Arrondissement of Bastia

Bastia
Arrondissement of France
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Communes	27
Prefecture	Bastia
Area¹
• Total	474 km^2 (183 sq mi)
Population (2013)
• Total	84,130
• Density	180/km^2 (460/sq mi)
¹ French Land Register data, which exclude lakes, ponds, and glaciers larger than 1 km² as well as the estuaries of rivers.

The arrondissement of Bastia is an arrondissement of France in the Haute-Corse department in the territorial collectivity of Corsica. It has 27 communes. On 1 January 2010, the four cantons of Alto-di-Casaconi, Fiumalto-d'Ampugnani, Campoloro-di-Moriani and Vescovato that previously belonged to the arrondissement of Bastia were added to the arrondissement of Corte,^[1] and the two cantons of Le Haut-Nebbio and La Conca-d'Oro to the arrondissement of Calvi.^[2]

Composition

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Bastia are:

• Bastia-1
• Bastia-2
• Bastia-3
• Bastia-4
• Biguglia-Nebbio (partly)
• Borgo
• Cap Corse (partly)

Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Bastia, and their INSEE codes, are:^[3]

1. Barrettali (2B030)	2. Bastia (2B033)	3. Biguglia (2B037)	4. Borgo (2B042)
5. Brando (2B043)	6. Cagnano (2B046)	7. Canari (2B058)	8. Centuri (2B086)
9. Ersa (2B107)	10. Furiani (2B120)	11. Lucciana (2B148)	12. Luri (2B152)
13. Meria (2B159)	14. Morsiglia (2B170)	15. Nonza (2B178)	16. Ogliastro (2B183)
17. Olcani (2B184)	18. Olmeta-di-Capocorso (2B187)	19. Pietracorbara (2B224)	20. Pino (2B233)
21. Rogliano (2B261)	22. San-Martino-di-Lota (2B305)	23. Santa-Maria-di-Lota (2B309)	24. Sisco (2B281)
25. Tomino (2B327)	26. Vignale (2B350)	27. Ville-di-Pietrabugno (2B353)

Sub-prefects

• Robert Miguet : 1972-1974 : sub-prefect of Bastia

References

1. INSEE, Modifications territoriales
2. INSEE, Modifications territoriales
3. INSEE Communes de l'arrondissement de Bastia

External links

• (French) Bastia on French National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies site (INSEE)

Coordinates: 42°42′03″N 9°27′01″E / 42.7008°N 9.4503°E