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The town has 2,065 residents and lies in Haute-Corse, Corsica. Over-65s are 29% of the population.
Monticello’s strongest is health — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 19% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Housing is expensive: at the median price, a 70 m² home costs 14.8 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality. Walkability is weaker too: 45% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 5% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. It also trails on jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 9.8% unemployment.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023. Monticello has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Monticello with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Monticello has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The 3 things Monticello does most differently from other towns.
Monticello has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
Monticello has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Église Saint-François-Xavier: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Monticello.
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Apartments in Monticello sell for €4,615/m², houses for €5,491/m². Advertised rents are estimated at €15.02/m² a month, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (€13.75/m²) and compared French towns (€12.41/m²). A house rents for an estimated €9.72/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €5,491/m² | 38 |
| Apartments | €4,615/m² | 32 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 4.6% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike. The median disposable income is €26,590 a year per consumption unit.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Monticello is Smur de Calvi, 11 mi away. From 2016 to 2025, 160 residents of Monticello died, against 198 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 19% fewer. At birth, a girl in Haute-Corse can expect 85.5 years and a boy 81.2 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from C+ to A.
13% are under 15, below Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 29% of the town. The age that splits Monticello in two is 50.4.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 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.
| Monticello | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 20% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The protected list starts in the 17th century. Among the classé monuments in Monticello is Église Saint-François-Xavier. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1919 make up 5% of the total, higher than Haute-Corse’s towns (4.2%) yet lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 86% of 28 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. Collège pupils travel 11.1 mi to the nearest one.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lycée polyvalent de BalagneNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 110 | 99%+6 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Museums, other places to visit and gardens in and near Monticello. Best known first.
2 notable people were born in Monticello.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Monticello is a commune of 2,065 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello | 2,065 | — | — | D− | — | B+ |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 1 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 9.2 | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 11 | D− | D− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Monticello has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 2.1 recorded violent incidents and 7.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Incomes are higher than in most compared French towns, so Monticello grades D− for cost of living.
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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 November 9, 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.