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TaveraCorse-du-Sud

Home to 453 people, this town lies in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica.

Is Tavera a good place to live?

With fewer than 1,000 residents, Tavera falls below the line for grades. Just over two in five homes here are second homes.

What makes Tavera stand out

The one thing Tavera does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Statue-menhir de Tavera
Statue-menhir de Tavera · Classé · Photo: Image:Filitosa AnthropomorpheI.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0
Tavera’s story

Tavera in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Tavera counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 2011.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2011First protected: Statue-menhir de Tavera
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Landmarks

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

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Photo credits

Statue-menhir de Tavera: Photo: Image:Filitosa AnthropomorpheI.jpg · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tavera.

Who lives here

Degrees are less common in Tavera than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns or across compared French towns: 19% of adults

47.9median age

The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town, above both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (24%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Tavera: 47.9, the median.

TaveraCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education19%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Tavera
TaveraCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Under 1515%15%17%
15–249.1%8.7%11%
25–4422%24%23%
45–6427%28%26%
65+26%24%22%
No diploma25%19%19%
CAP or BEP23%22%26%
Baccalauréat22%24%18%
Higher education19%28%30%

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

History

Tavera keeps more of its old housing than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

1historic monument

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. Among the classé monuments in Tavera is Statue-menhir de Tavera.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Prehistory
oldest protected part
2011
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Tavera has lower unemployment than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 4.9%

6%walk, cycle or take transit

5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. Jobs located in Tavera: 50, for 200 residents in work (0.2 each). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €22,650 a year per consumption unit, below both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€24,550) and compared French towns (€25,970).

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving93%
On foot4%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in Tavera, 0.2 per working resident
4.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
1%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

Renting in Tavera costs an estimated advertised €14.60/m² a month, against €16.26/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €12.41/m² in compared French towns

€14.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Tavera recorded 17 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 88% houses, the rest apartments.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Tavera€14.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€16.26/m²
€14.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €18.74/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 Tavera

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Famous people from Tavera

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Tavera yet.

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About Tavera

Commune in Corse-du-Sud, Corsica

Tavera is a commune of 453 people in the Communauté de communes Celavu-Prunelli. 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
453 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Celavu-Prunelli
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
12.6 sq mi (32.6 km²)
INSEE code
2A324

Tavera’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Corse-du-Sud →
Sarrola-CarcopinoAfaBastelicacciaAlataGrosseto-PrugnaAjaccioSarrola-CarcopinoAfaBastelicacciaAlataGrosseto-PrugnaAjaccioTavera
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Tavera453—————
Sarrola-Carcopino3,27812B−D−C+A
Afa3,35013—D−—C
Bastelicaccia4,41113B−D−A+B−
Alata3,68115—D—C+
Grosseto-Prugna3,90016B+D−BB+
Ajaccio76,32017ADB+B

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.