Village Castifao is located 40 km from Corte, 2 km over the course of Tartagine. It is accessed by either CD147 or by D47. Its average altitude is 506 m.
The town is the capital of the canton of Castifau-Merusaglia, having been the capital of the Pieve di Caccia he formed with Moltifau, Ascu, and for some time, and even with Canavaghja Campitellu.
Castifao four districts (Petrera, Castifau, Piazze, Case Soprano) and an eccentric hamlet, the A Piana (La Plaine).
Today Castifao is nearly 160 inhabitants in winter and three times this summer.