Corse-du-Sud [SEP] named after
Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud (; ) () is a former department of France consisting of the southern part of the island of Corsica. It and the other Corsican department, Haute-Corse, decided to merge with each other and the single collectivity of Corsica effective 1 January 2018, coinciding with territorial elections The people living in Corse-du-Sud are called "Southerners" ("Suttanacci").
History.
The department was formed on 15 September 1975, when the single
Arrondissements of the Corse-du-Sud department
The 2 arrondissements of the Corse-du-Sud department are:
1. Arrondissement of Ajaccio, (prefecture of the Corse-du-Sud department: Ajaccio) with 80 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 109,423 in 2013.
2. Arrondissement of Sartène, (subprefecture: Sartène) with 44 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 39,811 in 2013.