Arrondissement of Ajaccio
# Arrondissement of Ajaccio

The arrondissement of Ajaccio (French: arrondissement d'Ajaccio; Corsican: circundariu di Aiacciu) is an arrondissement (district) in the department of Corse-du-Sud in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 81 communes. Its population is 113,473 (2016), and its area is 2,224.4 $km^2$ (858.8 sq mi).

## Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Ajaccio, and their INSEE codes, are:

* Afa (2A001)
* Ajaccio (2A004)
* Alata (2A006)
* Albitreccia (2A008)
* Ambiegna (2A014)
* Appietto (2A017)
* Arbori (2A019)
* Arro (2A022)
* Azilone-Ampaza (2A026)
* Azzana (2A027)
* Balogna (2A028)
* Bastelica (2A031)
* Bastelicaccia (2A032)
* Bocognano (2A040)
* Calcatoggio (2A048)
* Campo (2A056)
* Cannelle (2A060)
* Carbuccia (2A062)
* Cardo-Torgia (2A064)
* Cargèse (2A065)
* Casaglione (2A070)
* Cauro (2A085)
* Ciamannacce (2A089)
* Coggia (2A090)
* Cognocoli-Monticchi (2A091)
* Corrano (2A094)
* Coti-Chiavari (2A098)
* Cozzano (2A099)
* Cristinacce (2A100)
* Cuttoli-Corticchiato (2A103)
* Eccica-Suarella (2A104)
* Évisa (2A108)
* Forciolo (2A117)
* Frasseto (2A119)
* Grosseto-Prugna (2A130)
* Guagno (2A131)
* Guargualé (2A132)
* Guitera-les-Bains (2A133)
* Letia (2A141)
* Lopigna (2A144)
* Marignana (2A154)
* Murzo (2A174)
* Ocana (2A181)
* Olivese (2A186)
* Orto (2A196)
* Osani (2A197)
* Ota (2A198)
* Palneca (2A200)
* Partinello (2A203)
* Pastricciola (2A204)
* Peri (2A209)
* Piana (2A212)
* Pietrosella (2A228)
* Pila-Canale (2A232)
* Poggiolo (2A240)
* Quasquara (2A253)
* Renno (2A258)
* Rezza (2A259)
* Rosazia (2A262)
* Salice (2A266)
* Sampolo (2A268)
* Santa-Maria-Siché (2A312)
* Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino (2A295)
* Sari-d'Orcino (2A270)
* Sarrola-Carcopino (2A271)
* Serra-di-Ferro (2A276)
* Serriera (2A279)
* Soccia (2A282)
* Tasso (2A322)
* Tavaco (2A323)
* Tavera (2A324)
* Tolla (2A326)
* Ucciani (2A330)
* Urbalacone (2A331)
* Valle-di-Mezzana (2A336)
* Vero (2A345)
* Vico (2A348)
* Villanova (2A351)
* Zévaco (2A358)
* Zicavo (2A359)
* Zigliara (2A360)

## 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:

* Ajaccio-1
* Ajaccio-2
* Ajaccio-3
* Ajaccio-4
* Ajaccio-5
* Ajaccio-6
* Ajaccio-7
* Bastelica
* Celavo-Mezzana
* Cruzini-Cinarca
* Les Deux-Sevi
* Les Deux-Sorru
* Santa-Maria-Siché
* Zicavo
