Vico has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 60% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes Vico stand out
The 2 things Vico does most differently from other towns.
Figure antique d'Appriciani (rocher sculpté en forme de tête humaine): Photo: Img · Public domain · Ancienne cathédrale de Sagone ou cathédrale Saint-Appien: Photo: Img · Public domain
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vico.
Who lives here
Vico skews older, with 32% of residents 65 or over, more than in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and across compared French towns
54.4median age
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 6.6% of the town. Children under 15 make up 11%, lower than both Corse-du-Sud’s towns (15%) and compared French towns (17%). Nearly a quarter of adults hold a degree.
VicoCorse-du-Sud medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
32%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. Median share of women: Corse-du-Sud 51.4%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Corse-du-Sud median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Vico: 3 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
3historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 3 historic monuments in Vico: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 2 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments in the town is Figure antique d'Appriciani (rocher sculpté en forme de tête humaine). The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory. The pre-1919 share of homes is 7.7%.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Vico has lower unemployment than Corse-du-Sud’s towns or compared French towns: 7.6%
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Vico: 500, for 400 residents in work (1.3 each). Just over one in ten commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Corse-du-Sud’s towns (6.4%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%). Also worth knowing: after tax and benefits, the median income is €26,030 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot10%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
500
jobs based in Vico, 1.3 per working resident
7.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Homes in Vico sell for €3,045/m² at the median, against €4,811/m² in Corse-du-Sud’s towns and €2,430/m² in compared French towns
€3,045/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.60/m² a month, between Corse-du-Sud’s towns (€16.26/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses accounted for 46% of sales, apartments for the rest. Renting a house costs an estimated €9.72/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Vico€3,045/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Corse-du-Sud median€4,811/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
Vico is a commune of 999 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
999 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Spelunca-Liamone
Département
Corse-du-Sud (2A)
Région
Corsica
Area
20.2 sq mi (52.4 km²)
INSEE code
2A348
Vico’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
