Figari (; also ) is a
commune in the
French department
In the administrative divisions of France, the department (, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. There are a total of 101 ...
of
Corse-du-Sud on the island of
Corsica
Corsica ( , , ; ; ) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the List of islands in the Mediterranean#By area, fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the Metro ...
, France.
Geography
The village of Figari is to the southeast of
Sartène
Sartène (; ; or ) is a commune in the department of Corse-du-Sud on the island of Corsica, France.
Its history dates back to medieval times and granite buildings from the early 16th century still line some of the streets. One of the ma ...
, to the southwest of
Porto-Vecchio and to the north of
Bonifacio. The commune comes from an ancient parish. It includes the center of a large plain where the airport was built in 1975. To the north looms Mount Cagna, which exceeds .
To the southeast hills climb to over the village and enclose the
Figari Reservoir, created by damming the Ruisseau de Ventilegne for purposes of water supply and irrigation; additional water can be taken from the Orgone, a small brook which descends from the mountain of Cagna et forms the upper stream of the Stabbiacciu in
Porto-Vecchio. To the southwest the commune occupies the east bank of the Bay of Figari, and Ventilegne Point, but not the resort.
Climate
Figari has a
hot-summer mediterranean climate
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(
Köppen climate classification
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''Csa''). The average annual temperature in Figari is . The average annual rainfall is with November as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around , and lowest in February, at around . The highest temperature ever recorded in Figari was on 23 July 2009; the coldest temperature ever recorded was on 25 February 1993.
Population
Economy
Viticulture
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has been practiced in Figari since the Roman era. There are of vineyards on which
Syrah
Syrah (), also known as Shiraz, is a dark-skinned grape variety grown throughout the world and used primarily to produce red wine. In 1999, Syrah was found to be the offspring of two obscure grapes from southeastern France, Dureza and Mondeuse ...
,
Grenache, and
Vermentino are grown. The wine produced falls under the
Vin de Corse-Figari AOC.
Transportation
The airport,
Figari Sud-Corse Airport, is the third largest of Corsica.
[ . Live flight information can be obtained at: ] It opened in 1975 with a runway of . In 2004 it carried 254,000 passengers, 117,000 between the airport and
Paris
Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of France. With an estimated population of 2,048,472 residents in January 2025 in an area of more than , Paris is the List of ci ...
, 63,000 to or from
Marseille
Marseille (; ; see #Name, below) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Departments of France, department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Regions of France, region. Situated in the ...
, 34,000 to or from
Nice
Nice ( ; ) is a city in and the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million[Communes of the Corse-du-Sud department
The following is a list of the 124 Communes of France, communes of the departments of France, department of Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, France.
The communes cooperate in the following Communes of France#Intercommunality, intercommunalities (as of 202 ...]
References
Communes of Corse-du-Sud
Corse-du-Sud communes articles needing translation from French Wikipedia
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