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PianaCorse-du-Sud

This town in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica has a population of 452.

Is Piana a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Piana has none. 63% of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 37% of residents.

What makes Piana stand out

The 2 things Piana does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Piana’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Piana’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Piana; none is classé, France’s top protection.

The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

22% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1991First protected: Hôtel Les Roches Rouges
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Landmarks

Piana has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piana.

Who lives here

Children make up only 8.8% of Piana, fewer than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and across compared French towns

59.3median age

People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.4% of the town, below Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Over-65s are 37% of the population. Graduates make up 17% of adults.

PianaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma29%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education17%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Piana
PianaCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Under 158.8%15%17%
15–245.4%8.7%11%
25–4416%24%23%
45–6433%28%26%
65+37%24%22%
No diploma29%19%19%
CAP or BEP25%22%26%
Baccalauréat18%24%18%
Higher education17%28%30%

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

History

Piana keeps more of its old housing than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 22% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 20th century. The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Piana; none is classé, France’s top protection.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
20th c.
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

More commuters in Piana walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 18.8%

19%walk, cycle or take transit

150 jobs are based in Piana, for 150 working residents (1 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €26,310 a year per consumption unit, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€24,550) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 5.1% of working residents in the town at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving75%
On foot17%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Piana, 1 per working resident
9.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,310
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent in Piana is €12.69/m² a month, against €16.26/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€12.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Renting a house costs an estimated €9.72/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 53% were houses. From July 2023 to June 2026, 17 homes were sold in Piana.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Piana€12.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€16.26/m²
€12.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.84 to €16.35/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Piana

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Nearby attractions

Calanques de Piana and 4 more in and around Piana

Other places to visit in and near Piana. Best known first.

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Famous people from Piana

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About Piana

Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica

Piana is a commune of 452 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

Population
452 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Spelunca-Liamone
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
24.3 sq mi (62.9 km²)
INSEE code
2A212

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.