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Corse-du-Sud (French pronunciation:[kɔʁsdysyd]ⓘ; Corsican:Corsica suttana[ˈkorsigazutˈtana],Pumonte[puˈmɔntɛ][a] orPumonti[puˈmɔnti]; English:Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrativedepartment ofFrance, consisting of the southern part of the island ofCorsica. The corresponding departmentalterritorial collectivity merged with that ofHaute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming thesingle territorial collectivity of Corsica, withterritorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council.[3] Although its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it remains an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 158,507.[4]
The department was formed on 1 January 1976, when the single department ofCorsica was divided intoHaute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries corresponded to the former department ofLiamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.
On 6 July 2003 a referendum rejected increased autonomy by a small majority, with 50.98 percent voting against and 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for the French Minister of the Interior,Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization programme.
On 1 January 2018, Corse-du-Sud's administrative powers were partly ceded to the new territorial collectivity of Corsica.[3]
The department is surrounded on three sides by theMediterranean Sea and on the north by the department ofHaute-Corse. The entire island of Corsica is mountainous with many beautiful beaches.
According to an INSEE study, in the period 2020-2021 9.1% of the population were immigrants and 11.3% were descendants of immigrants (at least one parent).[1]
The former department enjoys the mild and hot climate of Mediterranean Islands, and therefore attracts a lot of tourists. Its perhaps largest tourist attraction is the city ofBonifacio, part of which is built upon a huge cliff.But inside mountains are beautiful as well, especially theAiguilles de Bavella, some naked, needle-like rocks.
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