Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
116 people call this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica home.
Asco isn’t graded: grades begin at 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 67% of homes. It skews older: 38% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Asco does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Asco; none is classé, France’s top protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1984.
44% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Asco.
The share aged 15 to 24 is 8.5%. Degrees are held by 36% of adults, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). Ages in Asco split evenly at 59.5: half are older, half younger.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Asco | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 3.4% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 38% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 5.5% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 29% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 36% | 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 1 historic monument in Asco; none is classé, France’s top protection. Its oldest listed monument dates from the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Jobs based in Asco number 50, against 50 residents in work (0.7 per worker). 5.6% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, near Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.53/m² a month. The market in Asco: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Asco has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Pont génois: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Asco yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asco | 116 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 11 | D | D | A | D |
| Corte | 7,819 | 12 | A− | D | A | B− |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 13 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 16 | D− | D− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Asco is a commune of 116 people in the Communauté de communes Pasquale Paoli. 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
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.