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NonzaHaute-Corse

62 people live in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population

INSEE, census 2023 · commune

Rent

€12.05

per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²

Walk, cycle, transit

25%

of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Nonza a good place to live?

Nonza has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Second homes make up 69% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up two in five residents.

What makes Nonza stand out

The 2 things Nonza does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Second homes, share of all homes

Homes

of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town

Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

40% are 65 or over

of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town

Median age 49.5. Source: INSEE, census 2023.

Église Sainte-Julie · Inscrit · Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nonza’s story

Nonza in pictures

Nonza has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from the 15th century; the first monument here was protected in 1926.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

Vincent Jacques-Etienne Avogari de Gentile, born in 1760, is the one person born in Nonza before 1900 that Wikidata records.

1926First protected: Tour de Nonza ou de Torra
1984Most recently protected: Église Sainte-Julie

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Landmarks

Nonza has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

All monuments →

Tour de Nonza ou de TorraFortified house · 15th & 16th c.

Église Sainte-JulieChurch · 17th–19th c.

Photo credits

Tour de Nonza ou de Torra: Photo: Pinpin · CC BY 2.5 · Église Sainte-Julie: Photo: Chabe01 · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nonza.

Who lives here

Few people in Nonza are 15 to 24: 1.6%, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns

49.5median age

People 65 and over make up 40% of the town, above Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. Residents of Nonza have a median age of 49.5. 28% of adults hold a degree.

NonzaHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Haute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

40%

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma14%

CAP or BEP18%

Baccalauréat28%

Higher education28%

Women and men · all residents

48% women, 52% men

About 110 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Nonza
	Nonza	Haute-Corse median	France median
Under 15	16%	16%	17%
15–24	1.6%	10%	11%
25–44	29%	25%	23%
45–64	14%	27%	26%
65+	40%	21%	22%
No diploma	14%	22%	19%
CAP or BEP	18%	20%	26%
Baccalauréat	28%	23%	18%
Higher education	28%	26%	30%

Full pageNonza’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages49.5 median age · 40% are 65 or over Households40 households · 1.6 people per household Born abroad1.6% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birth Questions“What is the population of Nonza?”

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

History

Nonza keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 60% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

The oldest protected building goes back to the 15th century. Nonza has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0

Inscrit2

15th c.

oldest protected part

1926

first monument protected

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Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homes Map2 historic monuments Questions“How many historic monuments are there in Nonza?”

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

Work & commute

Nonza gets to work on foot, by bike and by public transport more than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns: 25.0% of commuters

25%walk, cycle or take transit

The jobless rate is 4.3%. At the census, 4.2% of working residents in Nonza went to work by public transport.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving46%

On foot21%

Public transport4%

Motorbike or scooter4%

Bicycle0%

jobs based in Nonza, 1.5 per working resident

4.3%

unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%

25%

worked without traveling (at or from home)

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Getting to work25% walk, cycle or take transit Jobs based here50 jobs based here · 1.5 per working resident

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 Nonza is €12.05/m² a month

€12.05/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

Sales in Nonza from July 2023 to June 2026: 3 houses and apartments. House rents are put at about €11.06/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Nonza€12.05/m²

Median of towns€12.41/m²

Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²

€12.05/m²

estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.76 to €14.87/m² a month)

€11.06/m²

estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

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Renting€12.05/m² a month · Estimated advertised apartment rent

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nonza

11pages on Nonza

The big questions

Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.2 mi away Work & commute50 jobs based here Housing3 sales on record, the last three years Flood & hazards

Out and about

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The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.5 History2 historic monuments Town HallFamous people2 notable people born here

Famous people from Nonza

2 notable people were born in Nonza.

Their page →

José PastinelliFrench association football player · born 1959

Vincent Jacques-Etienne Avogari de GentileFrench officer (1760–1825)

About Nonza

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Nonza is a commune of 62 people in the Communauté de communes du Cap Corse. 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: 62 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality: Communauté de communes du Cap Corse
Département: Haute-Corse (2B)
Région: Corsica
Area: 3.2 sq mi (8.4 km²)
INSEE code: 2B178

Nonza’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 →

San-Martino-di-LotaVille-di-PietrabugnoBastiaFurianiBigugliaBorgoNonza

How the neighbors grade

Town	People	Miles	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nonza	62	—	—	—	—	—
San-Martino-di-Lota	3,056	6.7	—	D	—	A⁻
Ville-di-Pietrabugno	3,215	7.1	A	D	A⁺	B⁺
Bastia	46,867	8.2	B	D	B⁻	B
Furiani	6,585	10	A⁻	D	B⁺	B⁺
Biguglia	7,642	12	A⁻	D	A⁻	C
Borgo	10,311	16	B⁺	D	A⁻	C⁺

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

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.