Much to like here, and you pay for it. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 5.2 points above the expected rate. What holds it back is cost of living — at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 9.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 87% of compared French towns. Its place in the ranking is #1 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Ajaccio 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.
Cathédrale Santa Maria Assunta ou cathédrale Notre-Dame: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Erasme ou Sant'Erasmu: Photo: Olaf Meister · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine des Milelli: Photo: G CHP · CC BY-SA 2.5
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ajaccio.
Schools
Exam results around Ajaccio beat 94% of compared French towns
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 86% passed the bac pro, of 226 candidates at 2 lycées. For exam results, it comes #2 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. At the lycées within 5 km of Ajaccio, 95.3% passed the bac, close to Corse-du-Sud’s towns (95.3%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Homes in Ajaccio sell for €3,775/m² at the median, against €4,811/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€3,775/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.22/m² a month, between Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses sell for €4,352/m² in Ajaccio, apartments for €3,738/m². From July 2023 to June 2026, 2,103 homes were sold here.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Ajaccio€3,775/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€4,811/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,352/m²
126
Apartments
€3,738/m²
1,977
€15.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.98 to €19.33/m² a month)
9.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€16.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€26,680
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income A−
Getting about on foot is easier in Ajaccio than in 88% of compared French towns
14%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 13.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and close to compared French towns (13.4%). 7.0% of the labour force are out of work. The median disposable income is €25,880 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving76%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter8%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
39,800
jobs based in Ajaccio, 1.2 per working resident
7.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 88% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Ajaccio ranks below 69% of compared French towns for crime per resident
5.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Among the graded crimes in Ajaccio, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025). 2025 saw 1,268 offenses recorded locally. On the Safety Grade, Ajaccio ranks 3rd of the 9 compared towns in Corse-du-Sud. Graded property crimes ran at 12.3 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 5.3 (2023–2025 average).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage648
Other physical violence175
Vehicle theft154
Family violence144
Sexual violence66
Theft from vehicles43
Burglary38
Theft without violence371
Drug use267
Fraud214
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
5.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,268
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, under 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth B
Ajaccio loses fewer people than its age profile suggests, 83 per 100 expected, below Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
−17%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
6,425 deaths in Ajaccio between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 7,403: 13% below. Average lifespans in Corse-du-Sud: 87.2 years for women, 82.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. The town has 108 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted83
Median town88
Expected100
108
GPs in Ajaccio · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Ch Nd la Misericorde
2.1 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Ch Nd la Misericorde
87.2 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corse-du-Sud, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ajaccio is Baptistère paléochrétien de Saint-Jean. Its heritage reaches back to the 6th century. Before 1919: that is when 4.3% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Ajaccio has fewer young adults than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 8.3% are 15 to 24
43.3median age
Children are 18% of the town. Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (28%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Ages in Ajaccio split evenly at 43.3: half are older, half younger.
AjaccioCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma16%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Napoléon Ier: Jacques-Louis David, Public domain · Alizée: Ronny Martin Junnilainen, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louis Bonaparte: Charles Howard Hodges, Public domain · Charles Bonaparte: Attributed to Anton Raphael Mengs, Public domain · Jérôme Bonaparte: Pierre-Louis Pierson, Public domain · Letizia Bonaparte: Joseph Karl Stieler, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Ajaccio
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Ajaccio is a commune of 76,320 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
Population
76,320 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Ajaccien
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
32 sq mi (82.8 km²)
INSEE code
2A004
Ajaccio’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Ajaccio
Is Ajaccio safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #3 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 38 burglaries and 648 acts of criminal damage. With 39,800 jobs for 32,000 working residents, Ajaccio draws people from neighboring communes, and crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its number of residents.
Are schools in Ajaccio good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #2 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. The lycée stands out: 99% of 395 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Laetitia Bonaparte in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Ajaccio expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Ajaccio grades D for cost of living.
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.
