Haute-Corse - Definition and Overview

Haute-Corse
Corsica.jpg Image:Corsica.jpg Map of Corsica
Information
Number	2B
Region	Corse
Prefecture	Bastia
Subprefectures	Calvi Corte
Population  - Total (2002)  - Density	Ranked 93rd 141,603 30 /km²
Area	4,666 km²
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	30
Communes	236
President of the general council	XX
Location

Haute-Corse is a French département. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica.

History

The department was formed on September 15, 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud.

Geography

The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud.

Demographics

The inhabitants of the entire island of Corsica are called Corsicans.

Culture

The Corsicans are a fiercely independent and proud people. 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.

External link

• Conseil Général website (http://www.cg2b.fr/)
• http://www.visit-corsica.com/grand_public/
• http://www.corsica-isula.com/

French départements
France | Administrative divisions | régions | départements | arrondissements | cantons | communes
01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 2A | 2B | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 88 | 89 | 90 | 91 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95
Les DOM-TOM: 971 | 972 | 973 | 974 | 975 | 976 | 986 | 987 | 988 | French Southern Territories | Îles Éparses