With fewer than 1,000 residents, La Porta falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 47% of its housing. It skews older: 47% of residents are 65 or over.
What makes La Porta stand out
The 2 things La Porta does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Porta.
Who lives here
Few people in La Porta are 15 to 24: 4.6%, fewer than in Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
One measure of family life: 4.9% of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 47% of the town, above Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. 18% of adults hold a degree.
62.9median age
La PortaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
47%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About an even split. 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
History
La Porta keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 44% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in La Porta: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Among the classé monuments here is Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
La Porta gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 14.3% of commuters
Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €22,500 a year. For its 50 residents in work, La Porta has 50 jobs: 0.7 each. The jobless rate is 10.6%.
14%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving79%
On foot14%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
50
jobs based in La Porta, 0.7 per working resident
10.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€22,500
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About La Porta
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
La Porta is a commune of 187 people in the Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca. 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.
