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Why France’s Mediterranean Paradise Is Mostly Empty

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Dec 9, 2025
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#sponsored Be kind to yourself this year. Using Zocdoc is FREE - visit https://zocdoc.com/gbg to find and instantly book an appointment with a top-rated, in-network doctor today. -- Europe's Most Scenic Train Ride That You've Never Heard Of: https://youtu.be/_FdRQbeWMqQ -- 📖 Subscribe to my Substack! 👉 https://geographicgeoff.substack.com -- When you picture a large Mediterranean island, you likely imagine sun-drenched beaches, rolling hills of olive groves, and bustling port cities. And when you learn that France’s largest and most prominent island, Corsica, sits in a strategic sweet spot between the populous coasts of France and Italy, you’d expect it to be one of the most developed places in Europe. But Corsica, with just half of 1% of France’s total population, is mostly empty! So why don’t more people live on France’s big, empty Mediterranean island? -- Chapters: 0:00 - A Big, Empty Mediterranean Island 0:37 - It’s One Big Mountain Range 6:24 - Owned By Everyone, Belongs To No One 11:52 - The Paradise With Almost No People -- 🌳 Find me: https://linktr.ee/geoffgibson 🗺️ Map store: https://mapsbygeoff.com -- Stock footage and music acquired from www.envato.com, www.storyblocks.com and videvo.net. If you think there's been an error in using a video clip, please contact me. This has been a production of Sound Bight Media (soundbight.com)

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