This was a major setback for the French Minister of the Interior, Nicolas Sarkozy, who had hoped to use Corsica as the first step in his decentralization programme.

On 1 January 2018, Corse-du-Sud's administrative powers were partly ceded to the new territorial collectivity of Corsica.

[1] The former department enjoys the mild and hot climate of Mediterranean Islands, and therefore attracts a lot of tourists.

Its perhaps largest tourist attraction is the city of Bonifacio, part of which is built upon a huge cliff.

But inside mountains are beautiful as well, especially the Aiguilles de Bavella, some naked, needle-like rocks.