[3] The commune occupies an "alveolus" in the western Cap Corse, a valley surrounded by mountains to the north, east, and south, which are also its territorial limits.

Pino's geographical location on the Cape's western coastline means it is subject to the prevailing westerly winds.

The soil is covered with tall holm oak trres and dense scrubland that conceal the ancient cultivation terraces, developing on a soil composed partly of silky, wrinkled sericite schists, and partly of very resistant ophiolites composed of volcanic rocks, causing sharp, abrupt reliefs in the ground.

On the rocky coastal slopes, are the numerous agave and prickly pear trees that originated in Mexico and have become widespread around the Mediterranean.

Pino derives from the Latin word pinus, meaning umbrella pine, a species of tree endemic to the commune.