The 3
arrondissements
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The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
of the
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
department are:
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Arrondissement of Bastia, (
prefecture
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of the Haute-Corse department:
Bastia
Bastia (, , , ; co, Bastìa ) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France. It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the is ...
) with 27
communes
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. The population of the arrondissement was 87,776 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Calvi
The arrondissement of Calvi ( co, link=no, circundariu di Calvi) is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Corse department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 51 communes. Its population is 29,576 (2016), and its area is .
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, (subprefecture:
Calvi) with 51 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 29,576 in 2016.
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Arrondissement of Corte, (
subprefecture
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Albania
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Corte) with 158 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 58,800 in 2016.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Bastia, Calvi and Corte were established as part of the department
Golo. Between 1811 and 1976 these arrondissements were part 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 ...
. The arrondissement of Calvi was disbanded in 1926, and restored in 1943. Since 1976 Bastia, Calvi and Corte have been arrondissements of the department
Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...
.
[Historique de la Haute-Corse]
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On 1 January 2010, the four cantons of Alto-di-Casaconi, Fiumalto-d'Ampugnani, Campoloro-di-Moriani and Vescovato that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Bastia were added to the arrondissement of Corte, and the two cantons of Le Haut-Nebbio and La Conca-d'Oro to the arrondissement of Calvi.
References
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Haute-Corse
Haute-Corse (; co, Corsica suprana , or ; en, Upper Corsica) is (as of 2022) an administrative department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged wi ...