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With 363 residents, it is a town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Algajola has none. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly three quarters of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 31% of residents.
The 2 things Algajola does most differently from other towns.
Algajola has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1965.
2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Algajola has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Château-fort: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Algajola.
12% are under 15, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are 31% of the population. Ages in Algajola split evenly at 50: half are older, half younger.
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Algajola | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.3% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 27% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 16th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2% of the total, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Unemployment stood at 11.7%, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). 13.9% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. Algajola has 200 jobs for 150 working residents, 1.4 per worker.
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 €12.38/m² a month. Houses made up 14% of the homes sold; apartments the rest. Algajola recorded 21 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums, heritage and other places to visit in and near Algajola. Best known first.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Algajola yet.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Algajola is a commune of 363 people in the Communauté de communes de Calvi Balagne. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algajola | 363 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 4 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 6.2 | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 6.3 | D− | D− | C | C |
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.