Is Corsica part of France?

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HistoryCurious

Joined Mar 2011

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Discussion Starter
• Mar 30, 2011

• #1

It states that it is in the 26 regions of France but what does this mean?

I know Napoleon was from Corsica from notable Italian ethnicity, but are Corsicans considered French?

 

Labienus

Joined Jul 2009

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Montreal, Canada

• Mar 30, 2011

• #2

They are part of France but they have a strong separatist sentiment, based on Corsican nationalism.

Welcome to the forum by the way.

 

Qymaen

Joined Nov 2010

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Border of GA and AL

• Mar 30, 2011

• #3

It's part of France, but that doesn't make it necessarily French. Tis why they are know as Corsicans, but this situation reminds me of Quebecois separatism and whether they should be considered Quebecois or Canadian.

 

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HistoryCurious

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• Mar 30, 2011

• #4

Thanks for the welcome much appreciated.

But from a nationality sense would the people from Corsica be French?

I know ethnically they're Italian.

 

gaius valerius

Joined Aug 2009

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Belgium

• Mar 31, 2011

• #5

You might discover that a part of the populace wants independance while the majority simply wants to stay with France cause it's not all that bad. They've been with France for over 200 years now.

 

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HistoryCurious

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• Mar 31, 2011

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gaius valerius said:

You might discover that a part of the populace wants independance while the majority simply wants to stay with France cause it's not all that bad. They've been with France for over 200 years now.

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So people from Corsica "Corsicans" are considered French?

 

halomanuk

Joined Mar 2011

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Bedfordshire,England.

• Mar 31, 2011

• #7

From a worldwide point of view yes.

 

gaius valerius

Joined Aug 2009

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Belgium

• Mar 31, 2011

• #8

HistoryCurious said:

So people from Corsica "Corsicans" are considered French?

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This is a silly question because inevitably everybody has to answer that question for himself. On a technical level, as in - what says your passport? - French.

 

Naomasa298

Joined Apr 2010

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Awesome

• Apr 1, 2011

• #9

There was another poster by the name of "GeordieHistoryLover" who asked very similar questions - in fact, asked this exact same question in a different form - and was interested in much the same topics, and held much the same views as you do, judging by your posts, HistoryCurious.

You two wouldn't be related, by any chance would you?

 

Belloc

Joined Mar 2010

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USA

• Apr 1, 2011

• #10

I guess they're French in a similar way to how Québécoise are Canadians.