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In Haute-Corse, Corsica, this town has 57 residents.
Novale has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. 51% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Novale does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Novale as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani, in Piazzali, 0.6 mi away.
45% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Novale is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Novale.
Young adults of 15 to 24 account for 1.7% of the town. 14% of adults hold a degree, below Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%) alike. Half of Novale is older than 60.2, half younger.
59% women, 41% men
About 71 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.
| Novale | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 1.7% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 38% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 24% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 29% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 24% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 14% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
At the census, 11.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, between Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%).
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.
The market in Novale: 4 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Novale yet.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Novale is a commune of 57 people in the Communauté de communes de la Costa Verde. 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 →
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.