Administration
Ajaccio has held several administrative roles over the years:
- chef-lieu (chief town or capital) of the department of Corsica, from 1790 to 1793;
- chef-lieu of the department of Liamonefrom 1793 to 1811;
- chef-lieu of the department of Corsica, from 1811 to 1975;
- chef-lieu of the region, then of the territorial commonwealth of Corsica, from 1970, and finally of the department of Corse-du-Sud (South Corsica), from 1976.
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