Haute-Corse

Haute-Corse (French pronunciation: ​[ot kɔʁs]; Corsican: Cismonte, [tʃizˈmɔntɛ], or Corsica suprana, [ˈkorsiɡa suˈprana]; Scots: Upper Corsicae) is a depairtment o Fraunce componit o the northren pairt o the island o Corsicae. History The depairtment wis shapit on 15 September 1975, when the depairtment o Corsica wis dividit intae Upper Corsicae (Haute-Corse) an Soothren Corsicae (Corse-du-Sud). The depairtment corresponds exactly tae the umwhile depairtment o Golo, which existit atween 1793 an 1811. Geografie The depairtment is surroondit on three sides bi the Mediterranean Sea an on the sooth bi the depairtment o Corse-du-Sud. Demographics The indwallers o the entire island o Corsica are cried Corsicans. Cultur an politics The Corsicans are a fiercely unthirlt fowk. Housomeivver, a 6 Julie 2003 referendum on increasit autonomy wis votit doun bi a vera thin majority: 50.98 percent against tae 49.02 percent for. This wis a major setback for French Meenister o the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who haed howpit tae uise Corsicae as the first step in his decentralization policies. General Cooncil The Preses o the General Cooncil is Joseph Castelli, who haes held the office syne 2010. Tourism See an aw Cantons o the Haute-Corse depairtment Communes o the Haute-Corse depairtment Arrondissements o the Haute-Corse depairtment Freemit airtins (in French) General Cooncil wabsteid Archived 2014-12-16 at the Wayback Machine (in Inglis) Haute-Corse at Curlie (in French) Varsity o Corsicae wabsteid (in Inglis) Corsica Isula