Haute-Corse
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| Haute-Corse | |
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| The Haute-Corse coat of arms | |
| Location | |
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| Administration | |
| Département number: | 2B |
| Région: | Corse |
| Préfecture: | Bastia |
| Sub-Préfectures: | Calvi Corte |
| Arrondissements: | 3 |
| Cantons: | 30 |
| Communes: | 236 |
| Conseiller Général: | Paul Giacobbi |
| Statistics | |
| Population | Ranked 93rd |
| -1999 | 141,603 |
| Population density: | 30/km² |
| Land area¹: | 4666 km² |
| ¹ French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km². | |
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Haute-Corse is a French département. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.
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[edit] History
The département was formed on September 15, 1975, when the département of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. The département corresponds exactly to the former département of Golo which existed between 1793 and 1811.
[edit] Geography
The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud.
[edit] Demographics
The inhabitants of the entire island of Corsica are called Corsicans.
[edit] Culture
The Corsicans are a fiercely independent. However, a July 6, 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.
[edit] See also
- Cantons of the Haute-Corse département
- Communes of the Haute-Corse département
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Corse département
[edit] External links
- Conseil Général website
- Guide haute-Corse
- University of Corsica website
- http://www.corsica-isula.com/
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