Pont génois de Pianella: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Tour génoise de Porto: Photo: Myrabella · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ota.
Who lives here
Children make up only 11% of Ota, fewer than in both Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
52.2median age
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.6% of the town. Graduates make up 18% of adults.
OtaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma30%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Ota: 20% were built before 1919, more than in both Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Ota is Pont génois de Pianella. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments here: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Ota are out of work than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: 31.6%
21%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €20,700 a year per consumption unit, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€24,550) and compared French towns (€25,970). Ota holds 200 jobs; 150 of its residents are in work, so 1.2 jobs each. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 20.9% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving67%
On foot20%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
200
jobs based in Ota, 1.2 per working resident
31.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€20,700
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ota is a commune of 470 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
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.
