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  2. Corsicans - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Corsica - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Corsican language - Wikipedia

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    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.

  5. Corsican - Wikipedia

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    Corsican may refer to: Someone or something from Corsica; Corsicans, inhabitants of Corsica; Corsican language, a Romance language spoken on Corsica and northern ...

  6. History of Corsica - Wikipedia

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    In World War I Corsica responded to the call to arms more intensely than any other allied region. Out of a population estimated by a diplomat of the times to have been about 300,000, some 50,000 Corsican men were under arms: a ratio greater than one of every six Corsican citizens. [12] The civilian population was correspondingly pro-allied.

  7. Arrondissement of Ajaccio - Wikipedia

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    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]

  8. Corsican Americans - Wikipedia

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    Corsican-Puerto Ricans, French Americans, Italian Americans, Sicilian Americans, Maltese Americans, Catalan Americans, Gibraltarians Corsican Americans ( Corsican : Americani corsi ) are Americans of fully or partial Corsican descent.

  9. Cap Corse - Wikipedia

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    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. [3]