Haute-Corse
Department in Corsica, France / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Haute-Corse (French: [ot kɔʁs] ⓘ; Corsican: Corsica suprana [ˈkorsiɡa suˈprana], Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔntɛ][lower-alpha 1] 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]
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Haute-Corse
Upper Corsica | |
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Cismonte | |
Coordinates: 42°28′N 9°12′E | |
Country | France |
Region | Corsica |
Prefecture | Bastia |
Subprefectures | Calvi Corte |
Government | |
• Prefect | François Ravier[1] |
Area | |
• Total | 4,666 km2 (1,802 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | |
• Total | 184,655 |
• Rank | 92nd |
• Density | 40/km2 (100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Department number | 2B |
Arrondissements | 3 |
Cantons | 15 |
Communes | 236 |
^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 |