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With 272 residents, it is a town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Calacuccia falls below the line for grades. Nearly two thirds of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 42% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Calacuccia does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Calacuccia as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église San-Michele, in Castirla, 7.3 mi away.
33% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Calacuccia is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calacuccia.
Degrees are held by 21% of adults, below Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Over-65s are 42% of the population. Under-15s account for 12% of the population.
46% women, 54% men
About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Calacuccia | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 32% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 11% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 21% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €24,400 a year per consumption unit, between Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and compared French towns (€25,970). Per resident in work, Calacuccia counts 1 jobs (100 jobs, 100 workers). The census found 5.3% of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport.
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 €9.72/m² a month. From July 2023 to June 2026, 6 homes were sold in Calacuccia.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Calacuccia. Best known first.
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Calacuccia as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Calacuccia is a commune of 272 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calacuccia | 272 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corte | 7,819 | 7.4 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 15 | D | D | A | D |
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 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.