The département was formed in 1975, when the Corse département (n°20) was divided between Haute-Corse (2b) and Corse-du-Sud (2b).
Préfecture (capital): Ajaccio.
... 1840 - April 15, 1888) was a Roman Catholic priest who dedicated his life to ministering to the sufferers of Hansen's disease (leprosy) who lived on the island of Molokai, ...