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PiazzaliHaute-Corse

It is a town of 19 residents in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population
19
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€11.22
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
14%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Piazzali a good place to live?

At under 1,000 residents, Piazzali is too small for the grades other French towns get. 56% of homes here are second homes.

What makes Piazzali stand out

The one thing Piazzali does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
56%2%PiazzaliMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani
Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani · Classé · Photo: GREMAND · CC BY-SA 3.0
Piazzali’s story

Piazzali in pictures

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Piazzali: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century; the first monument here was protected in 1983.

56% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1983First protected: Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani
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Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Ancien couvent de Valle d'AlesaniConvent · 13th & 18th c.
Classé
Chapelle Saint-GeorgesChapel · 11th & 19th c. · in Valle-d'Orezza, 3.2 mi
Classé
Église Sainte-MargueriteChurch · 17th c. · in Carcheto-Brustico, 3.8 mi
Classé
Chapelle de confrérie Santa-DevotaChapel · 17th c. · in Piedicroce, 4.4 mi
Photo credits

Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani: Photo: GREMAND · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piazzali.

Who lives here

Few people in Piazzali are 15 to 24: 5.3%, fewer than in Haute-Corse’s towns and across compared French towns

61.5median age

Degrees are held by half of adults, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (26%) and compared French towns (30%). The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a quarter of residents. At 61.5, the median resident of Piazzali sits in the middle of the age range.

PiazzaliHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma11%
CAP or BEP6%
Baccalauréat28%
Higher education50%

Women and men · all residents

63% women, 37% men

About 58 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Piazzali
PiazzaliHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 150%16%17%
15–245.3%10%11%
25–4421%25%23%
45–6447%27%26%
65+26%21%22%
No diploma11%22%19%
CAP or BEP5.6%20%26%
Baccalauréat28%23%18%
Higher education50%26%30%
Full pagePiazzali’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages61.5 median age · 26% are 65 or overHouseholds10 households · 1.9 people per householdBorn abroad11% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Piazzali?”

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

History

1 historic monument in Piazzali, 1 classé

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Piazzali is Ancien couvent de Valle d'Alesani. The protected list starts in the 13th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1983
first monument protected
Full pagePiazzali’s history pageOpen the full History page
Map1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionAge of homes56% built before 1919 · Older homesQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Piazzali?”

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

Work & commute

14.3% of commuters in Piazzali go to work without a car, more than in Haute-Corse’s towns and across compared French towns

14%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving86%
Public transport14%
On foot0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Piazzali, 0.3 per working resident
0.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
0%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pagePiazzali’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.3 per working resident

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Piazzali costs less than in Haute-Corse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €11.22/m² a month

€11.22/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

House rents are put at about €8.80/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Piazzali€11.22/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€11.22/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.45 to €13.33/m² a month)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pagePiazzali’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Renting€11.22/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 Piazzali

12pages on Piazzali
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 12.9 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousingFlood & hazards
Out and about
Outdoors100% of the commune is protected natureAttractionsOne place to visit mapped in townClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 61.5History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Famous people from Piazzali

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Piazzali yet.

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About Piazzali

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Piazzali is a commune of 19 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

Population
19 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Costa Verde
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²)
INSEE code
2B216

Piazzali’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 →
Penta-di-CasincaCorteVescovatoLuccianaBorgoPenta-di-CasincaCorteVescovatoLuccianaBorgoPiazzali
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Piazzali19—————
Penta-di-Casinca3,67110C+DB+C−
Corte7,81913A−DAB−
Vescovato3,40613DDA−D
Lucciana6,92316CDBD
Borgo10,31117B+DA−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 9, 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.