{{About||the Japanese prefecture that may be romanized as "Aiti"|Aichi Prefecture|the Bruneian regulator of telecommunications|Authority for Info-communications Technology Industry}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox French commune |name = Aiti |commune status = [[Communes of France|Commune]] |image = Aiti Corse 1.jpg |caption = A general view of Aiti |image coat of arms = |arrondissement = Corte |canton = Golo-Morosaglia |INSEE = 2B003 |postal code = 20244 |mayor = Pierre Orsoni<ref>{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=4 May 2022|language=fr}}</ref> |term = 2022–2026 |intercommunality = [[Communauté de communes Pasquale Paoli|Pasquale Paoli]] |coordinates = {{coord|42.4|9.2447|format=dms|display=inline,title}} |elevation min m = 240 |elevation max m = 1120 |area km2 = 12.17 |population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}} |population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}} |population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}} }}
'''Aiti''' (in [[Corsican language|Corsican]] ''Àiti'', pronounced [ˈaː.i.di]) is a [[Communes of France|commune]] in the [[Haute-Corse]] [[Departments of France|department]] of [[France]] on the island of [[Corsica]].
==Geography== Aiti is some 15 km north of [[Corte, Haute-Corse|Corte]] and about 25 km inland from the east coast of Corsica. The Highway N193 from Corte goes north passing near the eastern border of the commune however the commune can only be accessed from this side by the D39 from Francardo a tortuous and circuitous road. The commune can also be accessed from the eastern side from [[San-Lorenzo]] on the Highway D39 which has a small connecting road across a bridge to the D39 road which enters the commune from the south and is another tortuous and circuitous route to the village of Aiti. Other than some short mountain access roads there are no other roads in the commune.<ref name=Google>[https://www.google.com/maps/place/Aiti,+France/@42.4026146,9.228418,6730m/data=!3m2!1e3!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x12d74c658e2e9201:0x2024cb556cde8b2b?hl=en Google Maps]</ref>
===Relief=== Aiti occupies the northern part of the mountain chain in the west of the massif of ''Monte San Petrone'' (1,767 m) which is separated by the Casaluna Valley.
The commune lies "below the hill" (''Cismonte'' in Corsican), or "Corsican Shale" in the north-east of the island along the edge of the [[Cap Corse]] shale which continues to the San Petrone mountains and ends south of Castagnicia. These mountains are a block of lustrous shale from the [[Tertiary period]] during the uplift of the Alps on the [[Variscan orogeny|Hercynian]] bedrock at the end of the [[Paleozoic]] era.
The highest point in the commune is the ''Cima a l'Orzale'' (1,121 m) south of the town and the lowest point is next to the Golo river (238 m) to the north-west.
The commune is mountainous with the hills of Castagnicia to the west. It occupies a small portion of a low-lying area called "Cuvette de Ponte Leccia" (Ponte Leccia Basin) which is one of a series of central low-lying areas stretching from [[L'Île-Rousse]] to [[Sari-Solenzara|Solenzara]] through [[Ponte Leccia]], [[Corte, Haute-Corse|Corte]], and Cateraggio. It includes many small valleys where streams flow to the Golo or the Casaluna.
===Hydrography=== The western border of the commune is the Callasima River which flows north to join the [[Golo (river)|Golo]] River near Ponte-Leccia.<ref>[http://www.simondawson.com/crsrmap.htm Corsica River Map]</ref>
Several streams run through the commune, emerging from either side of the valley. The main streams are Poggie, Coticcio (fed by the Campo and Riduri), and Fossa Ceca.
==Administration== {{incomplete list|date=April 2021}} '''List of Successive Mayors of Aiti'''<ref>[http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=7649 List of Mayors of France] {{in lang|fr}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" |- ! From !! To !! Name |- | 2001 || 2022 || Gérard Orsoni |- | 2022 || 2026 || Pierre Orsoni |} {{clear}}
==Population== The inhabitants of the commune are known as ''Aïtinchi''.<ref>[https://www.habitants.fr/haute-corse-2B Le nom des habitants du 2B - Haute-Corse], habitants.fr</ref>
{{Historical populations |source = INSEE<ref name=pophist>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8643952?geo=COM-2B003#tableau-POPREF_G1 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023], INSEE</ref> |percentages = pagr |align = none |1968 |59 |1975 |32 |1982 |16 |1990 |26 |1999 |24 |2007 |31 |2012 |33 |2017 |30 |2023 |27 }}
==Gallery==
[[File:Aiti panorama du village.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Panorama of the Village]]
<gallery> File:Aiti Corse 2.jpg|Aiti File:Aiti église Saint-Etienne.jpg|The Church of Saint-Stephen File:Aiti quartier sud du village.jpg|The area south of the village File:Aiti église St-Etienne façade NO.jpg|Facade of the Church of Saint-Stephen </gallery>
==See also== * [[Communes of the Haute-Corse department]]
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
==External links== *[http://www.geoportail.gouv.fr/accueil?c=9.2447,42.4&z=7.92265E-5&l=GEOGRAPHICALGRIDSYSTEMS.MAPS.3D$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS@aggregate(1)&l=ADMINISTRATIVEUNITS.BOUNDARIES$GEOPORTAIL:OGC:WMTS(1)&permalink=yes Aiti on Géoportail], [[Institut géographique national|National Geographic Institute]] (IGN) website {{in lang|fr}}
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{{Geographic location |width=auto |title = '''Neighbouring Communes and Villages''' |Centre = Aiti |North = [[Ponte Leccia]] |Northeast = [[Gavignano, Haute-Corse|Gavignano]] |East = [[Saliceto, Haute-Corse|Saliceto]] |Southeast = [[San-Lorenzo]] |South = [[Lano, Haute-Corse|Lano]] |Southwest = [[Omessa]] |West = Francardo |Northwest = [[Piedigriggio]] }} {{Haute-Corse communes}}
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[[Category:Communes of Haute-Corse]]