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A town of 62 in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Pietraserena is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 64% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 51% of the population.
The 2 things Pietraserena does most differently from other towns.
Pietraserena has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
58% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Pietraserena has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pietraserena.
Just over half of residents have reached 65. People aged 15 to 24 make up 5.6% of the town, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up 29% of adults.
56% women, 44% men
About 77 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.
| Pietraserena | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 2.8% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 5.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 51% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 18% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 24% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 29% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
No commute at all: 5.3% of working residents in Pietraserena 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.
Sales in Pietraserena from July 2023 to June 2026: 2 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.53/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pietraserena as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Pietraserena is a commune of 62 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Oriente. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietraserena | 62 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corte | 7,819 | 11 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Ghisonaccia | 4,405 | 14 | B− | D | A | C+ |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo | 3,880 | 16 | C+ | D | A+ | C |
| Penta-di-Casinca | 3,671 | 17 | C+ | D | B+ | 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.