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With 52 residents, it is a town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Altagène has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 58% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 35% of residents.
The 2 things Altagène does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Altagène as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Couvent Saint-François, in Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, 0.7 mi away.
48% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Altagène is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Altagène.
The 15-to-24 age group: 5.9%, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 37% have a degree. At 58.2, the median resident of Altagène sits in the middle of the age range.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Altagène | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.8% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 33% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 14% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
0.0% of Altagène’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 70% drove.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €10.56/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Altagène. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Altagène yet.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Altagène is a commune of 52 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Alta Rocca. 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altagène | 52 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sartène | 3,742 | 8.2 | C+ | C− | A | D |
| Propriano | 3,996 | 8.9 | C− | D− | B | C |
| Porto-Vecchio | 11,198 | 13 | D− | D− | D | D− |
| Zonza | 2,989 | 14 | D | D | C | B+ |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 18 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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.