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This town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica has a population of 64.
At under 1,000 residents, Cargiaca is too small for the grades other French towns get. 51% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 48% of the population.
The 2 things Cargiaca does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Cargiaca as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne église Saint-Jean, in Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano, 1.9 mi away.
54% 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 Cargiaca.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 3.1% of residents, below both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Degrees are held by just over a third of adults. Half of Cargiaca is older than 64.2, half younger.
43% women, 57% men
About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Cargiaca | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 1.5% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 15% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 48% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 16% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 14% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 8.3% 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.
A house rents for an estimated €10.56/m² a month. Cargiaca recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Cargiaca. Best known first.
Nothing in Cargiaca is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cargiaca yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargiaca | 64 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Propriano | 3,996 | 8.5 | C− | D− | B | C |
| Sartène | 3,742 | 9 | C+ | C− | A | D |
| Porto-Vecchio | 11,198 | 15 | D− | D− | D | D− |
| Zonza | 2,989 | 15 | D | D | C | B+ |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 16 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 17 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Cargiaca is a commune of 64 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
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.