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CasaltaHaute-Corse

It is a town of 51 residents in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€11.22

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

13%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Casalta a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Casalta has none. 49% of homes here are second homes. Nearly half of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Casalta stand out

The 2 things Casalta does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

49% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 62.8. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Ruines de l'ancienne chapelle Sainte-Marie · Classé · Photo: Cosudibastia · CC BY-SA 4.0

Casalta’s story

Casalta in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Casalta: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century; the first monument here was protected in 1980.

64% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1980First protected: Ancienne résidence de l'Evêque d'Accia

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Landmarks

The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Casalta: 2 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

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Classé

Ancienne résidence de l'Evêque d'AcciaBishop’s palace · 12th & 17th c.

Ruines de l'ancienne chapelle Sainte-MarieChapel · 12th & 17th c.

Photo credits

Ruines de l'ancienne chapelle Sainte-Marie: Photo: Cosudibastia · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Casalta.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Casalta than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.9% are under 15

62.8median age

Among adults, 23% have a degree. People 65 and over make up 49% of the town, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). 7.8% of residents are aged 15 to 24.

CasaltaHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Haute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

49%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma28%

CAP or BEP28%

Baccalauréat11%

Higher education23%

Women and men · all residents

43% women, 57% men

About 76 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Casalta
	Casalta	Haute-Corse median	France median
Under 15	5.9%	16%	17%
15–24	7.8%	10%	11%
25–44	16%	25%	23%
45–64	22%	27%	26%
65+	49%	21%	22%
No diploma	28%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	28%	20%	26%
Baccalauréat	11%	23%	18%
Higher education	23%	26%	30%

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Ages62.8 median age · 49% are 65 or over Households30 households · 2 people per household Born abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Casalta?”

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

History

Casalta keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 64% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century. Among the classé monuments in Casalta is Ancienne résidence de l'Evêque d'Accia.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé2

Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

Ancienne résidence de l'Evêque d'Accia 12th & 17th c.
Ruines de l'ancienne chapelle Sainte-Marie 12th & 17th c.

12th c.

oldest protected part

1980

first monument protected

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Age of homes64% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Classé2 classé · France’s highest protection Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Casalta?”

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Casalta are out of work than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: 5.9%

13%walk, cycle or take transit

On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 12.5% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving81%

Public transport13%

On foot0%

Bicycle0%

Motorbike or scooter0%

jobs based in Casalta, 0.4 per working resident

5.9%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Jobs based here0.4 per working resident Getting to work13% walk, cycle or take transit

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

Housing

Estimated advertised rents run lower in Casalta than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: €11.22/m² a month

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Casalta.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Casalta€11.22/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²

€11.22/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €13.33/m² a month)

€8.80/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€11.22/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 Casalta

11pages on Casalta

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 16.3 mi away Work & commute0 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

Outdoors100% of the commune is protected nature ClimateWeather

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 62.8 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people

Famous people from Casalta

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Casalta as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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About Casalta

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Casalta is a commune of 51 people in the Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca. 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: 51 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca
Département: Haute-Corse (2B)
Région: Corsica
Area: 1.9 sq mi (4.9 km²)
INSEE code: 2B072

Casalta’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 →

Penta-di-CasincaVescovatoLuccianaBorgoBigugliaFurianiCasalta

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Casalta	51	—	—	—	—	—
Penta-di-Casinca	3,671	4.8	C⁺	D	B⁺	C⁻
Vescovato	3,406	4.9	D	D	A⁻	D
Lucciana	6,923	7.5	C	D	B	D
Borgo	10,311	9.1	B⁺	D	A⁻	C⁺
Biguglia	7,642	12	A⁻	D	A⁻	C
Furiani	6,585	15	A⁻	D	B⁺	B⁺

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 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.