Property for sale in Corse-Du-Sud

Corse-du-Sud covers the southern half of Corsica, its capital, Ajaccio, famous as the birthplace of Napoleon Bonaparte. Ajaccio's own airport keeps the department connected to mainland France and beyond. With its Napoleonic and coastal heritage, Corse-du-Sud is home to Ajaccio's atmospheric old quarter, where Napoleon's family home is preserved as a museum, and to Bonifacio, perched dramatically on white limestone cliffs. Outside the main visitor towns, buyers will find the resort of Porto-Vecchio, sometimes nicknamed the Corsican Saint-Tropez, and a mountainous interior where roughly a third of the island falls within its protected regional natural park. Corse-du-Sud is equally known for its traditional hillside villages, built inland rather than along the shore, reflecting centuries of concern about coastal raids. A Mediterranean climate brings hot, dry summers and mild winters. Property choice ranges from an apartment in Ajaccio, a villa near Porto-Vecchio or Bonifacio, or a traditional stone village house in the mountainous interior, Corse-du-Sud gives buyers plenty of choice, with prices among the highest in France outside the mainland's most fashionable coastal areas. With Napoleonic heritage, dramatic coastline and mountain villages, it remains among France's most captivating departments. The average house price in Corse-du-Sud stands at €4,357/m².