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Corse-du-Sud (French pronunciation: [kɔʁs dy syd] ⓘ; Corsican: Corsica suttana [ˈkorsiga sutˈtana], Pumonte [puˈmɔntɛ][a]orPumonti [puˈmɔnti]; English: Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative departmentofFrance, 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.[3] Although 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 158,507.[4]
Corse-du-Sud
Southern Corsica
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| Pumonte | |
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Location of Corse-du-Sud in France
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| Coordinates: 41°51′N 9°2′E / 41.850°N 9.033°E / 41.850; 9.033 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Prefecture | Ajaccio |
| Subprefectures | Sartène |
| Government | |
| • Prefect | Amaury de Saint-Quentin[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,014 km2 (1,550 sq mi) |
| Population
(2021)[2]
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| • Total | 162,942 |
| • Rank | 96th |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Department number | 2A |
| Arrondissements | 2 |
| Cantons | 11 |
| Communes | 124 |
| ^1 French Land Register data, which exclude estuaries, and lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km2 | |
The department was formed on 1 January 1976, when the single department of Corsica was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries corresponded to the former department of Liamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.
On 6 February 1998, Corse-du-Sud's prefect Claude Érignac was assassinated in Ajaccio. The Corsican nationalist Yvan Colonna was eventually convicted of the crime.
On 6 July 2003 a referendum rejected increased autonomy by a small majority, with 50.98 percent voting against and 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for the French Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization programme.
On 1 January 2018, Corse-du-Sud's administrative powers were partly ceded to the new territorial collectivity of Corsica.[3]
The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the north by the department of Haute-Corse. The entire island of Corsica is mountainous with many beautiful beaches.
The most populous commune is Ajaccio, the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 3 communes with more than 4,000 inhabitants:[4]
| Commune | Population (2019) |
|---|---|
| Ajaccio | 71,361 |
| Porto-Vecchio | 11,132 |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,124 |
The people living in Corse-du-Sud are called Suttanacci.
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 89,566 | — |
| 1975 | 100,278 | +1.63% |
| 1982 | 108,604 | +1.15% |
| 1990 | 118,808 | +1.13% |
| 1999 | 118,593 | −0.02% |
| 2007 | 139,362 | +2.04% |
| 2012 | 145,429 | +0.86% |
| 2017 | 157,249 | +1.58% |
| Source: INSEE[5] | ||
According to an INSEE study, in the period 2020-2021 9.1% of the population were immigrants and 11.3% were descendants of immigrants (at least one parent). [1]
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.[1]
| Constituency | Member[6] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency | Jean-Jacques Ferrara | The Republicans | |
| Corse-du-Sud's 2nd constituency | Paul-André Colombani | Pè a Corsica | |
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.
