At under 1,000 residents, Morosaglia is too small for the grades other French towns get. Holiday and other second homes account for 31% of homes. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
What makes Morosaglia stand out
The 2 things Morosaglia does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Morosaglia.
Who lives here
Older residents shape Morosaglia: 28% are 65 or over, above Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
Children are 15% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group: 9.4%, below Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Degrees are held by just over a fifth of adults.
48.7median age
MorosagliaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma27%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education21%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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
Morosaglia keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 11% built before 1919
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 17th century. Morosaglia has 4 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Morosaglia has 1.2 jobs for every resident in work
Half of residents lived on more than €23,650 a year per consumption unit, about level with Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and below compared French towns (€25,970). No commute at all: nearly a tenth of working residents in Morosaglia at the census. Of those in the labour force, 9.1% are unemployed.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving83%
On foot8%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
450
jobs based in Morosaglia, 1.2 per working resident
9.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,650
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Couvent Saint-François: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pont sur le Golo à Ponte Leccia: Photo: Fumey-Dumoulin · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison natale de Pascal Paoli: Photo: Sicilarch · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Santa Reparata: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Famous people from Morosaglia
Wikidata places 3 people here, but for none of them do the articles confirm Morosaglia as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Morosaglia
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Morosaglia is a commune of 961 people in the Communauté de communes Pasquale Paoli. 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.
