Editing Bastia (section)

==Economy==
[[File:Bastia vieux port.JPG|thumb|The entry to the old port with the commercial port behind]]

The ''bastiaise'' agglomeration contains most of the few industries that exist in Corsica. However, the unemployment rate in the commune has persistently been one of the highest in France, standing at over 20% in 2004.{{citation needed|date=September 2024}} Bastia is the seat of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bastia and Upper Corsica.

In the Bastia region the Chamber of Commerce and Industry manages the following facilities:
* '''Bastia Commercial Port''': the port can accommodate eight large vessels (6 passenger ships and two others) simultaneously as well as pilot boats and tugs. It is the second largest port in France in terms of passenger traffic after [[Calais]].
* '''[[Bastia – Poretta Airport]]''' is located south of Bastia agglomeration in the communes of Borgo and [[Lucciana]].