Bajardo (also Baiardo) is a comune in the Province of Imperia in the Italian region Liguria. It is about 110 km southwest of Genoa and about 25 km west of Imperia. Its principal settlement, Bajardo itself, is a medieval village which stands at an elevation of 900 m on a peak at the head of the basin of the Nervia torrent.

History

First ruled by the Counts of Ventimiglia, it passed to the Marquis of Ceva before coming under Genoese control in 1259. It remained with Genoa until 1815 when it became part of the Kingdom of Sardinia. The parish church of San Nicolò da Bari in Piazza Parrocchiale was built in 1893 to replace the church destroyed by the earthquake of 1887.