Corse-du-Sud
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Corse-du-Sud (Southern Corsica) | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Corse-du-Sud in France | |
| Coordinates: 41°51′N 9°2′E / 41.850°N 9.033°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Former prefecture | Ajaccio |
| Subprefectures | Sartène |
| Government | |
| • President of the Departemental Council | Pierre-Jean Luciani (DVD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,014 km2 (1,550 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | |
| • Total | 149,234 |
| • Rank | 96th |
| • Density | 37/km2 (96/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 2A |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 11 |
| Communes | 124 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Corse-du-Sud (French pronunciation: [kɔʁs.dy.syd]; Corsican: Corsica suttana [ˈkorsiɡa sutˈtana], Pumonti [puˈmɔ̃ti] or Pumonte [ˈpumɔ̃tɛ] also Italian: [ˈpumonte]; English: Southern Corsica) is still as of 2019[update] an administrative department of France consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, coinciding with territorial elections[1] The people living in Corse-du-Sud are called "Southerners" (Suttanacci).
History
The department was formed on 1 January 1976, when the single department of Corsica was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries corresponded to the former department of Liamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.
On 6 February 1998, Corse-du-Sud's prefect Claude Érignac was assassinated in Ajaccio. The Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna was eventually convicted of the crime.
On 6 July 2003 a referendum rejected increased autonomy by a small majority, with 50.98 percent voting against and 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for the French Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization programme.
Politics
Current National Assembly representatives
| Constituency | Member[2] | Party | |
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| style="background-color: Template:The Republicans (France)/meta/color" | | Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency | Jean-Jacques Ferrara | The Republicans |
| style="background-color: Template:Pè a Corsica/meta/color" | | Corse-du-Sud's 2nd constituency | Paul-André Colombani | Pè a Corsica |
Geography
The department was surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the north by the department of Haute-Corse. The entire island of Corsica is mountainous with many beautiful beaches.
Tourism
The former department enjoys the mild and hot climate of Mediterranean Islands, and therefore attracts a lot of tourists. Its perhaps largest tourist attraction is the city of Bonifacio, part of which is built upon a huge cliff. But inside mountains are beautiful as well, especially the Aiguilles de Bavella, some naked, needle-like rocks.
See also
- Cantons of the Corse-du-Sud department
- Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
- Arrondissements of the Corse-du-Sud department
References
- ^ Morgane Rubetti (1 December 2017). "Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ http://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/
External links
- (in French) General Council website
- (in English) Corse-du-Sud at Curlie
- (in French) University of Corsica website
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