Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse Corsica suprana / Cismonte / Template:Native name Upper Corsica
Department
Cismonte
St Jean Baptiste Cathedral St Jean Baptiste Cathedral
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Location of Haute-Corse in France Location of Haute-Corse in France
Coordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Prefecture	Bastia
Subprefectures	Calvi Corte
Government
• Prefect	François Ravier
Area
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Population  (Template:France metadata Wikidata)Template:France metadata Wikidata
• Total	Template:France metadata Wikidata
• Rank	92nd
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Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number	2B
Arrondissements	3
Cantons	15
Communes	236
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Haute-Corse (fr; Template:Langx co, Cismonte co or Alta Corsica; Template:Langx) 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. 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 2023, it had a population of 187,180.

History

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Map of Haute-Corse

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

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

The most populous commune is Bastia, the prefecture. As of 2023, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:

Commune	Population (2023)
Bastia	46,867
Borgo	10,311
Corte	7,819
Biguglia	7,642
Lucciana	6,923
Furiani	6,585
Calvi	5,788

Demographics

The people living in the department are called Supranacci. Most people of the department live in the coastal areas. Template:Historical populations

Politics

The current prefect of Haute-Corse is François Ravier, who took office on 3 June 2019.

Current National Assembly representatives

Constituency		Member	Party
	Haute-Corse's 1st constituency	Michel Castellani	Femu a Corsica
	Haute-Corse's 2nd constituency	François-Xavier Ceccoli	Miscellaneous right

Tourism

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  Bastia
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  Calvi seen from Notre-Dame de la Serra
• Sant'Antonino, one of the most beautiful villages of France
  Sant'Antonino, one of the most beautiful villages of France
• Désert des Agriates
  Désert des Agriates
• Restonica Gorge
  Restonica Gorge

See also

• Cantons of the Haute-Corse department
• Communes of the Haute-Corse department
• Arrondissements of the Haute-Corse department

External links

• (in French) Prefecture website
• (in English) Corsica Isula