Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica has a population of 657.
At under 1,000 residents, Ocana is too small for the grades other French towns get. A third of its homes are second homes.
The one thing Ocana does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Ocana as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Pont génois de Zippitoli, in Bastelica, 4.6 mi away.
13% 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 Ocana.
A quarter of residents have reached 65. Young adults of 15 to 24 are nearly one in ten residents, close to Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Residents of Ocana have a median age of 49.2.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Ocana | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 9.1% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
4.4% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%). 150 jobs are based in Ocana, for 300 working residents (0.5 per worker). At the census, 2.5% of working residents in Ocana didn’t travel to work at all.
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.
The market in Ocana: 8 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Ocana. Best known first.
Nothing in Ocana 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 Ocana 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ocana | 657 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 4.1 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 5.6 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 6.2 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
| Afa | 3,350 | 6.5 | — | D− | — | C |
| Alata | 3,681 | 9 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Ajaccio | 76,320 | 9.1 | A | D | B+ | B |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Ocana is a commune of 657 people in the Communauté de communes Celavu-Prunelli. 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 9, 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.