Location of Corsica, Mediterranean
 

The incredibly gorgeous island of Corsica is in French hands. Its capital is Ajaccio.

And speaking of Ajaccio... Napoleon Bonaparte was born here.

And speaking of speaking... the Corsicans speak French, but the local dialect is Corsu, which might or might not remind you of Italian.

The Corsicans consider in particular three men their history heroes, Sampiero Corso, Pasquale Paoli, and Napoleon Bonaparte.

Corsican independence has been and actually still is a hot topic. The rulers over Corsica were...

CORSICA'S BRIEF HISTORY
1000 - The Pisans took control of the island
1284 - The Genoese came
1729 / 1730 - The Corsicans rebel against Genoa
1750 Corsica has approx. 140,000 inhabitants
1755, July 15 - The Corsican Republic is declared
1768 - Genoa sells their claim on Corsica to France; France invades the island; Corsica becomes French
1769, May 9 - The defeat at Ponte Novu spells the end of the Corsican Republic; Pasquale Paoli flees to England
1769, August 15 - Napoleon Bonaparte is born at Ajaccio, Corsica
1794 The Brits claim the island theirs
1796 The Brits don't claim the island theirs anymore
1942 The Italians and Germans claim the island theirs
1943 The Italians and Germans don't claim the island theirs any longer; Corsica stays French