Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Bastelica has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 63% of homes. Over-65s are 34% of the population.
What makes Bastelica stand out
The 2 things Bastelica does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bastelica.
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Bastelica than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 8.8% are under 15
34% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 5.4% of the town. Graduates make up a quarter of adults.
56.9median age
BastelicaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma17%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education25%
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%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Bastelica: 43% were built before 1919, more than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Bastelica is Pont génois de Zippitoli. The town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Fewer people in Bastelica are out of work than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: 7.7%
Bastelica holds 150 jobs; 250 of its residents are in work, so 0.6 jobs each. The median disposable income was €26,200 a year per consumption unit, about level with compared French towns (€25,970) and above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€24,550). 2.6% of the town’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
12%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot12%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
150
jobs based in Bastelica, 0.6 per working resident
7.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,200
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Bastelica costs an estimated advertised €12.42/m² a month, against €16.26/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €11.17/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 20 homes in Bastelica. Houses accounted for 70% of sales, apartments for the rest.
€12.42/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Bastelica€12.42/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€16.26/m²
€12.42/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.87 to €15.63/m² a month)
€11.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Bastelica
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Bastelica is a commune of 522 people in the Communauté de communes Celavu-Prunelli. 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
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.
