The arrondissement of Sartène ( co, link=no, circundariu di Sartè) is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements ...

of France in the

Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collect ...

department in the

territorial collectivity A territorial collectivity (french: collectivité territoriale, previously '), or territorial authority, is a chartered subdivision of France with recognized governing authority. It is the generic name for any subdivision (subnational entity) wi ...

of Corsica. It has 43

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...

. Its population is 40,830 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Sartène, and their

INSEE code The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE) to identify various entities, including communes and '' départements''. They are also used as national identificati ...

s, are: # Altagène (2A011) # Arbellara (2A018) # Argiusta-Moriccio (2A021) # Aullène (2A024) # Belvédère-Campomoro (2A035) # Bilia (2A038) # Bonifacio (2A041) # Carbini (2A061) # Cargiaca (2A066) # Casalabriva (2A071) # Conca (2A092) # Figari (2A114) # Foce (2A115) # Fozzano (2A118) # Giuncheto (2A127) # Granace (2A128) # Grossa (2A129) #

Lecci Lecci is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Its name comes from the Italian word for Holly Oak, which was an important resource for many years. Population Sights * Torra di San Benedettu * Torra ...

(2A139) #

Levie Levie ( co, Livìa) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, collectivity of Corsica, France. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community ...

(2A142) # Loreto-di-Tallano (2A146) # Mela (2A158) # Moca-Croce (2A160) #

Monacia-d'Aullène Monacia-d'Aullène (; co, Munacia d'Auddé) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud Corse-du-Sud (; co, link=no, Corsica suttana , or ; en, Southern Corsica) is (as of 2019) an administrative department of France, consisting of the southe ...

(2A163) # Olmeto (2A189) # Olmiccia (2A191) #

Petreto-Bicchisano Petreto-Bicchisano (; co, Pitretu è Bicchisgià) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corse-du-Sud Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. Population Settiva Settiva is an archaeology, archaeological site ...

(2A211) #

Pianottoli-Caldarello Pianottoli-Caldarello (; ; co, Pianottuli è Caldareddu) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.

(2A215) #

Porto-Vecchio Porto-Vecchio (, ; it, Porto Vecchio or ; co, Portivechju or ) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica. Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the mars ...

(2A247) # Propriano (2A249) # Quenza (2A254) # Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano (2A308) # San-Gavino-di-Carbini (2A300) # Santa-Maria-Figaniella (2A310) # Sari-Solenzara (2A269) #

Sartène Sartène (; co, Sartè ; it, Sartena or ) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France. Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the ...

(2A272) # Serra-di-Scopamène (2A278) #

Sollacaro Sollacaro (; it, Sollacarò, ; co, Suddacarò) is a Communes of France, commune in the Corse-du-Sud Departments of France, department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography The village is located at 450 m of altitude in the Taravo val ...

(2A284) # Sorbollano (2A285) #

Sotta Sotta is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. It is one of communes in the canton of Grand Sud. Geography Sotta is to the northeast of the commune of Figari on the road to Porto-Vecchio; it was create ...

(2A288) #

Viggianello Viggianello may refer to: * Viggianello, Basilicata, town and comune in the province of Potenza, in the Southern Italian region of Basilicata * Viggianello, Corse-du-Sud, commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsi ...

(2A349) # Zérubia (2A357) #

Zonza Zonza () is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Geography Zonza is located in the mountain chain of Barocagio-Marghese which extends to the south of the Incudine massif. This mountainous area extends 2 ...

(2A362) # Zoza (2A363)

History

The arrondissement of Sartène was created as part of the department

Liamone Liamone was a department of the French island of Corsica between 1793 and 1811. It was located in the southern and western parts of the island, and its capital was Ajaccio. Liamone was created in 1793 by the division of the former departmen ...

in 1800. Between 1811 and 1976 it was an arrondissement of the department

Corse Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and ...

, since 1976 it has been an arrondissement of the department

.Historique de la Corse-du-Sud
/ref> In March 2017 it lost the commune

Olivese Olivese ( co, Livesi) is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica. Population See also *Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which ...

to the arrondissement of Ajaccio. As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's departments and arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Sartène were, as of January 2015: # Bonifacio # Figari # Levie # Olmeto # Petreto-Bicchisano # Porto-Vecchio # Sartène # Tallano-Scopamène

References

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