Corse-du-Sud

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Template:Infobox Department of France Corse-du-Sud is a French département. It is composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica.

1 History
2 Geography
3 Demographics
4 Culture
5 See also
6 External links

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History

The department was formed on September 15, 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries correspond to the former département of Liamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.

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Geography

The department is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the north by the department of Haute-Corse.

The entire island of Corsica is mountainous.

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Demographics

The inhabitants of all of Corsica are called Corsicans.

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Culture

The Corsicans are a fiercely independent. However, a July 6, 2003 referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies.

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