There are no grades for Corbara: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for nearly three in five homes. Over-65s are 31% of the population.
What makes Corbara stand out
The 3 things Corbara does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corbara.
Who lives here
Corbara skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%). Aged 15 to 24: 6.7% of residents. 37% of adults hold a degree.
54.8median age
CorbaraHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
31%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma13%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat24%
Higher education37%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Corbara: 19% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2017. On the Culture ministry’s list, Corbara counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second. Among the classé monuments here is Couvent Saint-Dominique et ses jardins. The protected list starts in the 15th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
The median disposable income in Corbara is €26,590 a year per consumption unit, against €23,160 in Haute-Corse’s towns and €25,970 in compared French towns
Jobs located in Corbara: 450, for 400 residents in work (1.1 each). 4.0% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census. At the census, 7.1% of working residents in Corbara didn’t travel to work at all.
4%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving86%
On foot3%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Bicycle1%
Public transport1%
450
jobs based in Corbara, 1.1 per working resident
9.5%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,590
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Corbara’s median home price is €6,553/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €9.72/m² a month. 39 houses and apartments changed hands in Corbara from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for nearly four in five sales, apartments for the rest.
€6,553/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Corbara€6,553/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Corse median€3,166/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€6,622/m²
31
€13.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.54 to €16.26/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Couvent Saint-Dominique et ses jardins: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle de la Nativité, dite chapelle Notre-Dame de Lazio: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Corbara
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Corbara yet.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Corbara
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Corbara is a commune of 962 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Île-Rousse - 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
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.
