Corsica

Also known as Collectivity of Corsica, Territorial Collectivity of Corsica, Corse, FR-COR, COR, Island of Beauty

Corsica ( ; ; ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, the nearest land mass. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 365,636.

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Corsica is an island in the Mediterranean Sea that belongs to France and is the fourth-largest island in the region, located southeast of mainland France and north of Sardinia. It is notable for its mountainous terrain, which covers about two-thirds of the island, and has a population of approximately 365,636 people.

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Key facts

Islands.name: Corsica
Settlement.name: Collectivity of Corsica
Settlement.settlement_type: Region and single territorial collectivity
Settlement.image_flag: Flag of Corsica.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Arms of Corsica.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.seat_type: Prefecture
Settlement.seat: Ajaccio
Settlement.parts_type: Departments
Settlement.parts_style: list
Settlement.parts: 2
Settlement.p1: Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Settlement.p2: Haute-Corse (2B)
Settlement.leader_party: Femu a Corsica
Settlement.leader_title: President of Executive Council
Settlement.leader_name: Gilles Simeoni
Settlement.leader_title1: President of the Corsican Assembly
Settlement.leader_name1: Marie-Antoinette Maupertuis

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: cultural region
Has part: île de Gargalo
Official name: Corse
Demonym: corsi
Country: France
Located in: metropolitan France
Contains: Corse-du-Sud
Capital: Ajaccio
Official language: French
Population: 355486
Area: 8680
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Mediterranean Sea
Head of government: Gilles Simeoni
Legislature: Assembly of Corsica
Highest point: Monte Cinto
Official website: www.isula.corsica
Image: Corse-photosat.jpg
Perimeter: 1047
Flag: flag of Corsica
Patron saint: Devota

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Commons category: Corsica
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category for films shot at this location: Category:Films shot in Corsica
category of associated people: Category:People from Corsica
foods traditionally associated: cuisine of Corsica
inception: 1970-01-11
category for people born here: Q8082369
category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Corsica
different from: Corse
Commons gallery: Corse - Corsica
native label: Corsica
email address: mailto:[email protected]
annual number of weddings: 1192
language used: French
history of topic: history of Corsica
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Encyclopedic overview

32 sections

Contents

History
Prehistory and antiquity
Middle Ages
Corsican Republic
19th century
Modern era
Corsican conflict
Geography
Major communities
Climate
Ecology
Zones by altitude
Parc Naturel Régional de Corse
Extinct animals
Introduced animals
Demographics
Immigration
Languages
Cuisine
Art
Sport
Administration
Economy
Transport
Airports
Railway
Seaports
Politics
See also
Notes
Bibliography
External links

The island is a territorial collectivity of France, and is expected to achieve "a form of autonomy" in the near future. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. Corsican autonomy is more extensive than in other regional collectivities of France and the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limited executive powers. Corsica's second-largest town is Bastia, located in the prefecture of Haute-Corse.

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