Bastia grades B overall, better than 58% of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #6 of 14 in Haute-Corse. It does especially well on schools (A): bac results 0.8 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate. Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.2 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B for health.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Bastia with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Église de la Conception: Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Église ou oratoire Saint-Roch: Photo: Sailko · CC BY 3.0 · Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste: Photo: François Fiette · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Marie, ancienne cathédrale: Photo: Clio20 · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bastia.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
On foot, Bastia works better than 94% of compared French towns
20%walk, cycle or take transit
11.5% of people in the labour force have no job. At the census, 19.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €22,880 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving74%
On foot13%
Public transport6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Bicycle1%
24,450
jobs based in Bastia, 1.4 per working resident
11.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,880
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 94% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Exam results around Bastia beat 88% of compared French towns
98%passed the bac (general and technological)ASchool Grade
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
95.5% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Bastia, about level with Haute-Corse’s towns (94.0%) and above compared French towns (87.5%). The bac pro: 81% of 238 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. By results, schools here place #8 of 12 in Haute-Corse.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
The middle sale price in Bastia: €2,911/m²
€2,911/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses in Bastia sell for €4,231/m² and apartments for €2,900/m². 1,116 houses and apartments changed hands locally from July 2023 to June 2026. Also worth knowing: a house rents for an estimated €12.49/m² a month.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Bastia€2,911/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Corse median€3,166/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,231/m²
45
Apartments
€2,900/m²
1,071
€13.65/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.18 to €16.65/m² a month)
8.2
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€12.49/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,770
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération de Bastia
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
20 historic monuments and a protected historic area since 1997
20historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
13% of its homes were built before 1919, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) has covered part of the town since 1997. Among the classé monuments in Bastia is Enceinte fortifiée dite citadelle et palais du Gouverneur, partiellement aménagé en Musée d'Ethnographie.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth B
Allowing for age and care homes, Bastia sees 86 deaths per 100 expected, against 94 in Haute-Corse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
−14%deaths against expected, after care homesBHealth Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Women in Haute-Corse live to 85.5 on average and men to 81.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 4,067 deaths in Bastia between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,400: 8% below. There are 45 general practitioners in the town.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw92
Adjusted86
Median town88
Expected100
45
GPs in Bastia · 4.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Falconaja Bastia
0.5 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Falconaja Bastia
85.5 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Corse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Per resident, Bastia sees less crime than 51% of compared French towns
7.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Of the graded crimes in Bastia, criminal damage came up most often (2025). 957 offenses were reported in Bastia during 2025. Violence against people ran at 7.6 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 13.6 (2023–2025 average). On the Safety Grade, Bastia ranks 13th of the 14 compared towns in Haute-Corse.
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage411
Family violence165
Other physical violence133
Vehicle theft105
Theft from vehicles62
Sexual violence55
Burglary26
Theft without violence256
Drug use182
Fraud173
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
7.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
13.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
957
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (0.1% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
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About Bastia
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Bastia is a commune of 46,867 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de Bastia. 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
46,867 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de Bastia
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
2B033
Bastia’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bastia
Is Bastia safe?
It grades B− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 26 burglaries and 411 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bastia good?
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #8 of 12 in Haute-Corse. The lycée stands out: 99% of 81 candidates passed the bac at Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in 2025, 2 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Bastia expensive to live in?
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.65/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Bastia grades D for cost of living.
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.
