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Bastia
Bastia
Location within Corsica region  Bastia
Administration
Country	France
Region	Corsica
Department	Haute-Corse
Arrondissement	Bastia
Intercommunality	Bastia
Mayor	Émile Zuccarelli (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	0–963 m (0–3,159 ft) (avg. 30 m or 98 ft)
Land area1	19.38 km2 (7.48 sq mi)
Population2	43,477  (2008)
- Density	2,243 /km2 (5,810 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	2B033/ 20200
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Bastia (French pronunciation: [bas.tja], French and Corsican: Bastia) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France located in the northeast of the island of Corsica at the base of Cap Corse. It is also the second-largest city in Corsica after Ajaccio and the capital of the department.

Bastia is the principal port of the island and its principal commercial town, especially famous for its wines. According to the 2006 census, Bastia has 43,577 inhabitants. Approximately 10% of the population are immigrants. The unemployment rate in the commune has persistently been one of the highest in France, standing at over 20% in 2004.

History[link]

The citadel, built by the genoans

Before the occupation of Corsica by the Genoese, Cardo was a large city. Around the city were little villages where the fishermen of Cardo lived. This little port was called Porto Cardo, meaning "the port of Cardo."

The Genoese felt the need for shelter from the sea storms and in 1380 began to construct, under Governor Leonello Lomellini, a bastiglia, Italian for stronghold or citadel. With time, the bastiglia (Bastia) became more prosperous and important than Cardo. Bastia was the capital of Corsica until 1791.

In 1794, during a war with Revolutionary France, British troops under Admiral Nelson and Lieutenant-General David Dundas briefly captured Bastia.

Climate[link]

Bastia has a Mediterranean climate. The average annual temperature is about 15.3 °C (60 °F), and there are usually five days of freezing weather per year. The winds are frequent and violent, and the annual rainfall is copious (more than 700 mm). However, there are about 340 days of sunshine per year.^{[citation needed]}

Sights[link]

• The Museum of Corsica
• The former palace of the Genoese governors, which now accommodates a museum of Corsican ethnography. The museum covers many topics: geology, flora, history, arts and folk traditions, contemporary art.
• The fortress with its keep and its 16th century bell tower protects Terra-Nova and offers great views over the old port, Terra Vecchia, the mountain and the coast.

Population[link]

Transportation[link]

Road[link]

The main road to Bastia is the RN 193.

Railway[link]

Bastia's train station, which belongs to Corsican Railways, is situated in the city center and connects Bastia with Ajaccio and Calvi.

Seaport[link]

In terms of passengers, Bastia is the first French port of the Mediterranean with more than 2.4 million passengers in 2007 . It is the second French port behind Calais (15 million passengers).

Airport[link]

The Bastia – Poretta Airport is located 16 km south of the city, in the town of Lucciana.

Personalities[link]

Bastia was the birthplace of:

• Vincent de Moro Giafferi (1878–1956), lawyer, nicknamed the "Grand Moro"
• César Campinchi (1882–1941), lawyer and French politician
• César Vezzani (1888–1951), operatic tenor singer
• Jose Luccioni (1903–1978), operatic tenor singer
• John Bernard (1893–1983), American politician, representing Minnesota in the House of Representatives
• Angelo Rinaldi (born 1940), writer and member of the Académie française
• Yves Simonpaoli (born 1928), painter and professor of dentistry
• Henry Padovani, original guitarist of The Police.
• Adil Rami, football player
• Baptiste Giabiconi (born 1989), Male model and pop singer

Twin towns[link]

• Erding, Germany
• Viareggio, Italy

See also[link]

• Sporting Club de Bastia
• Bastia - Poretta Airport
• Communes of the Haute-Corse department

References[link]

• INSEE

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Bastia

• Official website (French)
• Wikitravel
• Bastia Fansite (in French)
• Unofficial Guide to Bastia Airport

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Anthony Modeste

Defender Anthony Moeste for Grenada, 7th of April, 2009.
Personal information
Full name	Anthony Benedict Modeste
Date of birth	(1975-08-30) August 30, 1975 (age 36)
Place of birth	Grenada
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Club information
Current club	Portmore United
Number	11
Youth career
	Q.P.R.
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–2002	Q.P.R.
2002–	Portmore United
National team‡
1996–	Grenada	51	(6)
Teams managed
2007–2008	Grenada
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of June 4, 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of June 4, 2011

Anthony Benedict Modeste (born August 30, 1975 in Grenada) is a Grenadian football player, currently playing for Jamaican National Premier League side Portmore United, where he plays as a defender.

Playing career[link]

Nicknamed Nixon, he plays as a defensive midfielder or as a defender and is Portmore's skipper. He once had a trial with D.C. United of Major League Soccer and still plays in Grenada's summer league for Anchor's Queens Park Rangers.

International career[link]

Modeste is one of the most successful players of Grenada, captains the national team and collected over 30 caps, scoring 10 goals in the process.

External links[link]

• Profile at Golocaljamaica
• Anthony Modeste at National-Football-Teams.com

v t e Grenada squad – 2009 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Baptiste 4 Langaigne 5 James 6 Marshall 7 Bubb 8 Facey 9 R. Charles 10 Bain 11 A. Modeste 12 Julien 13 Leo 14 D. Daniel 15 R. Daniel 16 Paul 17 Brown 18 Antoine 19 Mark 20 J. Rennie 21 Joseph 23 P. Modeste 25 S. Rennie 30 Noel 33 J. Charles Coach: Taylor

v t e Grenada squad – 2011 CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 Baptiste 2 Cyrus 3 S. Phillip 4 Rocastle 5 Langaigne 6 Marshall 7 Julien 8 Facey 9 Charles 11 A. Modeste 12 Murray 13 Leo 14 Johnson 15 Straker 16 L. Joseph 17 M. Phillip 19 P. Modeste 20 Rennie 21 S. Joseph 22 Bubb 23 Williams 30 Louison 34 Noel Coach: Adams

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