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334 people live in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Pietroso has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Two fifths of its homes are second homes. It skews older: 32% of residents are 65 or over.
The 2 things Pietroso does most differently from other towns.
Pietroso 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 14th century; the first monument here was protected in 1986.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pietroso.
30% of adults hold a degree, about level with compared French towns (30%) and above Haute-Corse’s towns (26%). The median resident of Pietroso is 49.4 years old.
56% women, 44% men
About 79 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.
| Pietroso | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.9% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 20% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 32% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 26% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 13% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 21% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 30% | 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.
Among the classé monuments in Pietroso is Chapelle Saint-Laurent. The protected list starts in the 14th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 11% of the total, above Haute-Corse’s towns (4.2%) and compared French towns (7.4%) alike.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
The unemployment rate comes to 13.4%. Pietroso has 50 jobs for 100 working residents, 0.3 per worker. 3.5% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, below Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) and compared French towns (13.4%) alike.
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.
Renting a house costs an estimated €11.17/m² a month. Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Pietroso. Of the homes sold, 80% were houses.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Pietroso has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle Saint-Laurent: Photo: Fr.Latreille · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Pietroso as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
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| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietroso | 334 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ghisonaccia | 4,405 | 5.6 | B− | D | A | C+ |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo | 3,880 | 7.3 | C+ | D | A+ | C |
| Ventiseri | 2,629 | 11 | — | D | — | B− |
| Corte | 7,819 | 17 | A− | D | A | B− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Pietroso is a commune of 334 people in the Communauté de communes de Fium'Orbu Castellu. 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
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.