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Bastia

This article is about the city in Corsica. For the town in Umbria, see Bastia Umbra. For the town in Piedmont, see Bastia Mondovì. For the Argentinian footballer, see Adrián Bastía.

Bastia
Bastìa (Corsican)
Prefecture and commune
From top, left to right: View of St Jean Baptiste Cathedral from the city's port, Boulevard Paoli, aerial view of the port and Bastia's citadel to the left, Romieu Stairs in Romieu Garden, Place Saint-Nicolas with Napoleon Bonaparte statue, Governor's Palace.
Flag of Bastia
Flag
Coat of arms of Bastia
Coat of arms
Location of Bastia
Map
Bastia is located in France
Bastia
Bastia
Bastia is located in Corsica
Bastia
Bastia
Coordinates: 42°42′03″N 9°27′01″E / 42.7008°N 9.4503°E / 42.7008; 9.4503
CountryFrance
RegionCorsica
DepartmentHaute-Corse
ArrondissementBastia
CantonBastia-1, 2, 3 and 4
IntercommunalityCA Bastia
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Savelli[1]
Area
1
19.38 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
48,768
 • Density2,500/km2 (6,500/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Bastiais, Bastiaise (FR)
bastìacciu, bastìaccia (CO), bastiese (IT)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B033 /20200
Elevation0–963 m (0–3,159 ft)
(avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bastia (UK: /ˈbæstjə, ˈbɑːs-/, US: /ˈbɑːstiə, ˈbæs-, bɑːˈstiːə/,[3][4][5][6] French: [bastja] , Italian: [baˈstiːa]; Corsican: Bastìa [baˈsti.a]) is a commune in the department of Haute-Corse, Corsica, France.[7] It is located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It also has the second-highest population of any commune on the island after Ajaccio and is the capital of the Bagnaja region and of the department.

Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town and is known for its wines.[citation needed] The inhabitants of the commune are known as Bastiais or Bastiaises.[8] Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The commune has been awarded three flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.[9]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Bastia". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Bastia". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Bastia"[dead link] (US) and "Bastia". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 26 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Bastia". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  7. ^ INSEE commune file
  8. ^ Inhabitants of Haute-Corse (in French)
  9. ^ Competition for Towns and Villages in Bloom website Archived 10 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine (in French)

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