Corse-du-Sud (; , or ; ) is an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council. Although its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it remains an administrative department in its own right. In 2023, it had a population of 158,507.

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! Commune

! Population (2023)

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| Ajaccio

| style="text-align: center;" | 76,320

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| Porto-Vecchio

| style="text-align: center;" | 11,198

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| Bastelicaccia

| style="text-align: center;" | 4,411

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| Propriano

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,996

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| Grosseto-Prugna

| style="text-align: center;" | 3,900

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Demographics

The people living in Corse-du-Sud are called Suttanacci.

According to an INSEE study, in the period 2021-2022 9.1% of the population were immigrants and 13.8% were descendants of immigrants (at least one parent).

Politics

The current prefect of Corse-du-Sud (and also prefect of the collectivity of Corsica) is Amaury de Saint-Quentin, who took office on 7 March 2022.!!Party

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| Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency

| Laurent Marcangeli

| Horizons

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| Corse-du-Sud's 2nd constituency

| Paul-André Colombani

| Party of the Corsican Nation

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Tourism

The former department enjoys the mild and hot climate of Mediterranean Islands, and therefore attracts a lot of tourists. Its perhaps largest tourist attraction is the city of Bonifacio, part of which is built upon a huge cliff.

But inside mountains are beautiful as well, especially the Aiguilles de Bavella, some naked, needle-like rocks.

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Ajaccio MN1JPG.jpg|Napoleon's birth house in Ajaccio

Aerial image of Bonifacio (view from the southwest).jpg|Bonifacio

Sartene Vi1aJPG.jpg|Sartène

Corse_Ota_pont_genois_Pianella.jpg|Stone bridge near Ota

04_Calanche_Piana.jpg|Calanques of Piana

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Notes

See also

  • Cantons of the Corse-du-Sud department
  • Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
  • Arrondissements of the Corse-du-Sud department
  • List of historical monuments in South Corsica

References

  • Prefecture website