At under 1,000 residents, Galéria is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 67% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up a third of residents.
What makes Galéria stand out
The 2 things Galéria does most differently from other towns.
Tour de Galeria ou de Calcinaggia ou Calcinaghja: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Galéria.
Who lives here
Few people in Galéria are 15 to 24: 4%, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
52.5median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 33% of residents. The middle age in Galéria is 52.5. Degrees are held by a quarter of adults, near Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and lower than compared French towns (30%).
GalériaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education25%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Galéria: 1 historic monument, none of them classé
1historic monument
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
9.5% of its homes were built before 1919, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%). The protected list starts in the 16th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Galéria are out of work than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: 22.1%
16%walk, cycle or take transit
For its 150 residents in work, Galéria has 150 jobs: 1 each. At the census, 16.1% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, above Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. After tax and benefits, the median income is €23,890 a year per consumption unit.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot15%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Galéria, 1 per working resident
22.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,890
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Galéria is €12.69/m² a month
€12.69/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The market in Galéria: 13 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €12.38/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 54% were houses.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Galéria€12.69/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€12.69/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.84 to €16.35/m² a month)
€12.38/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Galéria is a commune of 395 people in the Communauté de communes de Calvi 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
Population
395 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Calvi Balagne
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
52.7 sq mi (136.4 km²)
INSEE code
2B121
Galéria’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.
