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The town, home to 168 people, lies in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Castifao falls below the line for grades. Holiday and other second homes account for three in five homes. It skews older: 30% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Castifao does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Castifao: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 16th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Castifao.
31% of adults hold a degree, above Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and close to compared French towns (30%). Children under 15 count for 6.9% of the people here. The age that splits Castifao in two is 57.1.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Castifao | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.9% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 3.4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 41% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 30% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 22% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 21% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 13% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Castifao is Ancien couvent de Caccia. Protection here reaches back to the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Castifao holds 50 jobs; 50 of its residents are in work, so 0.4 jobs each. The median disposable income was €22,980 a year per consumption unit, close to Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Nearly one in ten commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking 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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.72/m² a month. 3 houses and apartments changed hands in Castifao from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Castifao has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien couvent de Caccia: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Castifao yet.
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Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Castifao is a commune of 168 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
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.