as Protected Geographical Indications (IGP) for clementines (Clémentine de Corse) and wine (Ile de Beauté blanc, rosé or rouge and Méditerranée blanc, rosé and rouge) .

There are several shops, craft shops and rural hostels in Antisanti.

Personalities

Web links

Commons : Antisanti  - Collection of Images

Remarks

  1. ↑ a b Le village de Antisanti. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved July 7, 2012 (French).
  2. ↑ a b Michel Ristori, Marcel Sarrazin: Antisanti. In: antisano.voila.net/. June 2, 2004, accessed October 15, 2011 (French).