To the southeast hills climb to 320 m (1,050 ft) 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.

The average annual rainfall is 643.5 mm (25.33 in) with November as the wettest month.

[8] There are 153 hectares (380 acres) of vineyards on which Syrah, Grenache, and Vermentino are grown.

In 2004 it carried 254,000 passengers, 117,000 between the airport and Paris, 63,000 to or from Marseille, 34,000 to or from Nice, and 37,000 in charters.