6-442: The Ostriconi is a small coastal river in the department of Haute-Corse , Corsica, France. The Ostriconi is 23.34 kilometres (14.50 mi) long. It crosses the communes of Lama , Novella , Palasca , Pietralba and Urtaca . The Ostriconi rises to the east of the village of Pietralba below the 1,427 metres (4,682 ft) Punta di Paganella and the 1,469 metres (4,820 ft) Monte Reghia di Pozzo. It flows west and passes to
12-486: A referendum on increased autonomy was voted down by a very thin majority: 50.98 percent against to 49.02 percent for. This was a major setback for French Minister of the Interior Nicolas Sarkozy , who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization policies. On 1 January 2018, Haute-Corse's administrative powers were partly ceded to the new territorial collectivity of Corsica. The department
18-407: Is a department of France, consisting of the northern part of the island of Corsica . The corresponding departmental territorial collectivity merged with that of Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2018, forming the single territorial collectivity of Corsica, with territorial elections coinciding with the dissolution of the separate councils. However, even though its administrative powers were ceded to
24-571: Is surrounded on three sides by the Mediterranean Sea and on the south by the department of Corse-du-Sud. Rivers include the Abatesco , Golo and Tavignano . The most populous commune is Bastia , the prefecture. As of 2019, there are 7 communes with more than 5,000 inhabitants: The people living in the department are called Supranacci . Most people of the department lives on coastal areas throughout highway. The current prefect of Haute-Corse
30-435: The new territorial collectivity, it continues to remain an administrative department in its own right. In 2019, it had a population of 181,933. The department was formed on 1 January 1976, when the department of Corsica was divided into Upper Corsica ( Haute-Corse ) and Southern Corsica ( Corse-du-Sud ). The department corresponds exactly to the former department of Golo, which existed between 1793 and 1811. On 6 July 2003,
36-562: The south of Pietralba, then flows northwest to the sea. The T30 road runs parallel to the Ostriconi for most of its length. The following streams ( ruisseaux ) are tributaries of the Ostriconi: Haute-Corse Haute-Corse ( French: [ot kɔʁs] ; Corsican : Corsica suprana [ˈkorsiɡa suˈprana] , Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔnte] or Alta Corsica ; English: Upper Corsica )
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