Antisanti (in Corsican ''Antisanti'', pronounced �̃ŋ.ti.ˈzɑ̃ːŋ.ti is a

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in the

Haute-Corse Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged w ...

(Upper Corsica) department of

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on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Antisantais'' or ''Antisantaises''.

Geography

Antisanti is a landlocked commune on the eastern side of Corsica overlooking the eastern plain of the island some 80 km south of

Bastia Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the is ...

and 12 km west by north-west of

Aléria Aléria (; Ancient Greek: /, ; Latin and Italian: ; co, U Cateraghju) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica, former bishopric and present Latin Catholic titular see. It includes the easternmost point in M ...

. It belonged to the ancient

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of Rogna and is now part of the ''Rogna in La'' micro-region located on the right bank of the

Tavignano The Tavignano (; co, Tavignanu) is a river on the island of Corsica, France. Course The Tavignano is long. In antiquity the river was known as the ''Rhotanus'' or Ῥότανος. It crosses the communes of Aléria, Altiani, Antisanti, Casama ...

extending from Vivario to the plain. Access to the commune is by the minor road D43 from Aléria in the east passing through the heart of the commune and the village before continuing west to join the D143 south-east of Santo-Pietro-di-Venaco. There is also a connecting road to the D343 near

Vezzani Vezzani is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. Th ...

. National Highway N200 passes along the eastern and northern borders but there is no access to the commune. The west of the commune is rugged and heavily forested while the eastern half is on the plain with mostly farmland although still having significant forested areas. The northern and eastern borders of the commune are formed by the Tavignano river with a large tributary flowing west through the centre of the commune to join it on the eastern border.Google Maps
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Neighbouring communes and villages

History

In 1770 Antisanti was one of the least populated communes in the Piève of Rogna.Antisanti website
With the

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of 1789 the Pieve of Sorba became the Canton of

in the district of

. Since 1954 Antisanti has been part of the Canton of Vezzani along with the communes of

Aghione Aghione is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aghionais'' or ''Aghionaises'' Geography Aghion is located on the eastern plains of Corsica 5 km west of ...

Casevecchie Casevecchie is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Haute-Corse department The following is a list of the 236 communes of the Haute-Corse department of France. ...

Noceta Noceta is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Geography The town, located at from Corte, is along the departmental road D43, one of the main access roads to the historical capital of Corsi ...

, Pietroso,

Rospigliani Rospigliani is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 1 ...

, and

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Administration

List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France
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Demography

In 2017 the commune had 546 inhabitants.

Economy

Antisanti markets 40% of the national production of

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s from its vast orchards.

Cultural and heritage

Civil architecture

*A War Memorial on the side facade of the parish church.

Religious heritage

*The Parish church of Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens''. Built in 1894, this small baroque church was remodeled and enlarged in 1944. image:Antisanti Mairie église.jpg, Town hall and church image:Antisanti St-Pierre-aux-Liens.jpg, Parish church image:Antisanti St-Pierre de Liens intérieur.jpg, Interior of the church image:Antisanti St-Pierre-aux-Liens plafond.jpg, Ornate ceiling of the nave

Notable resident

Politician

Georges Benedetti Georges Benedetti (29 July 1930 – 19 November 2018) was a French politician. Biography Georges Benedetti was born to François Benedetti, who was the mayor of Antisanti. Georges followed in his father's political footsteps and became a Senator f ...

was born in Antisanti on 29 July 1930.