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Home to 1,772 people, this town lies in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.
Crime is low: an average of 4.8 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its weakest subject is cost of living: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 12.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 11% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Walkability is weaker too — 25% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 3% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Incomes are on the low side: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.1% unemployment.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Figari has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Figari 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.
Figari has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 2 things Figari does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Figari: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Figari: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
Chapelle San-Quilico de Montilati: Photo: Peter Tritthart · CC BY 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Figari.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.24/m² a month, between Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 92% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €10.56/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €4,453/m² | 33 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,840 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 3.4% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). The jobless rate is 13.1%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Figari is Antenne du Smur Bonifacio, 7.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 147 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 163, 11% more. Women in Corse-du-Sud live to 87.2 on average and men to 82.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic.
19% of residents are 65 or over. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.4% of residents, close to Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Typical age in Figari: 43.7, the median.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Figari | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.4% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 9.7% of the total, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. Among the classé monuments in Figari is Chapelle San-Quilico de Montilati. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Figari as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Figari is a commune of 1,772 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
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Figari grades D− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.