Haute-Corse
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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Haute-Corse is a French department that covers the northern part of the island of Corsica and had a population of 187,180 in 2023. While it merged its territorial government with the southern Corse-du-Sud department in 2018 to form a single regional collectivity, it still functions as its own administrative department today.
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Key facts
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- Haute-Corse
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- Upper Corsica
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- Department
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- St Jean Baptiste Cathedral
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- Flag of Corsica.svg
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- Location of Haute-Corse in France
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- France
Article
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- History
- Geography
- Principal towns
- Demographics
- Politics
- Current National Assembly representatives
- Tourism
- See also
- Notes
- References
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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.
== History == thumb|left|Map of Haute-Corse