At under 1,000 residents, Quercitello is too small for the grades other French towns get. 57% of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 45% of the population.
What makes Quercitello stand out
The 2 things Quercitello does most differently from other towns.
Église San-Cipriano: Photo: Cosudibastia · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quercitello.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5% of Quercitello, fewer than in Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
63.3median age
The 65-and-over age group makes up 45% of residents. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 1.7% of residents, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10%) and compared French towns (11%). Among adults, 23% have a degree.
QuercitelloHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
45%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma20%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat37%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 94 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.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Quercitello: 67% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Quercitello is Église Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Stoppia Nova. The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments locally: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 1 inscrit (the second level). Protection here reaches back to the 12th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Quercitello has lower unemployment than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 8.0%
9%walk, cycle or take transit
8.7% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train at the census, higher than Haute-Corse’s towns (5.4%) yet lower than compared French towns (13.4%).
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
Public transport4%
Bicycle4%
On foot0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Quercitello, 0.2 per working resident
8.0%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Quercitello is a commune of 53 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
Population
53 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
1.2 sq mi (3 km²)
INSEE code
2B255
Quercitello’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
