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Corse-du-Sud

Corse-du-Sud
Image:Corsica.jpg
Map of Corsica
Information
Number 2A
Region Corse
Prefecture Ajaccio
Subprefecture Sartène
Population


 - Total (1999)
 - Density

Ranked 99th


118,593


30 /km²
Area 4,014 km²
Censored pages Censored page
Cantons 22
Communes 124
President of the
general council
XX
Location
Location of de la Corse-du-Sud in France

Corse-du-Sud is a French département. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica.

Contents

History

The department was formed on September 15, 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries correspond to the former department of Liamone , which existed from 1793 to 1811.

Geography

The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the north by the department of Haute-Corse.

The entire island of Corsica is mountainous.

Demographics

The inhabitants of all 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 links

  • Conseil Général website http://www.cg-corsedusud.fr
  • List of the communes of Corse-du-Sud département http://www.quid.fr/communes.html?mode=query&req=2A
  • http://www.corsica-isula.com/
  • http://www.visit-corsica.com/grand_public/


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