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Upper Corsica

Located in Corsica, France Coordinates: 42°25′00″ N 9°10′00″ E

Map showing the location of Upper Corsica Upper Corsica
Location in France
Population
185,231
185.2K
Elevation
716 m
above sea level
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
Places inside
211
listed under Upper Corsica
When to go
June–September
See the climate
Airports
BIA Bastia-Poretta International airport30 km
CLY Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport33 km

About Upper Corsica

Upper Corsica is a district. Location: Corsica, France. Population: 185,231.

From Wikipedia

Haute-Corse (French: [ot kɔʁs] ; Corsican: Corsica suprana [ˈkorsiɡa zuˈprana], Cismonte [tʃiˈzmɔnte] or Alta Corsica; English: Upper Corsica) 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.

Source: Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0

At a glance

Built
1976
Area
4,666 km²
Official website
haute-corse.fr

Source: Wikidata

Places bordering Upper Corsica

  • South Corsica

Population of Upper Corsica over time

Population of Upper Corsica over time
2015 174,553
2016 174,993
2017 177,689
2018 180,701
2019 181,933
2020 182,887
2021 184,655
2022 185,231
2023 187,180

Censuses and official estimates; source: Wikidata.

Climate of Upper Corsica

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 13° · Night 7° · Rain 110 mm

Hottest month
July (day 26°)
Coldest month
February (night 3°)
Wettest month
October (111 mm)
Driest month
July (15 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

Show values as a table
Climate of Upper Corsica
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)9°9°11°13°18°22°26°26°22°18°13°10°
Average low (°C)3°3°4°6°10°13°17°17°14°11°7°4°
Precipitation (mm)85807268503715287111111097

Other places to visit in this season: June July August September

How to get to Upper Corsica

The nearest airport is Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA), 30 km to the northeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Nice, 211 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) Bastia 30 kmnortheast
  • Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY) Calvi 33 kmnorthwest
  • Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport (AJA) Ajaccio 62 kmsouthwest

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 211 kmnorthwest
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 276 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 324 kmwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 327 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Places in Upper Corsica

211 places

Cities & villages1

Lakes, rivers & coasts30

Nature and heritage in Upper Corsica

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Sources & licences

Data last updated: · 2 independent sources