Haute-Corse
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Haute-Corse
Upper Corsica | |
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| Cismonte | |
 St Jean Baptiste Cathedral | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Haute-Corse in France | |
| Coordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E / 42.467°N 9.200°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Prefecture | Bastia |
| Subprefectures | Calvi Corte |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | François Ravier[1] |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | |
• Total | 187,180 |
| • Rank | 92nd |
| • Density | 40.12/km2 (103.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 2B |
| Arrondissements | 3 |
| Cantons | 15 |
| Communes | 236 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
Haute-Corse (French: [ot kɔʁs] ⓘ; Corsican: Corsica suprana [ˈkorsiɡa zuˈprana], Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔnte][a] or Alta Corsica; English: Upper Corsica) is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils.[3] However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2023, it had a population of 187,180.[4]
History
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The department was formed on 1 January 1976, when the department of Corsica was divided into Upper Corsica (Haute-Corse) and Southern Corsica (Corse-du-Sud). The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo, which existed between 1793 and 1811.
On 6 July 2003, a 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.
On 1 January 2018, Haute-Corse's administrative powers were partly ceded to the new territorial collectivity of Corsica.
Geography
[edit]The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud. Rivers include the Abatesco, Golo and Tavignano.
Principal towns
[edit]The most populous commune is Bastia, the prefecture. As of 2023, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:[5]
| Commune | Population (2023) |
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| Bastia | 46,867 |
| Borgo | 10,311 |
| Corte | 7,819 |
| Biguglia | 7,642 |
| Lucciana | 6,923 |
| Furiani | 6,585 |
| Calvi | 5,788 |
Demographics
[edit]The people living in the department are called Supranacci. Most people of the department live in the coastal areas.
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Politics
[edit]The current prefect of Haute-Corse is François Ravier, who took office on 3 June 2019.[1]
Current National Assembly representatives
[edit]| Constituency | Member[6] | Party | |
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| Haute-Corse's 1st constituency | Michel Castellani | Femu a Corsica | |
| Haute-Corse's 2nd constituency | François-Xavier Ceccoli | Miscellaneous right | |
Tourism
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Calvi seen from Notre-Dame de la Serra
Sant'Antonino, one of the most beautiful villages of France
Restonica Gorge
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ Also Italian: [tʃiˈzmonte].
References
[edit]- 1 2 Prise de fonction de François Ravier, Préfet de la Haute-Corse, Haute-Corse official website, 4 June 2019.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ Morgane Rubetti (1 December 2017). "Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- 1 2 Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
- ↑ Populations de référence 2023: 2B Haute-Corse, INSEE
- ↑ Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
External links
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- (in French) Prefecture website
- (in English) Corsica Isula
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