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The town has 90 residents and lies in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Sampolo out for now. Holiday and other second homes account for 58% of homes. It skews older: 42% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Sampolo does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Sampolo as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne chapelle à Arca, in Zévaco, 4.9 mi away.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Sampolo is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sampolo.
Nearly one in ten residents are 15 to 24, about level with Corse-du-Sud’s towns (8.7%) and below compared French towns (11%). Over-65s are just over two fifths of the population. Degrees are held by 35% of adults.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
| Sampolo | Corse-du-Sud median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.6% | 15% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 8.7% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 24% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 12% | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 24% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 28% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
No commute at all: 13.8% of working residents in Sampolo at the census.
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.
House rents are put at about €10.56/m² a month. 2 houses and apartments changed hands in Sampolo from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Sampolo yet.
Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica
Sampolo is a commune of 90 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampolo | 90 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ventiseri Haute-Corse | 2,629 | 14 | — | D | — | B− |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo Haute-Corse | 3,880 | 14 | C+ | D | A+ | C |
| Bastelicaccia | 4,411 | 15 | B− | D− | A+ | B− |
| Ghisonaccia Haute-Corse | 4,405 | 16 | B− | D | A | C+ |
| Grosseto-Prugna | 3,900 | 16 | B+ | D− | B | B+ |
| Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,278 | 16 | B− | D− | C+ | A |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
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 4, 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.