With fewer than 1,000 residents, Chiatra falls below the line for grades. 44% of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 34% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes Chiatra stand out
The 2 things Chiatra does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chiatra.
Who lives here
Chiatra has fewer young adults than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 2.2% are 15 to 24
58.2median age
Children are a tenth of the town. People 65 and over make up just over a third of the town, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). The median resident of Chiatra is 58.2 years old.
ChiatraHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
34%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma25%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 109 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Incomes in Chiatra run higher than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns: a median €27,320 a year per consumption unit
7%walk, cycle or take transit
Jobs located in Chiatra: 50, for 100 residents in work (0.3 each). At the census, 6.9% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train. The jobless rate is 11.1%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot5%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Chiatra, 0.3 per working resident
11.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€27,320
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Chiatra is a commune of 231 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oriente. 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
231 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Oriente
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
3.2 sq mi (8.3 km²)
INSEE code
2B088
Chiatra’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.