Bonifacio, Corse-du-Sud

Bonifacio
Bunifaziu (Corsican)
Bunifazziu (Ligurian)
The harbor
The harbor
Flag of Bonifacio
Coat of arms of Bonifacio
Motto: 
Libertas
Location of Bonifacio
Map
Bonifacio is located in France
Bonifacio
Bonifacio
Bonifacio is located in Corsica
Bonifacio
Bonifacio
Coordinates: 41°23′13″N 9°09′25″E / 41.386814°N 9.156876°E / 41.386814; 9.156876
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentCorse-du-Sud
ArrondissementSartène
CantonGrand Sud
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Charles Orsucci[1]
Area
1
138.36 km2 (53.42 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,200
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2A041 /20169
Elevation0–70 m (0–230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bonifacio (/ˌbniˈfɑː/ BOH-nee-FAH-choh,[3] Italian: [boniˈfaːtʃo], French: [bɔnifasjo]; Corsican: Bunifaziu [buniˈfatsju], Bonifaziu [bɔniˈfatsju], or Bonifaciu [bɔniˈfatʃu]; Bonifacino: Bunifazziu; Gallurese: Bunifaciu) is a commune in the southern tip of the island of Corsica, in the French department of Corse-du-Sud.

Bonifacio is the setting of Guy de Maupassant's short story "A Vendetta".

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary (3d ed., 1997), p. 157.

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