Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 49 residents, it is a town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Costa has none. Three in five homes here are second homes.
The one thing Costa does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Costa, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1978.
43% 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 Costa.
People 65 and over make up 27% of the town, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). The age that splits Costa in two is 55.5.
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Costa | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 7.8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 35% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 27% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 11% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 20% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 23% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 27% | 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.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Costa, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
From July 2023 to June 2026, 3 homes were sold in Costa. A house rents for an estimated €9.72/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Costa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancien couvent de Tuani: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Costa yet.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Costa | 49 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 5.2 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 9 | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 12 | D− | D− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Costa is a commune of 49 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
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.