Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town, home to 348 people, lies in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
There are no grades for Moncale: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Holiday and other second homes account for 44% of homes.
The one thing Moncale does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Moncale as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église Saint-Blaise et Campanile, in Calenzana, 1.9 mi away.
15% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncale.
22% of residents are children under 15. Moncale has a median age of 44.2. Degrees are held by 28% of adults, above Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) but below compared French towns (30%).
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Moncale | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.1% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 21% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 23% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 19% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
For its 100 residents in work, Moncale has 50 jobs: 0.4 each. 4.2% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. Per consumption unit, the median disposable income is €23,990 a year.
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.
Sales in Moncale from July 2023 to June 2026: 7 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Nothing in Moncale is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Moncale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncale | 348 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 1.6 | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 4.9 | D− | D− | C | C |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 11 | D | D− | B− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Moncale is a commune of 348 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
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 October 30, 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.