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419 people call this town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica home.
Bocognano isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 59% of homes. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Bocognano does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Bocognano as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Statue-menhir de Tavera, in Tavera, 3.9 mi away.
30% 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 Bocognano.
7% of the population is aged 15 to 24, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 31% of the town. Half of Bocognano is older than 52.8, half younger.
47% women, 53% men
About 112 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Bocognano | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 15% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Bocognano number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Households’ median disposable income: €27,300 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 7.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Houses made up nearly two thirds of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 17 homes in Bocognano.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Bocognano is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Bocognano.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bocognano | 419 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 15 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Afa | 3,350 | 15 | — | D− | — | C |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 15 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
| Corte Haute-Corse | 7,819 | 16 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo Haute-Corse | 3,880 | 17 | C+ | D | A+ | C |
| Alata | 3,681 | 18 | — | D | — | C+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Bocognano is a commune of 419 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
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 9, 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.