In addition, the municipality has introduced an additional commuter service between Mezzana station in the suburbs and Ajaccio station located in the centre. Administration Ajaccio was successively: Capital of the district of the department of Corsica in 1790 to 1793 Capital of the department of Liamone from 1793 to 1811 Capital of the department of Corsica from 1811 to 1975 Capital of the region and the collectivité territoriale de Corse since 1970 and the department of Corse-du-Sud since 1976 Policy Ajaccio remained (with some interruptions) an electoral stronghold of the Bonapartist (CCB) party until the municipal elections of 2001. The outgoing municipality was then beaten by a left-wing coalition led by Simon Renucci which gathered Social Democrats, Communists, and Charles Napoleon - the pretender to the imperial throne. List of Successive Mayors of Ajaccio Quarters 10 Quarters are recognized by the municipality. Cannes-Binda: an area north of the city, consisting of Housing estates, classed as a Sensitive urban zone (ZUS) with Les Salines, subject to a policy of urban renewal Centre Ville: The tourist heart of the city consisting of shopping streets and major thoroughfares Casone: a bourgeois neighbourhood with an affluent population located in the former winter resort on the heights of the southern city. Les Jardins de l'Empereur: a neighbourhood classified as a Sensitive urban zone (ZUS) on the heights of the city, consisting of housing estates overlooking the city Mezzavia: northern quarter of the town with several subdivisions and areas of business and economic activities Octroi-Sainte Lucie: constitutes the northern part of the city centre near the port and the railway station Pietralba: quarter northeast of the city, classified ZUS Résidence des Îles: quarter to the south of the city near the tourist route of Sanguinaires in a quality environment Saint-Jean: collection of buildings for a population with low incomes, close to the historic urban core of the city, classified as a Sensitive urban zone (ZUS) Saline: quarter north of the city, consisting of large apartment blocks, classed as a Sensitive urban zone (ZUS) with Les Cannes, subject to a policy of urban renewal Vazzio: quarter northeast of the city, near the airport, the EDF Central, and the Francois Coty stadium. Intercommunality Since December 2001, Ajaccio has been part of the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien with nine other communes: Afa, Alata, Appietto, Cuttoli-Corticchiato, Peri, Sarrola-Carcopino, Tavaco, Valle-di-Mezzana, and Villanova. Origins The geopolitical arrangements of the commune