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RapaleHaute-Corse

With 162 residents, it is a town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population
162
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.36
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Median income
€23,620
a year per consumption unit · median of compared French towns €25,970
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Rapale a good place to live?

Rapale is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. 43% of homes here are second homes. Young adults aged 15 to 24 make up 14% of residents.

What makes Rapale stand out

The 2 things Rapale does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
43%2%RapaleMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
14%11%RapaleMedianResidents aged 15 to 24
Who lives here
14% are 15 to 24
of residents, against 11% in the median compared French town
Median age 55.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Église Saint-Césaire
Église Saint-Césaire · Classé · Photo: Camille Enlart · CC BY-SA 4.0
Rapale’s story

Rapale in pictures

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

The oldest protected part dates from the 13th century, and the first monument here was protected in 1840, on France’s very first list.

28% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1840First protected: Église Saint-Césaire
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Michel de Murato and 13 more in and around Rapale

Other places to visit, heritage and family days out in and near Rapale. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Michel de Murato2.5 km east, in MuratoMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Saint-Joseph de Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda3.3 km northwest, in Santo-Pietro-di-TendaChâteauChâteauChâteau de Tuda4.8 km northeast, in Olmeta-di-TudaZooZooCorsica Zoo3.6 km north, in Olmeta-di-TudaMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien couvent des franciscains récollets2.5 km southeast, in MuratoAttractionAttractionAutruches, pintades3.6 km north, in Olmeta-di-Tuda
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rapale.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Rapale than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 5.6% are under 15

Those 65 and older account for nearly a third of residents. Rapale has a median age of 55.2 years.

55.2median age
RapaleHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education32%

Women and men · all residents

44% women, 56% men

About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Rapale
RapaleHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 155.6%16%17%
15–2414%10%11%
25–4413%25%23%
45–6435%27%26%
65+32%21%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP20%20%26%
Baccalauréat25%23%18%
Higher education32%26%30%
Full pageRapale’s Who lives here pageOpen the page
Ages55.2 median age · 32% are 65 or overHouseholds80 households · 2 people per householdBorn abroad6.2% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Rapale?”

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

History

Rapale keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 28% built before 1919

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

The earliest of these monuments dates from the 13th century. Among the classé monuments in Rapale is Église Saint-Césaire.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

13th c.
oldest protected part
1840
first monument protected
Full pageRapale’s history pageOpen the page
Age of homes28% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Rapale?”

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

Work & commute

Only 2.8% of commuters in Rapale go to work without a car, fewer than in Haute-Corse’s towns and across compared French towns

8.1% of people in the labour force have no job. Per resident in work, Rapale counts 0.5 jobs (50 jobs, 50 workers). Also worth knowing: the median disposable income was €23,620 a year per consumption unit, near Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and lower than compared French towns (€25,970).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter3%
On foot1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Rapale, 0.5 per working resident
8.1%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€23,620
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageRapale’s work & commute pageOpen the page
Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here50 jobs based here · 0.5 per working residentMedian income€23,620 a year · Median income per consumption unit

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Rapale is €12.36/m² a month

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

Rapale recorded 4 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€12.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Rapale€12.36/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€12.36/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.27 to €14.88/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageRapale’s cost of living pageOpen the page
Renting€12.36/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 Rapale

12pages on Rapale
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 8.9 mi awayWork & commute50 jobs based hereHousing4 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 55.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Église Saint-CésaireChurch · 13th & 14th c.
Classé
Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-MargueriteChapel · 17th c. · in Sorio, 1.4 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th & 14th c. · in Murato, 1.5 mi
Classé
Ancien couvent Saint-JosephConvent · 12th & 17th c. · in Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda, 2.1 mi
Photo credits

Église Saint-Césaire: Photo: Camille Enlart · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Rapale

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

How we find them →

Rapale’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 →
BigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaBastiaVescovatoBigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaBastiaVescovatoRapale
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Rapale162—————
Biguglia7,6426.8A−DA−C
Borgo10,3117.4B+DA−C+
Furiani6,5857.6A−DB+B+
Lucciana6,9238.7CDBD
Bastia46,8679.8BDB−B
Vescovato3,4069.9DDA−D

People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.

About Rapale

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Rapale is a commune of 162 people in the Communauté de communes Nebbiu - Conca d'Oro. 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
162 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Nebbiu - Conca d'Oro
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
3.9 sq mi (10.1 km²)
INSEE code
2B257

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.