Ancienne chapelle San Lorenzo: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lama.
Who lives here
Lama skews older, with 41% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
59.8median age
Degrees are held by nearly a third of adults, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). People aged 15 to 24 make up 3.2% of the town. 9.6% of residents are children under 15.
LamaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
41%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat22%
Higher education32%
Women and men · all residents
46% women, 54% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 118 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
History
Old homes shape Lama: 31% were built before 1919, more than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its heritage reaches back to the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Lama is Ancienne chapelle San Lorenzo. This Haute-Corse town has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 1 inscrit, the second level. Part of the town has been a protected historic area, a site patrimonial remarquable, since 2010.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
More people in Lama are out of work than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: 12.1%
10%walk, cycle or take transit
Per resident in work, Lama counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). At the census, 10.0% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving82%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Lama, 0.5 per working resident
12.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Lama is a commune of 155 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
Population
155 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Île-Rousse - Balagne
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
7.7 sq mi (20 km²)
INSEE code
2B136
Lama’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.
