Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,074 in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.
Pietrosella’s best grade is for schools: brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. People here tend to be in good health (B+): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The weak point is cost of living (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 15 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too — 34% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 4% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023. Pietrosella has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
The 2 things Pietrosella does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pietrosella with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Pietrosella has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
Pietrosella has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
1.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pietrosella.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The split in Pietrosella: €6,882/m² for houses, €5,751/m² for apartments. Advertised rents are estimated at €19.25/m² a month, above both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Of the homes sold, 53% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €6,882/m² | 54 |
| Apartments | €5,751/m² | 47 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. 350 jobs are based in Pietrosella, for 800 working residents (0.4 per worker). The unemployment rate here is 9.5%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
A collège lies 2.7 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de PorticcioNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 106 | 93%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
At birth, a girl in Corse-du-Sud can expect 87.2 years and a boy 82.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. France’s death rates at each age would predict 204 deaths in Pietrosella from 2016 to 2025; there were 165, 19% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Pietrosella is Ch Nd la Misericorde, 7.1 mi away.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The adjustment for care homes is TownRatings’ own modeling, not an official figure. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
Among adults, 38% have a degree. 18% are under 15, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Pietrosella | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.3% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 25% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 25% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 38% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 1.7% of the total, below Corse-du-Sud’s towns (4%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike. The protected list starts in the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Pietrosella has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Tour d'Isolella ou des Sette Navi: Photo: JAn Dudík · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pietrosella yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietrosella | 2,074 | — | — | D− | — | B+ |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 3.6 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 6.5 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
| Ajaccio | 76,320 | 6.6 | A | D | B+ | B |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 9.2 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
| Alata | 3,681 | 9.6 | — | D | — | C+ |
| Afa | 3,350 | 9.8 | — | D− | — | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Pietrosella has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.2 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
They grade A−, better than 84% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Pietrosella grades D− for cost of living.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Pietrosella is a commune of 2,074 people in the Communauté de communes de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.