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GrossaCorse-du-Sud

The town has 74 residents and lies in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.

Population
74
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€13.27
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
19%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Grossa a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Grossa out for now. Second homes make up 61% of its housing. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.

What makes Grossa stand out

The 2 things Grossa does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
61%2%GrossaMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
41%22%GrossaMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
41% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 58.9. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Menhir de Vaccil-Vecchio
Menhir de Vaccil-Vecchio · Classé · Photo: Cqui · CC BY-SA 3.0
Grossa’s story

Grossa in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Grossa counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1862.

35% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Giovanni della Grossa, born in 1388, is the one person born in Grossa before 1900 that Wikidata records.

  • 1862First protected: Menhir de Vaccil-Vecchio
  • 1977Most recently protected: Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste
Explore the history →

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Grossa counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Ancienne église Saint-Jean-BaptisteChurch · 12th c.
Menhir de Vaccil-VecchioStanding stone · Prehistory
Photo credits

Ancienne église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: Cqui · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Menhir de Vaccil-Vecchio: Photo: Cqui · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grossa.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Grossa: 41% are 65 or over, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns

58.9median age

One measure of family life: 6.8% of residents are under 15. 5.5% of residents are 15 to 24, below both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%). Grossa has a median age of 58.9.

GrossaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat23%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 92 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.

Ages and diplomas in Grossa
GrossaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Under 156.8%15%17%
15–245.5%8.7%11%
25–4415%24%23%
45–6432%28%26%
65+41%24%22%
No diploma14%19%19%
CAP or BEP27%22%26%
Baccalauréat23%24%18%
Higher education27%28%30%
Full pageGrossa’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages58.9 median age · 41% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad5.5% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Grossa?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Grossa keeps more of its old housing than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 35% built before 1919

2historic monuments

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Protection here reaches back to prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Grossa is Menhir de Vaccil-Vecchio.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
1862
first monument protected
Full pageGrossa’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes35% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Grossa?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

More people in Grossa are out of work than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: 30.0%

19%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 19.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%
On foot19%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Grossa, 0.6 per working resident
30.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageGrossa’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Jobs based here0.6 per working residentGetting to work19% walk, cycle or take transit

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Grossa costs an estimated advertised €13.27/m² a month, against €16.26/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€13.27/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

A house rents for an estimated €10.56/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 2 homes were sold in Grossa.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Grossa€13.27/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€16.26/m²
€13.27/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.39 to €16.96/m² a month)
€10.56/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageGrossa’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€13.27/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grossa

11pages on Grossa
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 3 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing2 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors10% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 58.9History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous peopleOne notable person born here

Famous people from Grossa

One notable person was born in Grossa.

Their page →
G
Giovanni della GrossaItalian writer · 1388–1464

About Grossa

Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica

Grossa is a commune of 74 people in the Communauté de communes du Sartenais Valinco Taravo. 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
74 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sartenais Valinco Taravo
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
7.1 sq mi (18.4 km²)
INSEE code
2A129

Grossa’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Corse-du-Sud →
SartèneProprianoSartèneProprianoGrossa
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Grossa74—————
Sartène3,7424.5C+C−AD
Propriano3,9964.7C−D−BC

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

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.