 The international airport of Bastia - Poretta is situated in the commune.The Roman town of Mariana had been founded by Gaius Marius in 93 BC.It was the seat of the Roman Catholic diocese of Mariana, associated with the dioceses of Pisa and Genoa, which lasted until it was transferred, along with all Corsican bishoprics, by the Concordat of 1801 to the Diocese of Ajaccio.