Arrondissement of Ajaccio


The arrondissement of Ajaccio is an arrondissement of France in the Corse-du-Sud department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 81 communes. Its population is 113,473, and its area is.

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Ajaccio, and their INSEE codes, are:
  1. Afa
  2. Ajaccio
  3. Alata
  4. Albitreccia
  5. Ambiegna
  6. Appietto
  7. Arbori
  8. Arro
  9. Azilone-Ampaza
  10. Azzana
  11. Balogna
  12. Bastelica
  13. Bastelicaccia
  14. Bocognano
  15. Calcatoggio
  16. Campo
  17. Cannelle
  18. Carbuccia
  19. Cardo-Torgia
  20. Cargèse
  21. Casaglione
  22. Cauro
  23. Ciamannacce
  24. Coggia
  25. Cognocoli-Monticchi
  26. Corrano
  27. Coti-Chiavari
  28. Cozzano
  29. Cristinacce
  30. Cuttoli-Corticchiato
  31. Eccica-Suarella
  32. Évisa
  33. Forciolo
  34. Frasseto
  35. Grosseto-Prugna
  36. Guagno
  37. Guargualé
  38. Guitera-les-Bains
  39. Letia
  40. Lopigna
  41. Marignana
  42. Murzo
  43. Ocana
  44. Olivese
  45. Orto
  46. Osani
  47. Ota
  48. Palneca
  49. Partinello
  50. Pastricciola
  51. Peri
  52. Piana
  53. Pietrosella
  54. Pila-Canale
  55. Poggiolo
  56. Quasquara
  57. Renno
  58. Rezza
  59. Rosazia
  60. Salice
  61. Sampolo
  62. Santa-Maria-Siché
  63. Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino
  64. Sari-d'Orcino
  65. Sarrola-Carcopino
  66. Serra-di-Ferro
  67. Serriera
  68. Soccia
  69. Tasso
  70. Tavaco
  71. Tavera
  72. Tolla
  73. Ucciani
  74. Urbalacone
  75. Valle-di-Mezzana
  76. Vero
  77. Vico
  78. Villanova
  79. Zévaco
  80. Zicavo
  81. Zigliara

    History

The arrondissement of Ajaccio was created as part of the department Liamone in 1800. Between 1811 and 1976 it was an arrondissement of the department Corse, since 1976 it has been an arrondissement of the department Corse-du-Sud. In March 2017 it gained the commune Olivese from the arrondissement of Sartène.
As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Ajaccio were, as of January 2015:
  1. Ajaccio-1
  2. Ajaccio-2
  3. Ajaccio-3
  4. Ajaccio-4
  5. Ajaccio-5
  6. Ajaccio-6
  7. Ajaccio-7
  8. Bastelica
  9. Celavo-Mezzana
  10. Cruzini-Cinarca
  11. Les Deux-Sevi
  12. Les Deux-Sorru
  13. Santa-Maria-Siché
  14. Zicavo