Montegrosso has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 53% of its housing. Over-65s are 37% of the population.
What makes Montegrosso stand out
The 2 things Montegrosso does most differently from other towns.
Église de Montemaggiore: Photo: Arbarossa · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chapelle Saint-Rainier: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montegrosso.
Who lives here
Children make up only 10% of Montegrosso, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
58.9median age
37% of residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. People aged 15 to 24 are 5.6% of the population. Ages in Montegrosso split evenly at 58.9: half are older, half younger.
MontegrossoHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
37%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma18%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education27%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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
Old homes shape Montegrosso: 34% 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.
Among the classé monuments in Montegrosso is Chapelle Saint-Rainier. Protection here reaches back to the 12th century. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Walking, cycling and public transport carry fewer commuters in Montegrosso than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 4.5%
4%walk, cycle or take transit
Half of residents lived on more than €23,970 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs based in Montegrosso number 100, against 150 residents in work (0.6 per worker). Unemployment stands at 9.1%.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot4%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
100
jobs based in Montegrosso, 0.6 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,970
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 Montegrosso 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.
A house rents for an estimated €12.38/m² a month. Among the homes sold, 50% were houses. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Montegrosso.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Montegrosso€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
Montegrosso is a commune of 413 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
413 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de Calvi Balagne
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
8.8 sq mi (22.9 km²)
INSEE code
2B167
Montegrosso’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.
