Map of Ajaccio, France

Ajaccio is the administrative centre of Corsica, France, with a population of about 54,364. It lies at 41.9189°N, 8.7381°E, about 0 m above sea level. Ajaccio is about 918 km (570 mi) southeast of Paris, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Bastia, 105 km to the northeast.

Ajaccio at a glance

Where is Ajaccio?

• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 07 min on the shortest day to 15 h 14 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Ajaccio

• Bastia — 105 km northeast
• Olbia — 128 km southeast, Italy
• Sassari — 134 km south, Italy
• Alghero — 155 km south, Italy
• Nuoro — 184 km south, Italy
• Piombino — 185 km northeast, Italy
• Livorno — 222 km northeast, Italy
• San Remo — 225 km north, Italy
• Imperia — 226 km north, Italy
• Antibes — 227 km northwest

Largest cities in Corsica

• Bastia — 41,001

Largest cities in France

• Paris — 2,138,551
• Marseille — 877,215
• Lyon — 520,774
• Toulouse — 511,684
• Nice — 342,669
• Nantes — 325,070
• Marne La Vallée — 318,325
• Strasbourg — 274,845
• Bordeaux — 265,328
• Montpellier — 248,252

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.