Ajaccio

Ajaccio (French: Ajaccio; Corsican: Aiacciu) is a city (commune) of France. It is the capital of the territorial collectivity of Corsica and the préfecture (capital) of the département of Corse-du-Sud. Population (1999): 52,880.

History

The present town of Ajaccio lies about two miles to the south of its original site, from which it was transferred by the 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 latter year. The town finally passed to the French in 1768.

Related Topics:
Genoese - 1492 - 1553 - 1559 - Treaty of Cateau-Cambrésis - French - 1768

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Historical population:

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• 1906: 19,021