Corsica

E16558

Mediterranean island island territorial collectivity of France

Corsica is a mountainous Mediterranean island and French territorial collectivity known for its distinct culture, rugged coastline, and as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte.

Aliases (10)

Collectivité de Corse ×5
island of Corsica ×4
Corse ×1
Corsica (Italian occupation during World War II) ×1
Corsica (by sea) ×1
Corsica region ×1
Island of Corsica ×1
Mediterranean Sea island of Corsica ×1
Territorial Collectivity of Corsica ×1
collectivity of Corsica ×1

Statements (87)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Mediterranean island → island → territorial collectivity of France →
administrativeCenter	Ajaccio →
birthplaceOf	Napoleon Bonaparte →
capital	Ajaccio →
climate	Mediterranean climate →
coastlineCharacteristic	rugged →
continent	Europe →
country	France →
currency	Euro →
executiveBody	Executive Council of Corsica →
formerSubdivisionType	department of France → région of France →
governingBody	Collectivité de Corse →
hasAirport	Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport → Bastia – Poretta Airport → Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport → Figari–Sud Corse Airport →
hasCity	Ajaccio → Bastia → Bonifacio → Calvi → Corte → Furiani → Ghisonaccia → Ile-Rousse → Porto-Vecchio → Propriano →
hasEthnicGroup	Corsicans → French → Italians →
hasFlag	Moor's head flag →
hasNationalPark	Parc naturel régional de Corse →
hasPort	Ajaccio → Bastia → Calvi → Porto-Vecchio → Propriano →
hasRegion	Corse-du-Sud → Haute-Corse →
highestPoint	Monte Cinto →
knownFor	GR20 hiking trail → beaches → birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte → distinct culture → maquis shrubland → mountain landscapes → rugged coastline →
largestCity	Ajaccio →
legislativeBody	Corsican Assembly →
locatedIn	Mediterranean Sea → Western Mediterranean →
locatedNorthOf	Sardinia →
locatedSouthOf	France mainland →
locatedWestOf	Italy →
mergedDepartments	Corse-du-Sud → Haute-Corse →
mountainRange	Corsican Mountains →
musicTradition	polyphonic singing →
nearbyIsland	Elba → Sardinia →
officialLanguage	French →
partOf	French Republic → Metropolitan France →
protectedArea	Scandola Nature Reserve →
regionalLanguage	Corsican → Italian (historical) →
religionMajority	Roman Catholicism →
secondLargestCity	Bastia →
separatedFrom	Sardinia by the Strait of Bonifacio →
sovereignState	France →
subdivisionType	collectivité territoriale unique →
symbol	Moor's head →
terrain	mountainous →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
tourismType	beach tourism → cultural tourism → hiking tourism →
traditionalProduct	Corsican cheese → charcuterie → chestnut-based foods →
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite	Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve →
wineRegion	Ajaccio AOC → Figari AOC → Patrimonio →

Referenced by (100)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ajaccio → Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport → Bastia – Poretta Airport → Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport → Corsican Assembly → Corte → Figari AOC → Furiani → Furiani ("island of Corsica") → GR20 → Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve → Monte Cinto → Patrimonio → Propriano →	locatedIn
Carlo Buonaparte → Caroline Bonaparte → Elisa Bonaparte → Giovanni Geronimo Ramolino → Letizia Ramolino → Louis Bonaparte → Lucien Bonaparte → Tino Rossi →	placeOfBirth
Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport ("island of Corsica") → Bastia – Poretta Airport ("Mediterranean Sea island of Corsica") → Corsican Republic ("island of Corsica") → Monte Cinto ("island of Corsica") →	locatedOn
Corsican Assembly → Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve → Ligurian language → Maria Letizia Ramolino →	region
Jérôme Bonaparte → Napoleon Bonaparte →	birthPlace
Tyrrhenian Sea → Western Mediterranean →	borders
Genseric → Vandals →	controlled
Corse-du-Sud → Corte ("Corsica region") →	partOf
Félix Baciocchi → Giovanni Geronimo Ramolino →	residence
Bastia – Poretta Airport → Calvi – Sainte-Catherine Airport →	servesIsland
Corsican language → Corsu →	spokenIn
Moor's head ("Territorial Collectivity of Corsica") → Moor's head flag ("Collectivité de Corse") →	usedBy
Italian Peninsula →	adjacentToIsland
Gulf of Porto: Calanche of Piana, Gulf of Girolata, Scandola Reserve ("Collectivité de Corse") →	administrativeRegion
Moor's head →	associatedWith
Corsi ("Island of Corsica") →	associatedWithTerritory
Strait of Bonifacio →	between
Ligurian Sea →	bordersIsland
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ("Corsica (by sea)") →	bordersRegion
Tino Rossi →	burialPlace
Ajaccio ("collectivity of Corsica") →	capitalOf
Letizia Ramolino →	citizenship
Tyrrhenian region →	coastlineOn
Italian Empire ("Corsica (Italian occupation during World War II)") →	colonialPowerOf
Toulon →	connectsByFerryTo
Port of Nice →	connectsTo
Metropolitan France →	contains
Western Mediterranean →	containsIsland
Republic of Genoa →	controlledTerritory
Corsican Republic →	country
Pasquale Paoli →	countryOfCitizenship
Corsicans →	ethnicGroupOf
The Longest Day →	filmingLocation
Corte →	formerCapitalOf
Corsica ("Collectivité de Corse") →	governingBody
Mediterranean Basin →	hasKeyIslandRegion
Mediterranean Sea →	hasMajorIsland
Corsican language →	hasOfficialStatusIn
Cetera corsa →	hasOrigin
Vandal Kingdom →	hasPart
The Corsican Brothers →	hasSetting
Western Roman Empire →	hasTerritory
Moor's head flag →	historicalRegion
Tyrrhenian region →	includes
Monte Cinto →	isHighestPointOf
Corsican Assembly →	jurisdiction
Corsu →	languageOf
Corsican Assembly →	legislativeBodyOf
Corse-du-Sud ("Collectivité de Corse") →	locatedInRegion
Ligurian Sea →	locatedOnCoastOf
Corte →	locatedOnIsland
Vandalic War in North Africa →	location
Corsicans →	nativeTo
Sardinia →	neighboringIsland
Corsican nationalism →	operatesIn
Bonaparte dynasty →	originatesFrom
Corsican Assembly ("Collectivité de Corse") →	oversees
Giovanni Geronimo Ramolino →	placeOfDeath
Angela Maria Pietrasanta →	placeOfOrigin
Moor's head flag →	politicalEntity
Bonaparte →	regionOfActivity
Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport →	regionServed
Corsi ("Corse") →	relatedEthnonym
Moor's head flag →	represents
Strait of Bonifacio →	separates
Corsi →	usedIn