Corsica

Corsica has 351,276 residents in 2 départements and 360 communes. The median price per square metre ranges from €3,120/m² in Haute-Corse to €4,090/m² in Corse-du-Sud.

Region · 2 départements · 360 communes · Updated 24 October 2026

351,276residents2022 census

56%of households own their homemain home

50%housesof all homes

37%second homesof all homes

Corsica · 360 communes

0%30%+

Share of land within 500 m that is green space

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)

All 2 départements.

Colour shows where each département sits among the others in the region.

Département	Residents	Communes	Price per m²	Living standard	Home owners	Aged 75+	Unemployment	Second homes
Corse-du-Sud (2A)	166,045	124	€4,090/m²	–	56%	12%	8.9%	38%
Haute-Corse (2B)	185,231	236	€3,120/m²	–	55%	12%	10.4%	35%

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)

People.

351,276 residents and 159,275 households at the 2022 census, next to the département figure.

15%

aged under 15

14%

aged 15–29

31%

aged 60 and over

34%

of households are people living alone

25%

of households are couples with children

12%

of households are single-parent families

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

Homes.

265,480 homes, 60% of them main residences, with 3.7 rooms on average.

50%

of homes are houses

56%

of households own their home

of households rent social housing (HLM)

37%

second homes

empty homes

89%

of households have a car

When main homes were built

before 191910%

1919–19456%

1946–197016%

1971–199033%

1991–200516%

2006–201920%

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

Income and work.

Work and qualifications at the 2022 census.

9.7%

unemployment among 15–64s (census definition)

28%

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)

Départements in the region.

Every département has its own page, with all of its communes.

Corse-du-Sud Haute-Corse