Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse
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
Location

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

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Culture
5 External link

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.

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.

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