Haute-Corse
Upper Corsica | |
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Cismonte | |
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 (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 184,655 |
• Rank | 92nd |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/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 suˈprana], Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔntɛ][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 2019, it had a population of 181,933.[4]
History[edit]
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 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:[4]
Commune | Population (2019) |
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Bastia | 48,503 |
Borgo | 8,832 |
Biguglia | 7,810 |
Corte | 7,485 |
Lucciana | 6,007 |
Calvi | 5,774 |
Furiani | 5,608 |
Demographics[edit]
The people living in the department are called Supranacci. Most people of the department lives on coastal areas throughout highway.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 115,702 | — |
1975 | 125,284 | +1.14% |
1982 | 131,574 | +0.70% |
1990 | 131,563 | −0.00% |
1999 | 141,603 | +0.82% |
2007 | 159,847 | +1.53% |
2012 | 170,828 | +1.34% |
2017 | 177,689 | +0.79% |
Source: INSEE[5] |
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 | Pè a Corsica | |
Haute-Corse's 2nd constituency | Jean-Félix Acquaviva | Pè a Corsica |
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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Restonica Gorge
See also[edit]
- Cantons of the Haute-Corse department
- Communes of the Haute-Corse department
- Arrondissements of the Haute-Corse department
Notes[edit]
- ^ Also Italian: [tʃiˈzmonte].
References[edit]
- ^ a b Prise de fonction de François Ravier, Préfet de la Haute-Corse, Haute-Corse official website, 4 June 2019.
- ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Morgane Rubetti (1 December 2017). "Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
- ^ a b Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse, INSEE
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ Nationale, Assemblée. "Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français". Assemblée nationale.
External links[edit]
- (in French) Prefecture website
- (in English) Haute-Corse at Curlie
- (in English) Corsica Isula
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