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The January 2007 estimated population of the island was 281,000, while the figure for the March 1999 census, when most of the studies – though not the linguistic survey work referenced in this article – were performed, was about 261,000 (see under Corsica). Only a fraction of the population at either time spoke Corsican with any fluency.
Corsica (/ ˈ k ɔːr s ɪ k ə / KOR-sik-ə; Corsican: [ˈkorsiɡa, ˈkɔrsika]; Italian: Corsica; French: Corse ⓘ) [3] is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland , west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north ...
The January 2007 estimated population of Corsica was 281,000, whereas the figure for the March 1999 census, when most of the studies—though not the linguistic survey work referenced in this article—were performed, was about 261,000. Only a fraction of the population at either time spoke Corsican with any fluency.
The arrondissement of Ajaccio (French: arrondissement d'Ajaccio; Corsican: circundariu di Aiacciu) is an arrondissement (district) in the department of Corse-du-Sud in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 81 communes. [2] Its population is 121,218 (2021), and its area is 2,224.4 km 2 (858.8 sq mi). [3]
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]
At the base of it is the second largest city in Corsica, Bastia. Cap Corse is also a Communauté de communes comprising 18 communes. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The area of the Communauté de communes is 305.7 km 2 , and its population was 6,706 in 2019.
The arrondissement of Bastia (French: arrondissement de Bastia; Corsican: circundariu di Bastìa) is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Corse department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 27 communes. [2] Its population is 93,200 (2021), and its area is 473.8 km 2 (182.9 sq mi). [3]
The arrondissement of Calvi (Corsican: circundariu di Calvi) is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Corse department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 51 communes . [ 2 ] Its population is 31,219 (2021), and its area is 1,338.4 km 2 (516.8 sq mi).