Bastia
French commune, city and prefecture of Haute-Corse, Corsica
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Summary
Bastia is a commune of France[1]. Bastia ranks in the top 0.4% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,615 views/month, #124 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Haute-Corse[3], arrondissement of Bastia[4]
- Country: France[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Tyrrhenian Sea[6]
- Head of government: Pierre Savelli[7]
- Shares border with: Ville-di-Pietrabugno[8], Barbaggio[9], Furiani[10], Patrimonio[11]
- Twinned administrative body: Erding[12], Viareggio[13]
- Postal code: 20200[14], 20600[15]
- Commons category: Bastia[16]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[17], UTC+02:00[18]
- Local dialing code: 495[19]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Bastia[20]
- Located in/on physical feature: Corsica[21]
- Significant event: Siege of Bastia[22]
- Official website: https://www.bastia.corsica/[23]
- Topic's main category: Category:Bastia[24]
- Commons gallery: Bastia[25]
- Email address: mailto:mairie@bastia.corsica[26]
- Population: 43,331[27], 44,355[28], 45,596[29], 45,715[30], 48,044[31], 38,746[32], 42,810[33], 44,020[34], 37,845[35], 37,884[36], 43,577[37], 42,912[38], 48,503[39], 48,296[40]
- Office held by head of government: mayor of Bastia[41]
- Phone number: +33-4-95-55-95-55[42]
- Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[43], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[44]
- Capital of: Haute-Corse[45], canton of Bastia-1[46], arrondissement of Bastia[47], Canton of Bastia-5[48], canton of Bastia-3[49], canton of Bastia-2[50], canton of Bastia-4[51], canton of Bastia-6[52], Corse[53], Golo[54]
- Official name: Bastia[55], Bastìa[56]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Bastia[57]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Bastia include Bastia – Poretta Airport[58], an airport[59], in France[60].
Why It Matters
Bastia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[61] Bastia is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[62]
Entities named for Bastia include Bastia – Poretta Airport[58], an airport[59], in France[60].