ors ica . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁are ▁called ▁Porto - Vec chia is ▁in ▁French , ▁and ▁Port ive ch j acci u ▁in ▁C ors ican . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁canton ▁of ▁Porto - Vec chio ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁about ▁ 1 2 , 9 0 0 ▁living ▁in ▁four ▁communes ▁making ▁up ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁. ▁It ▁is ▁divided ▁in ▁two ▁by ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁Z on za , ▁which ▁holds ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁the ▁coast ▁around ▁the ▁G ulf ▁of ▁Pin are ll u . ▁Porto - Vec chio ▁has ▁two ▁communes ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁S ari - Sol enz ara ▁and ▁Con ca , ▁and ▁two ▁to ▁the ▁south , ▁Porto - Vec chio ▁and ▁L ec ci . ▁ ▁The ▁commune ▁of ▁Porto - Vec chio ▁is ▁ ▁east ▁of ▁S art ène . ▁The ▁north ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁g ulf ▁has ▁many ▁resort s , ▁such ▁as ▁Bened ett u , ▁Marina ▁di ▁F ior i , ▁and ▁others ▁of ▁the ▁commune ▁of ▁L ec ci . ▁The ▁east ▁coast , ▁a ▁shore ▁with ▁cl iffs , ▁is ▁less ▁habit able ; ▁beyond ▁Ch ia ppa ▁Point ▁( a ▁natur ist ▁site ) ▁the ▁coast ▁goes ▁south west ▁to ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Bon ifa cio ▁commune . ▁ ▁Off ▁the ▁sout heast ▁shore ▁are ▁the ▁four ▁î les ▁Cer b icale ▁( s eld om ▁shown ▁on ▁the ▁map ▁but ▁visible ▁from ▁satellite ▁photograph s ), ▁protected ▁by ▁a ▁nature ▁reserve ▁of ▁, ▁which ▁are