Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica has a population of 3,350.
Schools do well: brevet results 2.9 points above the expected rate. Households here earn well: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 7.1% unemployment. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 11.3 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It lags on walkability as well (D) — 6% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 2% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Afa has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Afa does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Afa with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Afa has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Afa as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Baptistère paléochrétien de Saint-Jean, in Ajaccio, 4.9 mi away.
2.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Afa.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.57/m² a month, about level with Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses made up 71% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Sales in Afa from July 2023 to June 2026: 65 houses and apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,630/m² | 46 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
2.4% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Unemployment stood at 7.1%, below both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Also worth knowing: at the census, 1.8% of working residents in Afa didn’t travel to work at all.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the collèges within 5 km of Afa, 92.1% passed the brevet, near Corse-du-Sud’s towns (91.9%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). On school results, the town ranks #4 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. General-bac pupils go 4.1 mi to the nearest lycée.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BaleoneNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 127 | 88%−1 pt |
| Collège Saint-Paul PrivateBest against expectations: 7 points above the expected rateCollège | Collège | 83 | 93%+7 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 2 general practitioners in Afa. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Afa records 97 deaths per 100 expected. 245 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 253: 3% below. In Corse-du-Sud, life expectancy at birth reaches 87.2 years for women and 82.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B−.
Half of Afa is older than 46.3, half younger. Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Degrees are held by 30% of adults, higher than Corse-du-Sud’s towns (28%) and near compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Afa | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
Nothing in Afa is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Afa.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afa | 3,350 | — | — | D− | — | C |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 1 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Alata | 3,681 | 2.7 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 4.2 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
| Ajaccio | 76,320 | 4.8 | A | D | B+ | B |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 6.7 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Afa has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 1.4 recorded violent incidents and 5.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #4 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Afa grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Afa is a commune of 3,350 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.