Ajaccio

French commune and prefecture of Corse-du-Sud and Corsica

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Ajaccio (Latin: Ajax; French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu), pronounced "ah-YAH-cho", is a town in France. It is the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica and the prefecture of the department of Corse-du-Sud.

Ajaccio in France

Flag

Coat of arms

Geography

Ajaccio is on the west coast of the island of Corsica in a sheltered position at the foot of wooded hills on the northern shore of the Gulf of Ajaccio. The harbour is to the east of the town and is protected on the south by a peninsula. Ajaccio has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa in the Koeppen climate classification).

The port of Ajaccio

Ajaccio was the birthplace of:

Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), Emperor of the French^[1]
Joseph Fesch (1763-1839), cardinal
Tino Rossi (1907-1983), singer, actor
Fred Scamaroni (1914-1943), WW II Resistance hero
Alizée (born 1984), pop singer
Irène Bordoni (1895-1953), singer, Broadway theatre & movie actress

References

↑ Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896. Marquis Who's Who. 1967.

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