page_title: Corsica
section_title: Economy
hierarchical_section_title: Corsica / Economy
caption_attribution_description: Propriano (Corse-du-Sud, France) Vue depuis le Nord, du bas-côté de la Route nationale 196, en provenance d'Olmeto. On remarque&#160;: (de gauche à droite) la petite plage du Mancinu, la ville, son port de plaisance, et plus à droite son port de commerce avec un navire de La Méridionale l'arrière-pays montagneux et boisé la végétation encore bien verte au printemps.
context_page_description: Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. It is west of Italy, southeast of France, and north of the island of Sardinia.
  Corsica is one of the administrative regions of France. Some people want Corsica to be a part of Italy.
  Corsica is famous for its tourist attractions, and as the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte.
context_section_description: Tourism is the biggest source of Corsican economy. The island has a pleasant climate, beautiful mountains and really beautiful coastlines that make it a popular destination among the French and other Western Europeans. However, the island has not had the same level of intensive development as other parts of the Mediterranean. Tourism is particularly concentrated in the area around Porto Vecchio and Bonifacio in the south of the island and Calvi in the northwest.
caption: Corsica's spectacular coastline is a major drive for tourism (here by the town of Propriano).
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