A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A): an average of 6.6 recorded violent incidents and 5.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Walkability is a strength too — 98% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 22% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes are dear (D): at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 8.1 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #2 of 14 in Haute-Corse. On that grade it does better than just over four fifths of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025).
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Corte with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Corte.
Safety
Corte records less crime per resident than 94% of compared French towns
Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Corte (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Corte show 61 offenses in 2025. On the Safety Grade, Corte ranks 3rd of the 14 compared towns in Haute-Corse. Jobs outnumber working residents in Corte (4,000 to 2,700): it draws people in from around.
6.6recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearASafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage18
Other physical violence17
Family violence16
Sexual violence10
Armed robbery0
Fraud35
Theft without violence20
Drug use11
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
6.6
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
5.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
61
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.9%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.9% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Work & commuteJobs & income B
Getting about on foot is easier in Corte than in 92% of compared French towns
7.8% of the labour force were unemployed, below both Haute-Corse’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,300 a year. Also worth knowing: at the census, 5.2% of working residents in Corte didn’t travel to work at all.
22%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving72%
On foot20%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle1%
4,000
jobs based in Corte, 1.5 per working resident
7.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,300
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A
Walkability: better than 92% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HousingCost of living D
Corte’s median home price is €2,763/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Haute-Corse costs less to buy into than Corte, at €2,763/m², the lowest of 16. Advertised rents are estimated at €14.13/m² a month, about level with Haute-Corse’s towns (€13.75/m²) and above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Among the homes sold, 10% were houses.
€2,763/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Corte€2,763/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Haute-Corse median€3,166/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€2,763/m²
188
€14.13/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.24 to €17.77/m² a month)
8.1
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€24,020
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté de communes du Centre Corse
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
More protected monuments for its size in Corte than in Haute-Corse or compared French towns: 12 per 10,000 residents
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Corte is Ensemble religieux de San Giovanni. On the Culture ministry’s list, Corte counts 9 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 7 inscrit at the second. The oldest protected building goes back to the 10th century. 11% of homes were built before 1919.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
92.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 11 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #11 of 12 in Haute-Corse on results. The bac pass rate near Corte is 95.0%, close to Haute-Corse’s towns (95.0%) and above compared French towns (92.9%).
95%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Corte than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 9.1% are under 15
People aged 15 to 24 make up 37% of the town, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). 17% of residents have reached 65. Degrees are held by 30% of adults.
28.3median age
CorteHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma22%
CAP or BEP14%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education30%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 87 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
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, Corte sees 87 deaths per 100 expected, against 94 in Haute-Corse’s towns and 88 in compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
There are 10 general practitioners in Corte. Life expectancy in Haute-Corse: 85.5 years for women and 81.2 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. 714 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 706: 1% above.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw101
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
10
GPs in Corte · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Antenne Smur de Corte
30.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier Falconaja Bastia
85.5 · 81.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Haute-Corse, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Église de l'Annonciation: Photo: robinvanmourik · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Maison dite Palais National: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Sainte-Croix: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison Arrighi de Casanova: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Joseph Bonaparte: Jean-Baptiste Wicar, Public domain · Paschal Grousset: Georges-Mathurin Legé, Public domain · Edmond Simeoni: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Théophile de Corte: Pierre Bona, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Marchioni: Panini, Public domain · Jean-Pierre Gaffory: Paulu, Public domain
Questions about Corte
Is Corte safe?
It grades A for safety, #3 of 14 in Haute-Corse.
Are schools in Corte good?
They grade A−, better than 75% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Corte expensive to live in?
Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Corte grades D for cost of living.
About Corte
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Corte is a commune of 7,819 people in the Communauté de communes du Centre Corse. 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.
