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Some 80 people live in this town, in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Avapessa out for now. Just over half of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Avapessa does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Avapessa as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Saint-Rainier, in Montegrosso, 1.4 mi away.
28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Avapessa.
The under-15s are 11% of the population here. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, above Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Line up the people of Avapessa by age and the one in the middle is 57.4.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Avapessa | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 34% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 23% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Walking, cycling and public transport carried 8.7% of commuters 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €12.38/m² a month. Avapessa recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, heritage and museums in and near Avapessa. Best known first.
Nothing in Avapessa is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Avapessa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avapessa | 80 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 4 | D | D | A | D |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 5.3 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 7 | D− | D− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Avapessa is a commune of 80 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
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 9, 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.