{{French commune|
nomcommune=Ajaccio<br>[[Image:Porto Ajacio.JPG|300px]]<br><small>The port of Ajaccio</small>|
map=|région=[[Corse]] (capital) |
département=[[Corse-du-Sud]]<br />([[Prefectures in France|prefecture]]) |
arrondissement=Ajaccio|
canton=Chief town of 7 cantons |
insee=2A004 (ex 20004)|cp=20000 |
gentilé=Ajacciens|devise=|
maire=[[Simon Renucci]] |mandat=2001-2008 |
intercomm=[[Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien]] |
lat_long={{coor dms|41|55|36|N|8|44|13|E|type:city}}|
alt moy=38 m |alt mini=0 m |alt maxi=787 m |
hectares=8,203 |
km²=82.03 |
sans=52,880 (''Ajacciens'')|date-sans=1999|dens=645 |date-dens=1999}}
'''Ajaccio''' ({{IPA2|ajatʃo}}, {{lang-la|Adiacium}}; {{lang-fr|Ajaccio}}; {{lang-co|Aiacciu}}), is a [[communes in France|town]] in [[France]]. It is the [[capital]] of the territorial collectivity of [[Corsica]] and the [[Prefectures in France|prefecture]] of the [[Departments of France|department]] of [[Corse-du-Sud]].

==Geography==
Ajaccio is located on the west coast of the island of Corsica, {{convert|210|nmi|km|-1}} southeast of [[Marseille]]. It occupies a sheltered position at the foot of wooded hills on the northern shore of the [[Gulf of Ajaccio]]. The harbour lies to the east of the town and is protected on the south by a [[peninsula]].

==History==
{{see also|Diocese of Ajaccio}}
The present town of Ajaccio lies about two miles (3&nbsp;km) to the south of its original site, from which it was transferred by the [[Genoa|Genoese]] in 1492. Occupied from 1553 to 1559 by the French, it again fell to the Genoese after the [[Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis]] in the later year. The town finally passed to the French in 1768.

==Main sights==
The peninsula carries the [[citadel]] and terminates in the Citadel jetty. To the south-west of this peninsula lies the Place Bonaparte, a quarter frequented chiefly by winter visitors attracted by the mild climate of the town. Apart from one or two fine thoroughfares converging on the Place Bonaparte, the streets are mean and narrow and the town has a deserted appearance.

The house in which [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] was born in 1769 is preserved, and his associations with the town are everywhere emphasized by street-names and statues.

The town is also home to [[Ajaccio Cathedral]].

==Economy==
Ajaccio has a small manufacturing economy of [[cigar]]s, [[macaroni]], and similar products, and carries on [[shipbuilding]], [[sardine]]-fishing and [[Coral (precious)|coral]]-fishing. Its exports include timber, citrons, skins, chestnuts and gallic acid.

The port is accessible by the largest ships, but its accommodation is indifferent. In 1904 there entered 603 vessels with a tonnage of 202,980, and cleared 608 vessels with a tonnage of 202,502.

==Transport==

Ajaccio is served primarily by [[Campo dell'Oro Airport]].

==Miscellaneous==
The town is the seat of a [[bishop]]ric dating at least from the 7th century. It has tribunals of first instance and of commerce, training colleges, a communal college, a museum and a library; the three latter are established in the Palais Fesch, founded by [[Cardinal Fesch]], who was born at Ajaccio in 1763.
The local football club is [[AC Ajaccio]] & GFCO Ajaccio.

==Personalities==
* [[Napoleon I of France|Napoleon Bonaparte]] (1769–1821), Emperor of the French<ref name="Marquis 1607-1896">{{cite book | title = Who Was Who in America, Historical Volume, 1607-1896 | publisher = Marquis Who's Who | date = 1967}}</ref>
* [[Alizée]] (born 1984), pop singer
* [[Joseph Fesch]] (1763-1839), [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|cardinal]]
* [[Tino Rossi]] (1907-1983), singer, actor
* [[Irène Bordoni]] (1895-1953), singer, [[Broadway theatre]] & [[film]] actress
* [[Jean-Michel Cavalli]] (1959-?), coach of the [[Algeria national football team]]

==References==
*<references/>

==External links==
{{commonscat|Ajaccio}}
* [http://www.ajaccio.fr/ Official website]

==Sources and References==
* {{1911}}
*{{Catholic}}
{{Préfectures of départements of France}}
{{Préfectures of régions of France}}

[[Category:Communes of Corse-du-Sud]]
[[Category:Prefectures in France]]

[[br:Aiacciu]]
[[bg:Аячо]]
[[ca:Ajaccio]]
[[ceb:Ajaccio]]
[[cs:Ajaccio]]
[[co:Aiacciu]]
[[da:Ajaccio]]
[[de:Ajaccio]]
[[es:Ajaccio]]
[[eo:Ajaccio]]
[[eu:Aiacciu]]
[[fr:Ajaccio]]
[[gl:Ajaccio - Aiacciu]]
[[ko:아작시오]]
[[hr:Ajaccio]]
[[id:Ajaccio]]
[[it:Ajaccio]]
[[he:אז'אקסיו]]
[[la:Adiacium]]
[[lb:Ajaccio]]
[[hu:Ajaccio]]
[[nl:Ajaccio]]
[[ja:アジャクシオ]]
[[no:Ajaccio]]
[[nn:Ajaccio]]
[[oc:Aiacciu]]
[[pl:Ajaccio]]
[[pt:Ajaccio]]
[[ksh:Ajaccio]]
[[ro:Ajaccio]]
[[ru:Аяччо]]
[[scn:Ajacciu]]
[[simple:Ajaccio]]
[[sk:Ajaccio]]
[[sl:Ajaccio]]
[[sr:Ажаксио (Ајачо)]]
[[fi:Ajaccio]]
[[sv:Ajaccio]]
[[vi:Ajaccio]]
[[tr:Ajaccio]]
[[uk:Аяччо]]
[[vec:Ajacio]]
[[vo:Ajaccio]]
[[zh:阿雅克肖]]