Executive Council of CorsicaThe Executive Council of Corsica (Corsican: Cunsigliu esecutivu di Corsica; French: Conseil exécutif de Corse) is the executive body of the Corsican government, responsible for the implementation of the decisions made by the legislative Corsican Assembly and carrying out the day-to-day actions under the jurisdiction of the Collectivity of Corsica.2017 Corsican territorial electionThe 2017 Corsican territorial elections were held on 3 and 10 December 2017 to elect 63 members of the Corsican Assembly, who in turn determined the composition of the Executive Council of Corsica.
CorsicaIsland and administrative region of FranceRegion and single territorial collectivity in FranceCorsica is an island in the and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, the nearest land mass. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. As of January 2026, it had a population of 365,636.
Regions of FranceFrance is divided into eighteen administrative regions (French: régions administratives, singular région administrative or just région, ). Twelve of which are located in the Hexagon (in Europe), another one is Corsica, while the other five are overseas regions (not to be confused with the overseas collectivities, which have a semi-autonomous status).Territorial collectivityA territorial collectivity (French: collectivité territoriale, previously collectivité locale), or territorial authority, in many francophone countries, is an administrative division governed by public law that exercises within its territory certain powers devolved to it by the State as part of a decentralization process. In France, it also refers to a chartered administrative division of France with recognized governing authority.Executive (government)The executive is the part of the government that executes or enforces the law and policy of a government. It is typically organized as a branch of government, though in other systems of government like absolute monarchies the executive serves as the organ of a unified state apparatus centered on a singular constitutional authority (ie, the monarch).
Departments of FranceAdministrative subdivision in FranceIn the administrative divisions of France, the department (French: département, pronounced) is one of the three levels of government under the national level ("territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 departments, consisting of ninety-six departments in metropolitan France, and five overseas departments (which are also classified as overseas regions).
Corsican languageCorsican (corsu, pronounced [ˈkorsu], or lingua corsa, pronounced [ˈliŋɡwa ˈɡorsa]) is a Romance language of the Italo-Romance group, spoken on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, a territory of France, and in the northern part of the island of Sardinia, an autonomous region of Italy.
UnicameralismGovernmental practice of having a single legislative or parliamentary chamberUnicameralism (from uni- "one" & Latin camera "chamber") is a type of legislature consisting of one house or assembly that legislates and votes as one. Unicameralism makes up nearly 60% of all national legislatures and an even greater share of subnational legislatures.
French languageFrench (français or langue française) is a Romance language of the Indo-European family. Like all other Romance languages, French and its closest relatives—the langues d'oïl, historically spoken in northern France and southern Belgium—descended from the Vulgar Latin of the Roman Empire. It was influenced by native Celtic languages of Northern Roman Gaul and by the GermanicFrankish language of the post-Roman Frankish invaders.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'AzurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (commonly shortened to PACA), sometimes known as Région Sud, is one of the eighteen administrative regions of France, located at the far southeastern point of the mainland. The main prefecture and largest city is Marseille, France's second largest city proper after Paris and the 2nd largest urban area when combined with Aix-en-Provence with over 1.9 million residents.
AjaccioAjaccio is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, 210 nautical miles (390 km) southeast of Marseille.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.