Haute-Corse
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| Haute-Corse | ||
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| Coordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E / 42.467°N 9.200°ECoordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E / 42.467°N 9.200°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Corsica | |
| Prefecture | Bastia | |
| Subprefectures | Calvi Corte |
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| Government | ||
| • President of the General Council | Joseph Castelli (since November 2010) | |
| Area1 | ||
| • Total | 4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi) | |
| Population (1999) | ||
| • Total | 141,603 | |
| • Rank | 93rd | |
| • Density | 30/km2 (79/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| Department number | 2B | |
| Arrondissements | 3 | |
| Cantons | 30 | |
| Communes | 236 | |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | ||
Haute-Corse (French pronunciation: [ot.kɔʁs]; Corsican: Corsica suprana) (English: Upper Corsica) is a department of France composed of the northern part of the island of Corsica.
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History [edit]
The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo which existed between 1793 and 1811.
Geography [edit]
The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud.
Demographics [edit]
The inhabitants of the entire island of Corsica are called Corsicans.
Culture and politics [edit]
The Corsicans are a fiercely independent people. However, a 6 July 2003 referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies.
General Council [edit]
The President of the General Council is Paul Giacobbi, who has held the office since 1998.
| Party | seats | |
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| • | Left Radical Party | 9 |
| • | Miscellaneous Left | 7 |
| Union for a Popular Movement | 5 | |
| Miscellaneous Right | 5 | |
| • | Socialist Party | 3 |
| MoDem | 1 | |
Tourism [edit]
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Calvi seen from Notre-Dame de la Serra
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Sant'Antonino, one of the most beautiful villages of France
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Désert des Agriates
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Restonica Gorge
See also [edit]
- Cantons of the Haute-Corse department
- Communes of the Haute-Corse department
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Corse department
External links [edit]
- (French) General Council website
- (English) Haute-Corse at the Open Directory Project
- (French) University of Corsica website
- (English) Corsica Isula
