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122 people live in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Nessa has none. 45% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 45% of residents.
The 2 things Nessa does most differently from other towns.
Nessa has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
The oldest protected part dates from the 9th century; the first monument here was protected in 1990.
31% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nessa.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 4% of the town, below both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 35% of adults. The median resident of Nessa is 62.5 years old.
56% women, 44% men
About 77 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.
| Nessa | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.1% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 13% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 45% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 26% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 35% | 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 earliest of these monuments dates from the 9th century. Nessa has 1 historic monument 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
At the census, 14.3% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €9.72/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 6 homes in Nessa.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit and heritage in and near Nessa. Best known first.
Nessa has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Santu-Petru-di-Nesce: Photo: Christian Pinatel de Salvator · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Nessa as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nessa | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
| L'Île-Rousse | 3,231 | 5.6 | D | D− | B− | D |
| Calenzana | 2,684 | 5.8 | D | D | A | D |
| Calvi | 5,788 | 9.7 | D− | D− | C | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Nessa is a commune of 122 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
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.