The following is a list of the 11 cantons of the Corse-du-Sud department , in France, following the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015: [1]
Ajaccio is a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse. 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.
Corse-du-Sud is an administrative department of France, consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Haute-Corse on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate council. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to the new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 158,507.
Afa a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department on the island and collectivity of Corsica, France.
The 2 arrondissements of the Corse-du-Sud department are:
The arrondissement of Ajaccio is an arrondissement (district) in the department of Corse-du-Sud in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 81 communes. Its population is 113,473 (2016), and its area is 2,224.4 km2 (858.8 sq mi).
The arrondissement of Sartène is an arrondissement of France in the Corse-du-Sud department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 43 communes. Its population is 40,830 (2016), and its area is 1,789.9 km2 (691.1 sq mi).
Bastelicaccia is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.
The Derby Corse is a rivalry in French football between AC Ajaccio and SC Bastia, the two biggest clubs on the island of Corsica. The rivalry is intensified by the existing geographical rivalry of the island. Ajaccio is the capital of the island and largest city, as well as capital of the southern Corse-du-Sud department, while Bastia is the second city of the island and capital of the northern Haute-Corse department.
Jean-Jacques Panunzi is a member of the French Senate. He represents the Corse-du-Sud department, and is a member of the Republican Party.
The canton of Ajaccio-1 is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ajaccio.
The canton of Ajaccio-2 is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ajaccio.
The canton of Ajaccio-3 is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ajaccio.
The canton of Ajaccio-4 is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ajaccio.
The canton of Ajaccio-5 is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ajaccio.
The canton of Bavella is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Porto-Vecchio.
The canton of Grand Sud is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Porto-Vecchio.
The canton of Sartenais-Valinco is an administrative division of the Corse-du-Sud department, southeastern France. It was created at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Propriano.
Laurent Marcangeli is a French politician. He was mayor of Ajaccio, the capital of Corsica, in 2014 and since 2015 to present. He was a deputy in the National Assembly from 2012 to 2017 and again from 2022, representing Corse-du-Sud's 1st constituency. He was a member of the nationwide right-wing parties Rally for the Republic, Union for a Popular Movement and The Republicans before starting his own party "Ajaccio !" in 2018. In 2022, he stood for the party Horizons, part of President Emmanuel Macron's Ensemble Citoyens coalition.
The Departmental Council of Corse-du-Sud is the deliberative assembly of the French department of Corse-du-Sud in the region of Corsica. It consists of 22 members from 11 cantons and its headquarters are in Ajaccio.
The Lac de Bracca is a small lake in the Monte Renoso massif in the Corse-du-Sud department of France.