Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Haute-Corse, Corsica has a population of 7,642.
The everyday basics are strong; the price of a home is the catch. School results are strong: brevet results 12 points above the expected rate. Taken together, its subjects give Biguglia an A− overall, better than just over three quarters of compared French towns. In the ranking it comes #4 of 14 in Haute-Corse. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
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 Biguglia 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.
How TownRatings grades French towns →
The Culture ministry lists no building in Biguglia as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Chapelle Santa-Maria-Assunta, in Furiani, 2.3 mi away.
0.9% 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 Biguglia.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The brevet pass rate near Biguglia is 100.0%, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (94.0%) and compared French towns (87.5%). There is no general lycée within 5 km; one lies 3.6 mi away. For collège, the closest is 1.6 mi away.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de BigugliaNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 134 | 100%+12 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Biguglia goes for €3,574/m², an apartment for €2,994/m². 183 houses and apartments changed hands here from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 37% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,574/m² | 67 |
| Apartments | €2,994/m² | 116 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 6.2 violent offenses and 9.4 graded property crimes a year. Police and gendarmerie recorded 110 offenses in Biguglia in 2025. Among the graded crimes here, the most frequent was criminal damage (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 2.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Biguglia can choose among 8 GPs. Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Biguglia come to 95 per 100 predicted. 523 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 548: 5% below. Average lifespans in Haute-Corse: 85.5 years for women, 81.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.
Per resident in work, Biguglia counts 1.1 jobs (4,000 jobs, 3,600 workers). After tax and benefits, the median income is €26,420 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.7% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
16% are under 15, close to Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and below compared French towns (17%). Residents of Biguglia have a median age of 44.7. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Biguglia | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 20% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Family days out, museums and heritage in and near Biguglia. Best known first.
Nothing in Biguglia is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Biguglia.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biguglia | 7,642 | — | A− | D | A− | C |
| Furiani | 6,585 | 2.2 | A− | D | B+ | B+ |
| Borgo | 10,311 | 3.4 | B+ | D | A− | C+ |
| Bastia | 46,867 | 4.9 | B | D | B− | B |
| Lucciana | 6,923 | 5.4 | C | D | B | D |
| Ville-di-Pietrabugno | 3,215 | 6.4 | A | D | A+ | B+ |
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 3,056 | 7.7 | — | D | — | A− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A− for safety, #7 of 14 in Haute-Corse.
They grade A+, better than 100% of compared French towns and #1 of 12 in Haute-Corse. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Estimated advertised apartment rents are €13.76/m² a month, charges included. Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Biguglia grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Biguglia is a commune of 7,642 people in the Communauté de communes de Marana-Golo. 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.