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In the 1760s this island's attempt at independence was quashed when Genoa sold it to France |
Corsica
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$1,600 |
DJ |
ISLANDS & PENINSULAS |
2023-11-30 |
#8984 |
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One year before Napoleon's birth, this island was transferred from Italian to French ownership |
Corsica
|
$400 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
2022-01-05 |
#8548 |
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The Carabelli & Durazzo families are considered the Hatfields & McCoys of this island |
Corsica
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FJ |
ISLANDS |
2012-01-24 |
#6297 |
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One of France's 26 regions, it doesn't count as an overseas one though it's 100 miles across the Mediterranean |
Corsica
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$2,000 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
2007-11-15 |
#5334 |
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Although French is the official language of this large island, the native tongue of the residents is a dialect of Italian |
Corsica
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$2,000 |
DJ |
MEDITERRANEAN ISLANDS |
2007-02-26 |
#5176 |
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Not surprisingly there's a Napoleon & a Bonaparte Museum on this island where Napoleon was born |
Corsica
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$400 |
J |
ISLANDS |
2005-05-16 |
#4776 |
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It's the largest island in the Mediterranean Sea that belongs to France |
Corsica
DD
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$5,000 |
DJ |
ISLAND HOPPING |
2005-03-17 |
#4734 |
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In 1769 Napoleon Bonaparte was born on this Mediterranean isle |
Corsica
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$800 |
J |
ISLAND HOPPING |
2002-03-28 |
#4054 |
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Ajaccio, capital of France's Corse-de-Sud department, lies on the western coast of this island |
Corsica
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$400 |
J |
ISLANDS |
1996-11-01 |
#2800 |
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In 1796 Napoleon returned French rule to this island of his birth |
Corsica
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$300 |
J |
ISLANDS |
1996-01-09 |
#2617 |
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In 1943 this island of Napoleon's birth became the 1st French territory liberated from the Nazis |
Corsica
|
$200 |
J |
ISLANDS |
1992-12-17 |
#1909 |
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Mediterranean island comprising 2 French departments: Haute-Corse & Corse du Sord |
Corsica
|
$200 |
DJ |
ISLANDS |
1990-07-20 |
#1375 |