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MuratoHaute-Corse

In Haute-Corse, Corsica, this town has 560 residents.

Is Murato a good place to live?

French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Murato out for now. 38% of homes here are second homes. It skews older: 33% of residents are 65 or over.

What makes Murato stand out

The 2 things Murato does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Église Saint-Michel
Église Saint-Michel · Classé · Photo: Ophelia2 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Murato’s story

Murato in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Murato counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 12th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

18% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Saint-Michel
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Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Michel de Murato and 12 more in and around Murato

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Murato. Best known first.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Murato.

Who lives here

Children make up only 11% of Murato, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns

Young adults of 15 to 24 are 6.3% of residents, below Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%) alike. Graduates make up just over a fifth of adults. Half of Murato is older than 55.9, half younger.

55.9median age
MuratoHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma26%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%

Women and men · all residents

53% women, 47% men

About 88 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.

Ages and diplomas in Murato
MuratoHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 1511%16%17%
15–246.3%10%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6430%27%26%
65+33%21%22%
No diploma26%22%19%
CAP or BEP23%20%26%
Baccalauréat18%23%18%
Higher education22%26%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes

History

Murato keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 18% built before 1919

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Among the classé monuments in Murato is Église Saint-Michel. Its heritage reaches back to the 12th century.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

12th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Work & commute

Unemployment in Murato, 6.7%, runs below Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns

Half of residents lived on more than €24,480 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) but below compared French towns (€25,970). Jobs located in Murato: 100, for 200 residents in work (0.4 each). No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents locally at the census.

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving84%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
100
jobs based in Murato, 0.4 per working resident
6.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€24,480
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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 Murato is €12.36/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

Murato recorded 15 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 67% houses, the rest apartments.

€12.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Murato€12.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€12.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.27 to €14.88/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Murato

12pages on Murato

Landmarks

Murato has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

All monuments →
Photo credits

Église Saint-Michel: Photo: Ophelia2 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Famous people from Murato

One notable person was born in Murato.

Their page →

Murato’s neighbors

The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →

All towns in Haute-Corse →
BigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaVescovatoBastiaBigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaVescovatoBastiaMurato
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Murato560—————
Biguglia7,6426.1A−DA−C
Borgo10,3116.2B+DA−C+
Furiani6,5857.3A−DB+B+
Lucciana6,9237.4CDBD
Vescovato3,4068.5DDA−D
Bastia46,8679.7BDB−B

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Murato

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Murato is a commune of 560 people in the Communauté de communes Nebbiu - Conca d'Oro. 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
560 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Nebbiu - Conca d'Oro
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
8 sq mi (20.7 km²)
INSEE code
2B172

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 November 4, 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.