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BalognaCorse-du-Sud

Some 135 people live in this town, in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.

Is Balogna a good place to live?

There are no grades for Balogna: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. 57% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 45% of the population.

What makes Balogna stand out

The 2 things Balogna does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Balogna’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Balogna’s story

No historic monuments in Balogna

The Culture ministry lists no building in Balogna as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

The nearest classé monument is Figure antique d'Appriciani (rocher sculpté en forme de tête humaine), in Vico, 1.1 mi away.

16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Balogna.

Who lives here

Children make up only 3.8% of Balogna, fewer than in both Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns

45% of residents are 65 or over, above both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). People aged 15 to 24 are 7.7% of the population. Degrees are held by 17% of adults.

62median age
BalognaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 78 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Balogna
BalognaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Under 153.8%15%17%
15–247.7%8.7%11%
25–449.2%24%23%
45–6435%28%26%
65+45%24%22%
No diploma29%19%19%
CAP or BEP24%22%26%
Baccalauréat23%24%18%
Higher education17%28%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes

Work & commute

Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Balogna than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 2.1%

7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving92%
Bicycle2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
0
jobs based in Balogna, 0.3 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Balogna costs less than in both Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.65/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

5 houses and apartments changed hands in Balogna from July 2023 to June 2026. A house rents for an estimated €11.53/m² a month.

€11.65/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Balogna€11.65/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€16.26/m²
€11.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.27 to €14.65/m² a month)
€11.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Balogna

11pages on Balogna

Landmarks

Nothing in Balogna is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

Its history page →

Famous people from Balogna

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Balogna yet.

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Balogna’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Corse-du-Sud →
AfaAlataSarrola-CarcopinoAjaccioBastelicacciaAfaAlataSarrola-CarcopinoAjaccioBastelicacciaBalogna
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Balogna135—————
Afa3,35014—D−—C
Alata3,68114—D—C+
Sarrola-Carcopino3,27814B−D−C+A
Ajaccio76,32017ADB+B
Bastelicaccia4,41117B−D−A+B−

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Balogna

Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica

Balogna is a commune of 135 people in the Communauté de communes Spelunca-Liamone. 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
135 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Spelunca-Liamone
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
10.7 sq mi (27.8 km²)
INSEE code
2A028

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 8, 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.