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A town in Haute-Corse, Corsica, home to 2,684 people.
Homes are dear: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 10.7 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, Calenzana earns a D, better than a tenth of compared French towns. It ranks #12 of 14 in Haute-Corse. Incomes are on the low side: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 12.1% unemployment. Police record less crime here than in most towns: an average of 4.7 recorded violent incidents and 7.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is weaker too (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 7% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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.
The 3 things Calenzana does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Calenzana 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.
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Calenzana has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1981.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Calenzana.
Recorded offenses in Calenzana came to 26 in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were family violence than anything else (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 · When other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (18.1% of the index here). As that share tops 10%, this Safety Grade carries more doubt than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €12.38/m² a month. Calenzana recorded 90 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The estimated advertised rent is €12.69/m² a month, lower than Haute-Corse’s towns (€13.75/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,851/m² | 63 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 244 residents of Calenzana died, against 228 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 7% more. Life expectancy in Haute-Corse: 85.5 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. For a family doctor, residents of Calenzana can choose among 3 GPs.
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 · This figure includes a care-home adjustment that TownRatings models; no official statistic exists.
Of those in the labour force, 12.1% are unemployed. The median disposable income was €23,930 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: 7.6% of working residents in Calenzana at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Protection here reaches back to the 15th century. Among the classé monuments in Calenzana is Église Saint-Blaise et Campanile. Most of the list is churches, chapels and other religious buildings: 3 of 3. The town has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8% of residents, below Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Calenzana has a median age of 43.2. A quarter of adults hold a degree.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Calenzana | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 13% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 28% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 25% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Calenzana. Best known first.
Calenzana has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Église Sainte-Restitude: Photo: Mario Reutenauer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Confrérie Sainte-Croix: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
4 notable people were born in Calenzana.
Claude Franceschi: Michèle Franceschi, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jean-Noël Guérini: Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calenzana | 2,684 | — | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 5 | D− | D− | C | C |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 9.1 | D | D− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades A for safety, #4 of 14 in Haute-Corse.
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Calenzana grades D for cost of living.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Calenzana is a commune of 2,684 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) · 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 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.