Haute-Corse (Corsican Corsican is a Romance language spoken and written on the islands of Corsica (France) and northern Sardinia (Italy). Corsican is the traditional native language of the Corsican people, and was long the sole language of the island, which was acquired by France in 1768. In 1990, more than two centuries later, nearly all Corsicans were fluent in: Corsica suprana) (English English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into South-East Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria. Following the economic, political, military, scientific, cultural, and colonial influence of Great Britain and the United Kingdom from the 18th century, and of: Upper Corsica) is a French France (pronounced /ˈfrænts/ frantss or /ˈfrɑːnts/ frahnts; French pronunciation (help·info): [fʁɑ̃s]), officially the French Republic (French: République française, pronounced: [ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz]), is a state in Western Europe with several of its overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, department The departments of France and many of its former colonies are administrative divisions. The 100 French departments are grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas regions, all of which have identical legal status as integral parts of France. The departments are subdivided into 342 arrondissements, which in turn, are divided into cantons. Each. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia.

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History

The department was formed on September 15, 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (English: South Corsica) is a French département. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo which existed between 1793 and 1811.

Map of Corsica

Geography

The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea The Mediterranean Sea is a sea connected to the Atlantic Ocean surrounded by the Mediterranean region and almost completely enclosed by land: on the north by Anatolia and Europe, on the south by Africa, and on the east by the Levant. The sea is technically a part of the Atlantic Ocean, although it is usually identified as a completely separate and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud.

Demographics

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

Culture and Politics

The Corsicans are a fiercely independent 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 Nicolas Sarkozy, Co-Prince of Andorra (pronounced [nikɔla saʁkɔzi] , born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa on 28 January 1955) is the 23rd and current President of the French Republic and ex officio Co-Prince of Andorra. He assumed the office on 16 May 2007 after defeating the then Socialist Party candidate Ségolène Royal 10 days, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies.

General Council

The President of the General Council is Paul Giacobbi, who has held the office since 1998 1998 was a common year that started on a Thursday. In the Gregorian calendar, it was the 1998th year of the Common Era, or of Anno Domini; the 998th year of the 2nd millennium; the 98th year of the 20th century; and the 9th of the 1990s.

Party seats
• Left Radical Party The Radical Party of the Left is a minor social-liberal and social-democratic political party in France 9
• Miscellaneous Left 7
Union for a Popular Movement The Union pour un Mouvement Populaire – sometimes translated as "Union for a Popular Movement" – is a centre-right political party in France. Founded in 2002 by Jacques Chirac, the party currently enjoys an absolute majority in the National Assembly and a plurality in the Senate. Its candidate (and then president), Nicolas Sarkozy, 5
Miscellaneous Right 5
• Socialist Party The Socialist Party is the largest left-wing political party in France. It replaced the French Section of the Workers' International (SFIO) in 1969 3
MoDem The Democratic Movement is a centrist, social liberal and pro-European French political party that was founded by centrist politician François Bayrou to succeed his Union for French Democracy (UDF) and to contest the 2007 legislative election, after his strong showing in the 2007 presidential election 1

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Departments of France The departments of France and many of its former colonies are administrative divisions. The 100 French departments are grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas regions, all of which have identical legal status as integral parts of France. The departments are subdivided into 342 arrondissements, which in turn, are divided into cantons. Each

Ain Ain is a department named after the Ain River on the eastern edge of France. Being part of the region Rhône-Alpes and bordered by the rivers Saône and Rhône, the department of Ain enjoys a privileged geographic situation. 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In 1995, its population was 293,100 inhabitants · Aude Aude is a department in south-central France named after the river Aude. The local council also calls the department "Cathar Country" · Aveyron Aveyron is a department in southern France named after the Aveyron River · Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône is a department in the south of France named after the mouth of the Rhône River · Calvados The French department of Calvados is part of the region of Basse-Normandie in Normandy. It takes its name from a cluster of rocks off the coast · Cantal Cantal is a department in south-central France. It is named after the Cantal mountain range, a group of extinct, eroded volcanic peaks, which covers much of the department · Charente Charente is a department in southwestern France named after the Charente River · Charente-Maritime Charente-Maritime is a department on the west coast of France named after the Charente River · Cher Cher is an administrative department located in the centre of France. It is named after the Cher River · Corrèze Corrèze is a department in south central France, named after the Corrèze River · Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (English: South Corsica) is a French département. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica · Haute-Corse · Côte-d'Or Côte-d'Or is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. It was formed from part of the former province of Burgundy · Côtes-d'Armor Côtes-d'Armor is a department in the north of Brittany, in northwestern France · Creuse Creuse is a department in central France named after the Creuse River · Dordogne Dordogne is a départment in south-west France. The départment is located in the region of Aquitaine, between the Loire valley and the High Pyrénées named after the great river Dordogne that runs through it. It roughly corresponds with the ancient county of Périgord · Doubs Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River. Its pronunciation is [du] (the last two letters are silent) · Drôme Drôme is a department in southeastern France named after the Drôme River · Eure Eure is a department in the north of France named after the river Eure · Eure-et-Loir Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers · Finistère Finistère is a département of France, in the extreme west of Brittany · Gard Gard is a département located in southern France in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. It is named after the river Gardon (or Gard) · Haute-Garonne Haute-Garonne is a department in the southwest of France named after the Garonne river. 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