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507 people live in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
With fewer than 1,000 residents, Pietralba falls below the line for grades. Second homes make up 40% of its housing. Over-65s are just over a third of the population.
The 2 things Pietralba does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Pietralba as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Ancienne chapelle San Lorenzo, in Lama, 2.8 mi away.
24% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Nothing in Pietralba 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 Pietralba.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 6.9% of the town, below both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here. 18% of adults hold a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 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.
| Pietralba | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 35% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 25% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 18% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Jobs based in Pietralba number 100, against 200 residents in work (0.5 per worker). Half of residents lived on more than €25,400 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). Walking, cycling and public transport carried 12.4% of commuters at the census.
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.
A house rents for an estimated €9.72/m² a month. 4 houses and apartments changed hands in Pietralba from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Pietralba yet.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Pietralba is a commune of 507 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
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 8, 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.