Haute-Corse (; , or ; ) 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.

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! Commune

! Population (2023)

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| Bastia

| style="text-align: center;" | 46,867

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| Borgo

| style="text-align: center;" | 10,311

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| Corte

| style="text-align: center;" | 7,819

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| Biguglia

| style="text-align: center;" | 7,642

|-

| Lucciana

| style="text-align: center;" | 6,923

|-

| Furiani

| style="text-align: center;" | 6,585

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| Calvi

| style="text-align: center;" | 5,788

|}

Demographics

The people living in the department are called Supranacci. Most people of the department live in the coastal areas.

Politics

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

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| Haute-Corse's 1st constituency

| Michel Castellani

| Femu a Corsica

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| Haute-Corse's 2nd constituency

| François-Xavier Ceccoli

| Miscellaneous right

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Tourism

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File:VP-nuit.jpg|Bastia

File:Depuis la Serra.jpg|Calvi seen from Notre-Dame de la Serra

File:Sant'Antonino Vi1JPG.jpg|Sant'Antonino, one of the most beautiful villages of France

File:Saleccia 2004 1.jpg|Désert des Agriates

File:Riviere-restonica.jpg|Restonica Gorge

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See also

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

Notes

References

  • Prefecture website
  • Corsica Isula