More weak spots than strong ones. Cost of living is its weak spot (D−): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 16.6 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Porto-Vecchio earns a D−, better than 4% of compared French towns. Pupils here do better than most: bac results 3 points above the expected rate; brevet results 2 points above the expected rate. Health is a weak point: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It also trails on safety: an average of 15 recorded violent incidents and 19.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Porto-Vecchio 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.
Moulin de Guardienna: Photo: TeletubAstyanax · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Porto-Vecchio.
HousingCost of living D−
Buying in Porto-Vecchio costs more than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: the median sale is €5,642/m²
€5,642/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Porto-Vecchio sell for €6,438/m² and apartments for €5,250/m². The estimated advertised rent is €16.26/m² a month, close to Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 49% were houses.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Porto-Vecchio€5,642/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€4,811/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,438/m²
245
Apartments
€5,250/m²
255
€16.26/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.68 to €20.84/m² a month)
16.6
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€13.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€23,750
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Sud Corse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth D−
More deaths than Porto-Vecchio’s ages would predict, 120 per 100 expected, above Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
17 GPs practise in Porto-Vecchio. In Corse-du-Sud, women can expect to live 87.2 years and men 82.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 1,208 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 965: 25% above.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw125
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
17
GPs in Porto-Vecchio · 7.2 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Clinique Chirurgicale du Sud de la Corse
0.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Chirurgicale du Sud de la Corse
87.2 · 82.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Corse-du-Sud, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Porto-Vecchio records more crime per resident than 90% of compared French towns
15recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Porto-Vecchio ranks last of the 9 compared towns in Corse-du-Sud on the Safety Grade. The 2025 count: 371 offenses locally. Jobs outnumber working residents in Porto-Vecchio (6,900 to 4,800): it draws people in from around. Among the graded crimes in the town, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage117
Family violence79
Other physical violence76
Sexual violence39
Vehicle theft24
Theft from vehicles21
Burglary15
Theft without violence124
Fraud91
Drug use79
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
15
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
19.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
371
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.2%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Schools
90.3% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 2 points above the expected rate
97%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On results, collèges and lycées here come #4 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. A collège lies 0.7 mi away.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C+
Money is tighter in Porto-Vecchio than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: the median disposable income is €22,950 a year per consumption unit
6%walk, cycle or take transit
At the census, 6.2% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, near Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment is 10.3%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving88%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
6,900
jobs based in Porto-Vecchio, 1.4 per working resident
10.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,950
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
C
Walkability: better than 31% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Porto-Vecchio is Site archéologique de Tappa. This Corse-du-Sud town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level. The oldest protected building goes back to prehistory. Before 1919: that is when 2.5% of homes were built.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
A younger town: only 20% of people in Porto-Vecchio are 65 or over, fewer than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and compared French towns
43.6median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 9.7% of residents, higher than Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) yet lower than compared French towns (11%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. The middle age in Porto-Vecchio is 43.6.
Porto-VecchioCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
10%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
Claude Papi: Frederic Genest Biaggi, Public domain · Amine Boutrah: Carlo Bruil Fotografie, CC BY 2.0
About Porto-Vecchio
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Porto-Vecchio is a commune of 11,198 people in the Communauté de communes du Sud Corse. 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
11,198 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Sud Corse
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
65.3 sq mi (169.1 km²)
INSEE code
2A247
Porto-Vecchio’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Porto-Vecchio
Is Porto-Vecchio safe?
It grades D for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Porto-Vecchio good?
They grade A, better than 85% of compared French towns and #4 of 9 in Corse-du-Sud. The lycée stands out: 97% of 175 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Jean-Paul de Rocca Serra in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Porto-Vecchio expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Porto-Vecchio grades D− for cost of living.
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.
