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It is a town of 41 residents in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Penta-Acquatella has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Just over half of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 44% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Penta-Acquatella does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Penta-Acquatella as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Église San-Quilico, in Giocatojo, 1.6 mi away.
43% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Penta-Acquatella 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 Penta-Acquatella.
People 65 and over make up 44% of the town, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Penta-Acquatella by age and the one in the middle is 63.5.
56% women, 44% men
About 78 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.
| Penta-Acquatella | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 44% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 7.3% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 34% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 27% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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, higher than Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%). 11.1% of people in the labour force have no job.
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.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
One notable person was born in Penta-Acquatella.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Penta-Acquatella is a commune of 41 people in the Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca. 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 →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penta-Acquatella | 41 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vescovato | 3,406 | 5.4 | D | D | A− | D |
| Penta-di-Casinca | 3,671 | 7.2 | C+ | D | B+ | C− |
| Lucciana | 6,923 | 7.3 | C | D | B | D |
| Borgo | 10,311 | 8.4 | B+ | D | A− | C+ |
| Biguglia | 7,642 | 11 | A− | D | A− | C |
| Furiani | 6,585 | 13 | A− | D | B+ | B+ |
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.