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Haute Corse
Haute-Corse (Upper Corsica) is a French department. It constitutes the northern part of the island of Corsica. The prefecture is Bastia.
The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the department of Corse was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo which existed between 1793 and 1811.
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (South Corsica) is a French department composed of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The prefecture is Ajaccio, the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.
The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the Corse department was divided into Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud. Its boundaries correspond to the former department of Liamone, which existed from 1793 to 1811.
The department hit the head-lines at the end of the twentieth century with the assassination at Ajaccio of the prefect Claude Érignac on 6 February 1998.
