Haute-Corse Explained

Haute-Corse
Other Name:Upper Corsica
Native Name:Corsican: Corsica suprana / Corsican: Cismonte /
Type:Department
Coordinates:42.4667°N 21°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:France
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Corsica
Seat Type:Prefecture
Seat:Bastia
Parts Type:Subprefectures
Parts Style:para
P1:Calvi
Corte
Leader Title:Prefect
Leader Name:François Ravier[1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:4666
Population Rank:92nd
Population Density Km2:auto
Blank Name Sec1:Department number
Blank Info Sec1:2B
Blank Name Sec2:Arrondissements
Blank Info Sec2:3
Blank1 Name Sec2:Cantons
Blank1 Info Sec2:15
Blank2 Name Sec2:Communes
Blank2 Info Sec2:236
Timezone1:CET
Utc Offset1:+1
Timezone1 Dst:CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Footnotes: French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2
Official Name:Cismonte
Image Blank Emblem:Haute-Corse logo.png

Haute-Corse (in French ot kɔʁs/; Corsican: Corsica suprana in Corsican pronounced as /ˈkorsiɡa suˈprana/, Corsican: Cismonte in Corsican pronounced as /tʃiˈzmɔntɛ/ or Corsican: Alta Corsica; English: '''Upper Corsica''') 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.[2] 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 2019, it had a population of 181,933.[3]

History

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 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants:[3]

CommunePopulation (2019)
Bastia48,503
Borgo8,832
Biguglia7,810
Corte7,485
Lucciana6,007
Calvi5,774
Furiani5,608

Demographics

The people living in the department are called Supranacci. Most people of the department lives on coastal areas throughout highway.

Politics

The current prefect of Haute-Corse is François Ravier, who took office on 3 June 2019.[1]

Current National Assembly representatives

ConstituencyMember[4] Party
Haute-Corse's 1st constituencyMichel CastellaniFemu a Corsica
Haute-Corse's 2nd constituencyFrançois-Xavier CeccoliLes Republicans

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.haute-corse.gouv.fr/prise-de-fonction-de-francois-ravier-prefet-de-la-a2901.html Prise de fonction de François Ravier, Préfet de la Haute-Corse
  2. News: Morgane Rubetti. Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales. Le Figaro. 1 December 2017. 2 December 2017.
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011060/dep2b.pdf Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse
  4. Web site: Assemblée nationale ~ Les députés, le vote de la loi, le Parlement français. Assemblée. Nationale. Assemblée nationale.