Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse
Corsica suprana / Cismonte / Alta Corsica (Corsican)
Upper Corsica
Cismonte
Coat of arms of Haute-Corse
Official logo of Haute-Corse
Location of Haute-Corse in France
Location of Haute-Corse in France
Coordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E / 42.467°N 9.200°E / 42.467; 9.200
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
PrefectureBastia
SubprefecturesCalvi
Corte
Government
 • PrefectFrançois Ravier[1]
Area
 • Total4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
 • Total184,655
 • Rank92nd
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Department number2B
Arrondissements3
Cantons15
Communes236
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2

Haute-Corse (French: [ot kɔʁs] ; Corsican: Corsica suprana [ˈkorsiɡa suˈprana], Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔnte][a] or 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.[3] 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.[4]

  1. ^ Prise de fonction de François Ravier, Préfet de la Haute-Corse, Haute-Corse official website, 4 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Morgane Rubetti (1 December 2017). "Corse : cinq questions pour comprendre les élections territoriales". Le Figaro. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  4. ^ Populations légales 2019: 2B Haute-Corse, INSEE


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