Useful numbers
In order to better manage an unforeseen event during your journey in Corsica, it is necessary that you have in your address book a whole list of useful numbers of services as well as the numbers of some associations that can help you should there be a problem.
Because they are on vacation, most of summer vacationers have an obsession about not being concerned about their health, and yet, unforeseen events can occur at any time. For medical inconvenience, here is a list of essential numbers to alert:
Hospital of Bastia: 04 95 59 11 11
Urgencies Hospital of Bastia: 04 95 59 10 51
Ajaccio Hospital: 04 95 29 90 90
Emergency services Ajaccio Hospital: 04 95 29 91 49
Anti-Poison Center: 04 91 75 25 25
Social Emergency: 115
C.R.O.S.S corse (sea rescue): 04 95 20 13 63
Anti-poison center: 04 91 75 25 25
Vescovato 04.95.36.50.27
Folelli 04.95.36.90.17
In the case of theft or physical assault, be sure to notify the appropriate authorities immediately by calling the following numbers:
POLICE: 17
FIREFIGHTERS: 18
SAMU: 15
SECOURS by mobile: 112
CROSS Med in Corsica (fixed line): 04 95 20 13 63
CROSS Med in Corsica (GSM line): 1616
For those who are travelling with a small budget, there are some competent services offering free medical care. The following numbers are to be called in case of emergency:
Center Hospitalier Bastia: 04 95 59 18 60
Bastia Health Examination Center: 04 95 30 13 40
Health care center Corsica Malta Bastia: 04 95 32 61 73
It is possible that you need more money to finance your trip. In case you are running out of money, you can always check with the existing banks on the island:
Agency Folelli (Crédit Agricole): 04 95 58 40 10
Moriani Agency (Crédit Agricole): 04 95 58 40 00
Moriani Agency (Société Générale): 04 95 38 55 54
Agency Folelli (Savings Bank): 08 20 710 030
In the case of legal and diplomatic concerns, the best thing to do is to inform the embassy of your country immediately in order to avoid back and forth in the local signs:
Embassy of Germany: 04 95 33 03 56
Embassy of Italy: 04 95 34 93 93
Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco: 04 95 30 10 70
Embassy of Royal of Norway: 04 95 23 29 66
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands: 04 95 21 00 70
Embassy of Sweden: 04 95 70 95 91
Embassy of Switzerland: 04 95 21 28 43
However, here are some numbers of the Corsican State Services for any legal request. If need be, please contact :
Prefecture of Haute Corse - Fango Administrative Center -20401 Bastia CEDEX - Tel. : 04.95.34.50.00
Prefecture of Corsica - Rue Sergent Casalonga 20000 Ajaccio - Tel. : 04.95.11.12.13
DDE Haute Corsica - 8 Bd Benoîte Danesi 20200 Bastia - Tél. : 04.95.32.97.97