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A town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica, home to 111 people.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Letia falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for 78% of homes. Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population.
The 2 things Letia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Letia as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Figure antique d'Appriciani (rocher sculpté en forme de tête humaine), in Vico, 3.5 mi away.
50% 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 Letia.
2.9% of residents are aged 15 to 24. People 65 and over make up just over two fifths of the town, higher than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). The middle age in Letia is 62.
42% women, 58% men
About 73 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Letia | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.9% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 2.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 2.2% of working residents in Letia at the census. 10.2% of the labour force were unemployed, close to both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (9.8%) and compared French towns (10.1%).
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.
5 houses and apartments changed hands in Letia from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Letia is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Letia as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letia | 111 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Afa | 3,350 | 14 | — | D− | — | C |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 15 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Alata | 3,681 | 16 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Corte Haute-Corse | 7,819 | 18 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 18 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Letia is a commune of 111 people in the Communauté de communes Spelunca-Liamone. 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.