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Ajaccio

The port
Administration
Full nameAjaccio
Native nameAiacciu
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementAjaccio
IntercommunalityPays Ajaccien
MayorSimon Renucci (DG) (2008 - 2014)
Statistics
Elevation124.7 ft (38 m)
Highest Elevation2582 ft (787 m)
Lowest Elevation0 ft (0 m)
Land Area31.7 sq mi (82.03 km2)
Total Population63700 (2007)
- Density2011.1/sq mi (776.5/km2)
Postal code20000
INSEE2A004

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Ajaccio ( ; , -fraʒaksjo; -xxaˈjattʃu; , -itaˈjattʃo), is a commune in France. It is the capital and largest city of the region of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud.

The geopolitical arrangements of the commune are slightly different from those typical of Corsica and France. Usually an arrondissement includes cantons and a canton includes one to several communes including the chef-lieu, "chief place", from which the canton takes its name. The city of Ajaccio is one commune, but it contains six cantons, Cantons 1-6, and a fraction of Canton 7. The latter contains five other communes: Bastelicaccia, Alata, Afa, Appietto and Villanova, making a total of six communes for the seven cantons of Ajaccio.

Each canton contains a certain number of quartiers, "quarters". Cantons 1, 2, 3, 6, 7 are located along the Gulf of Ajaccio from west to east, while 4 and 5 are a little further up the valleys of the Gravona and the Prunelli Rivers. These political divisions subdivide the population of Ajaccio into units that can be more democratically served but they do not give a true picture of the size of Ajaccio. In general language, "greater Ajaccio" includes about 100,000 people with all the medical, educational, utility and transportational facilities of a big city. Up until World War II it was still possible to regard the city as being a settlement of narrow streets localized to some part of the harbor or the Gulf of Ajaccio; such bucolic descriptions do not fit the city of today, and travellogues intended for mountain or coastal recreational areas do not generally apply to Corsica's few big cities.

The arrondissement contains other cantons that extend generally up the two rivers into central Corsica.

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Travel: Cruising the Mediterranean Sea - Edinburgh Evening News Tweet this news
Edinburgh Evening News--Next up was French island of Corsica, specifically the port of -Ajaccio-. It's Napoleon's birthplace and you won't be allowed to forget it as you explore the ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:50:21 GMT+00:00
1812 War: Napoleon's beloved sister - The Voice of Russia Tweet this news
The Voice of Russia--Born in -Ajaccio-, Corsica on October 20, 1780, Pauline was the sixth child of Letizia Ramolino and Carlo Buonaparte, Corsica's representative to the court of ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 12:20:58 GMT+00:00
Windstar's Rome to Rome Sailing Named Top Luxury Cruise - MarketWatch (press release) Tweet this news
MarketWatch (press release)---...- explore charming -Ajaccio- on the French island of Corsica; and see the Leaning Tower of Pisa or picturesque Florence outside of Livorno. ... - Date : Tue, 30 Nov 2010 18:52:19 GMT+00:00
Ajaccio - Dernier conseil municipal de l'année - Par Laurent Marcangeli - L'INFURMAZIONE PULITICA CORSA Tweet this news
L'INFURMAZIONE PULITICA CORSA--Durant cette séance, nous avons démontré une nouvelle fois avec Jean-Fabrice Laudato qu'une opposition responsable existait à -Ajaccio-. ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 07:10:32 GMT+00:00
Trafic de cocaïne : trois hommes mis en examen - La Provence Tweet this news
La Provence--En fin de semaine dernière, une intervention spectaculaire de la police judiciaire -qui regroupait les hommes de la police judiciaire de Nice et d'-Ajaccio- ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 14:01:55 GMT+00:00
Les combats de l'APF de Corse-du-Sud - Radio Alta Frequenza Tweet this news
Radio Alta Frequenza--Et si les choses ont avancé sur ce plan-là notamment à -Ajaccio-, il reste encore à changer le regard des gens. L'APF de Corse-du-Sud était présente au marché ... - Date : Fri, 24 Dec 2010 10:23:46 GMT+00:00
Evian Thonon Gaillard v Ajaccio - Bettingpress.com (blog) Tweet this news
Bettingpress.com (blog)--Several bookmakers are streaming the Evian Thonon Gaillard v -Ajaccio- game live online at 19:30 GMT on 13 September 2010. Bet365 has a superb streaming ... - Date : Thu, 09 Sep 2010 14:29:59 GMT+00:00
Ireland vs. Algeria - Sports betting previews Tweet this news
Sports betting previews--Also, Matmour (M'Gladbach) , Bougherra (Glasgow Rangers) , Medjani (-Ajaccio-) and Yahia (Bochum) will be out for this game due to injuries. ... - Date : Thu, 27 May 2010 14:47:49 GMT+00:00
TOP CRUISES - Mirror.co.uk Tweet this news
Mirror.co.uk--Ports of call on the 14-night voyage are Gibraltar, -Ajaccio-, Cannes, Barcelona, Ibiza, Malaga, Lisbon and Vigo. Go to www.gillscruise. com or call 0845 658 ... - Date : Sat, 05 Jun 2010 05:54:51 GMT+00:00

Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department

Afa * Ajaccio * Alata * Albitreccia * Altagène * Ambiegna * Appietto * Arbellara * Arbori * Argiusta-Moriccio * Arro * Aullène * Azilone-Ampaza * Azzana * Balogna * Bastelica * Bastelicaccia * Belvédère-Campomoro * Bilia * Bocognano * Bonifacio * Calcatoggio * Campo * Cannelle * Carbini * Carbuccia * Cardo-Torgia * Cargèse * Cargiaca * Casaglione * Casalabriva * Cauro * Ciamannacce * Coggia * Cognocoli-Monticchi * Conca * Corrano * Coti-Chiavari * Cozzano * Cristinacce * Cuttoli-Corticchiato * Eccica-Suarella * Évisa * Figari * Foce * Forciolo * Fozzano * Frasseto * Giuncheto * Granace * Grossa * Grosseto-Prugna * Guagno * Guargualé * Guitera-les-Bains * Lecci * Letia * Levie * Lopigna * Loreto-di-Tallano * Marignana * Mela * Moca-Croce * Monacia-d'Aullène * Murzo * Ocana * Olivese * Olmeto * Olmiccia * Orto * Osani * Ota * Palneca * Partinello * Pastricciola * Peri * Petreto-Bicchisano * Piana * Pianotolli-Caldarello * Pietrosella * Pila-Canale * Poggiolo * Porto-Vecchio * Propriano * Quasquara * Quenza * Renno * Rezza * Rosazia * Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano * Salice * Sampolo * San-Gavino-di-Carbini * Santa-Maria-Figaniella * Santa-Maria-Siché * Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino * Sari-d'Orcino * Sari-Solenzara * Sarrola-Carcopino * Sartène * Serra-di-Ferro * Serra-di-Scopamène * Serriera * Soccia * Sollacaro * Sorbollano * Sotta * Tasso * Tavaco * Tavera * Tolla * Ucciani * Urbalacone * Valle-di-Mezzana * Vero * Vico * Viggianello * Villanova * Zérubia * Zévaco * Zicavo * Zigliara * Zonza * Zoza



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