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CambiaHaute-Corse

Population 61: a town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population
61
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€10.90
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Cambia a good place to live?

Cambia is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Two thirds of its homes are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 47% of residents.

What makes Cambia stand out

The 2 things Cambia does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
67%2%CambiaMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
47%22%CambiaMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
47% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 61.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Chapelle Santa Maria
Chapelle Santa Maria · Classé · Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Cambia’s story

Cambia in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cambia counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.

53% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1976First protected: Chapelle San-Quilico
  • 2013Most recently protected: Chapelle Santa Maria
Explore the history →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cambia.

Who lives here

Cambia has fewer young adults than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 1.8% are 15 to 24

Degrees are held by 48% of adults, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People 65 and over make up 47% of the town. Children under 15 count for 7% of the people here.

61.8median age
CambiaHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma25%
CAP or BEP6%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education48%

Women and men · all residents

40% women, 60% men

About 68 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Cambia
CambiaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 157%16%17%
15–241.8%10%11%
25–4421%25%23%
45–6423%27%26%
65+47%21%22%
No diploma25%22%19%
CAP or BEP5.8%20%26%
Baccalauréat17%23%18%
Higher education48%26%30%
Full pageCambia’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages61.8 median age · 47% are 65 or overHouseholds40 households · 1.7 people per householdBorn abroad8.8% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Cambia?”

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Cambia keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 53% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Cambia is Chapelle San-Quilico. Protection here reaches back to the 13th century.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1976
first monument protected
Full pageCambia’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes53% built before 1919 · Older homesMap2 historic monumentsClassé2 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Cambia?”

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Cambia has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

0.0% of Cambia’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 86% drove.

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Cambia, 0.3 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
14%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageCambia’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Cambia than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: €10.90/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Renting a house costs an estimated €11.53/m² a month. Cambia recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€10.90/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Cambia€10.90/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€10.90/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€8.65 to €13.75/m² a month)
€11.53/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageCambia’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€10.90/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cambia

11pages on Cambia
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.6 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing6 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 61.8History2 historic monumentsTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Cambia counts 2 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

All monuments →
Chapelle San-QuilicoChapel · 13th & 14th c.
Chapelle Santa MariaChapel · 13th c.
Photo credits

Chapelle San-Quilico: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Santa Maria: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Cambia

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Cambia yet.

How we find them →

Cambia’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Corse →
CortePenta-di-CasincaVescovatoLuccianaBorgoCortePenta-di-CasincaVescovatoLuccianaBorgoCambia
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Cambia61—————
Corte7,8198.4A−DAB−
Penta-di-Casinca3,67112C+DB+C−
Vescovato3,40612DDA−D
Lucciana6,92315CDBD
Borgo10,31116B+DA−C+

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Cambia

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Cambia is a commune of 61 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

Population
61 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Pasquale Paoli
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code
2B051

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 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.