Porto-Vecchio
Porto-Vecchio
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A view of Porto-Vecchio, looking across the Gulf of Porto-Vecchio, with the marina in the foreground and the ferry pier beyond | |
Location of Porto-Vecchio | |
| Coordinates: 41°35′30″N 9°16′49″E / 41.5917°N 9.2803°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Corsica |
| Department | Corse-du-Sud |
| Arrondissement | Sartène |
| Canton | Bavella and Grand Sud |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Christophe Angelini |
Area 1 | 168.65 km2 (65.12 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 11,536 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Porto-Vecchiais (French) portivechjacciu (Corsican) (North) purtivichjacciu (Corsican) (South) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 2A247 /20137 |
| Elevation | 0–1,316 m (0–4,318 ft) (avg. 40 m or 130 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Porto-Vecchio (/ˌpɔːrtoʊ ˈvɛkioʊ/, French: [pɔʁto vekjo]; Italian: Porto Vecchio or Portovecchio [ˌpɔrtoˈvɛkkjo]; Corsican: Portivechju [ˌportiˈbecu], Portivecchju [ˌpɔrtiˈvɛtju], or Purtivechju [ˌpurtiˈvetju] (South)) is a commune in the French department of Corse-du-Sud, on the island of Corsica.
Porto-Vecchio is a medium-sized port city placed on a good harbor, the southernmost of the marshy and alluvial east side of Corsica. It is the seat of two cantons: Bavella and Grand Sud.