Corse-du-Sud

Corse-du-Sud has 166,045 residents in 124 communes. Over five years, homes sold for a median €4,090/m², from €2,360/m² in Sartène to €6,170/m² in Pietrosella among communes of more than 2,000 people. 56% of households own their main home.

Département 2A · 124 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

166,045residents2022 census

€4,090/m²median price per m²five years of sales

56%of households own their homemain home

38%second homesof all homes

Four maps of Corse-du-Sud.

Each commune is coloured by its value; every map uses the same colour scale, from lowest to highest. Grey: not published.

Green spaceShare of land within 500 m that is green space

0%30%+

Everyday servicesEveryday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

Map of Corse-du-Sud : Everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk (1.2 km)

<60240+

Price per m²Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

Map of Corse-du-Sud : Median price per square metre of house and flat sales over five years

<€1,500€5,000+

Living standardMedian disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

Map of Corse-du-Sud : Median disposable income per consumption unit, 2021

<€19,000€29,000+

Sources: IGN and Insee, IRIS boundaries and Admin Express 2024 (Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

The 15 communes with more than 2,000 people.

Colour shows where each commune sits among the others in the table, from lowest to highest.

Commune	Residents	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Green 500 m	Services 15 min
Afa	3,350	€4,240/m²	€27,250	76%	9%	7.1%	0%	11
Ajaccio	75,343	€3,700/m²	€23,320	47%	12%	7.7%	15%	120
Alata	3,645	€4,340/m²	€27,810	83%	8%	7.0%	19%	1
Bastelicaccia	4,258	€4,780/m²	€27,450	63%	9%	9.0%	11%	14
Bonifacio	3,269	€5,220/m²	€22,670	53%	11%	13.5%	46%	100
Cuttoli-Corticchiato	2,044	€3,610/m²	€25,510	85%	12%	8.5%	27%	6
Grosseto-Prugna	3,331	€5,810/m²	€26,630	67%	12%	8.5%	28%	6
Lecci	2,020	€5,980/m²	€23,640	56%	6%	15.9%	30%	8
Peri	2,042	€3,660/m²	€25,940	70%	9%	4.7%	0%	3
Pietrosella	2,042	€6,170/m²	€28,370	61%	12%	9.5%	47%	0
Porto-Vecchio	11,536	€5,470/m²	€21,560	49%	9%	11.1%	57%	47
Propriano	3,864	€4,100/m²	€19,650	48%	13%	10.9%	0%	57
Sarrola-Carcopino	3,250	€3,390/m²	€22,590	53%	8%	9.3%	5%	6
Sartène	3,732	€2,360/m²	€20,130	54%	13%	9.8%	18%	48
Zonza	2,869	€5,760/m²	€22,550	63%	12%	10.4%	77%	15

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0) · DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0) · Insee, Filosofi 2021 income data (Open Licence 2.0) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)

People.

166,045 residents and 73,644 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

16%

aged under 15

13%

aged 15–29

31%

aged 60 and over

32%

of households are people living alone

27%

of households are couples with children

11%

of households are single-parent families

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Homes.

126,686 homes, 58% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

51%

of homes are houses

56%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

38%

second homes

empty homes

90%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 19198%

1919–19456%

1946–197020%

1971–199034%

1991–200514%

2006–201918%

Source: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Property prices.

10,121 house and flat sales over five years.

€4,090/m²median price, houses and flatsFrance : €2,600/m²

€3,860/m²flats6,570 sales

€4,750/m²houses3,551 sales

Median prices from sales published in France’s Demandes de valeurs foncières (DVF) over ten half-years, for sales of a single property. Individual sales are not shown. A median is only given where there were at least ten sales.

Source: DGFiP property sales (DVF), data.gouv.fr statistics (Open Licence 2.0)

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

8.9%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

29%

of over-15s who have left school hold a higher-education degree

managers and professionals among over-15s

30%

retired among over-15s

Sources: Insee, 2022 population census (sub-municipal files, Open Licence 2.0)

Health, shops and services.

Facilities and services in Corse-du-Sud on 1 January 2025, from Insee’s permanent database of facilities.

12.6GPs per 10,000 residents2025

59pharmacieson 1 January 2025

201food storessupermarkets, convenience stores, grocers

General practitioners210

Dentists134

Nurses545

Physiotherapists366

Pharmacies59

Group health centres5

Emergency departments5

Supermarkets and hypermarkets36

Convenience stores and grocers165

Bakeries198

Butchers93

Petrol stations60

EV charging stations88

Post offices and postal points88

Banks43

France services centres16

Police and gendarmerie22

Restaurants1,453

Hairdressers280

Nurseries40

Swimming pools6

Sports halls14

Gyms10

Cinemas12

Libraries49

Performance venues2

Insee’s permanent database of facilities lists the shops, services and health professionals present in each commune on 1 January. Health professionals in private practice are counted one by one; several may work at the same address.

Source: Insee, permanent database of facilities 2025 (Open Licence 2.0)

Natural and industrial hazards.

Share of the département’s 124 communes exposed to each major hazard, and natural-disaster declarations since 1982.

Forest fire100%

Transport of hazardous goods33%

Severe weather13%

Dam failure10%

Flooding1%

Ground movement1%

Industrial hazard1%

481natural-disaster declarationssince 1982

35%of communes have a natural-hazard prevention planin force

Natural-disaster declarations by type

Floods and mudflows418

Coastal surges and wave damage46

Ground movement13

Storms and cyclones3

Drought (clay shrinkage)1

A natural-disaster declaration (arrêté CatNat) lets insurers pay out for the damage. The count reflects past events, not a forecast of future risk. The list of hazards comes from each département’s major-risk file; a prevention plan in force limits building in exposed zones.

Source: Géorisques, GASPAR database (Open Licence 2.0), as of 5 October 2026