Ajaccio
Sign in to saveAjaccio is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, southeast of Marseille.
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Ajaccio is the capital and largest city of Corsica, a French island located southeast of Marseille in the Mediterranean. As the administrative center for the region and the island's main settlement, it serves as the seat of Corsica's territorial government.
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44 sectionsContents
- Toponymy
- Geography
- Location
- Urbanism
- Climate
- Heraldry
- History
- Antiquity
- Archaeological evidence
- Medieval Genoese period
- Attachment to France
- Napoleon
- 19th and 20th centuries
- Contemporary history
- Economy
- Energy
- Transport
- Road access
- Communal bus services
- Airport
- Port
- Railways
- Administration
- Quarters
- Intercommunality
- Origins
- Twin towns – sister cities
- Demographics
- Health
- Education
- Culture and heritage
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- Environmental heritage
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- Sports
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Ajaccio is the capital and largest city of Corsica, France. It forms a French commune, prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud, and head office of the Collectivité territoriale de Corse (capital city of Corsica). It is also the largest settlement on the island. Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, southeast of Marseille.
The original city went into decline in the Middle Ages, but began to prosper again after the Genoese built a citadel in 1492, to the south of the earlier settlement. After the Corsican Republic was declared in 1755, the Genoese continued to hold several citadels, including Ajaccio, until the French took control of the island.