Simplify the following text for a Grade 9 native English-speaking person.
Original: Corte ( Corsican Corti ) in is a city ( a `` commune '' in french ) in the Haute-Corse dÃ partement in central area of Corsica , in France .
Simplified: Corte ( , Corsican Corti ) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica .