Overall, Bonifacio earns a C, better than 30% of compared French towns. That places it #6 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. Prices are high against local incomes: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15.4 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its schools beat most (A+): brevet results 11 points above the expected rate.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · 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 Bonifacio 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.
Abri préhistorique d'Araguina-Sennola: Photo: TeletubAstyanax · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Site archéologique antique de Piantarella: Photo: TeletubAstyanax · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonifacio.
History
Bonifacio is rich in protected monuments: 63 per 10,000 residents, more than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns
21historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Bonifacio has 21 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 8 classé, the highest protection, and 13 inscrit, the second level. Among the classé monuments locally is Abri préhistorique d'Araguina-Sennola. Its heritage reaches back to prehistory. 14% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (4%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Schools around Bonifacio do better than those of 99% of compared French towns
92.0%passed the brevetA+School Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #1 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. At the collèges within 5 km of Bonifacio, 92.0% passed the brevet, near Corse-du-Sud’s towns (91.9%) and higher than compared French towns (87.5%). For the general bac, the closest lycée is 14.5 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D−
A home in Bonifacio sells for €5,221/m², more than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns
€5,221/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €15.63/m² a month, about level with Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses in Bonifacio sell for €6,937/m² and apartments for €4,404/m². This Corse-du-Sud town recorded 150 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bonifacio€5,221/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€4,811/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,937/m²
62
Apartments
€4,404/m²
88
€15.63/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.19 to €20.04/m² a month)
15.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€10.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Corse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bonifacio sees more deaths than 69% of compared French towns
−5%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Bonifacio: 95 deaths for every 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 333 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 355, 7% more. 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 3 family doctors.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw107
Adjusted95
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bonifacio · 4.8 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne du Smur Bonifacio
14.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Chirurgicale du Sud de la Corse
87.2 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corse-du-Sud, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
More people in Bonifacio are out of work than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: 13.5%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Bonifacio: 1,550, for 1,450 residents in work (1.1 each). Half of residents lived on more than €24,050 a year per consumption unit, close to Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€24,550) and below compared French towns (€25,970). One in ten commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving78%
On foot9%
Motorbike or scooter5%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
1,550
jobs based in Bonifacio, 1.1 per working resident
13.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,050
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C+
Walkability: better than 38% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Children make up only 14% of Bonifacio, fewer than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
47.6median age
People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, about level with Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Residents of Bonifacio have a median age of 47.6. The 65-and-over age group makes up 23% of residents.
BonifacioCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
23%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education24%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
Safety
Per resident, Bonifacio sees more crime than 51% of compared French towns
8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
The police record for Bonifacio lists 65 offenses in 2025. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 8 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 13.6. The graded crime recorded most in the town was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage41
Sexual violence11
Family violence7
Other physical violence6
Armed robbery0
Fraud34
Theft without violence31
Drug use16
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.
8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
65
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.4%
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 burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Tommaso Maria Zigliara: Artist unknown, Public domain · Giuseppe Abbati: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
About Bonifacio
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Bonifacio is a commune of 3,344 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Corse. 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
3,344 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Corse
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
54.2 sq mi (140.3 km²)
INSEE code
2A041
Bonifacio’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 Bonifacio
Is Bonifacio safe?
It grades B− for safety, #6 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud.
Are schools in Bonifacio good?
They grade A+, better than 99% of compared French towns and #1 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bonifacio expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bonifacio 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.
