At under 1,000 residents, Scolca is too small for the grades other French towns get. 54% of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 38% of residents.
What makes Scolca stand out
The 2 things Scolca does most differently from other towns.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scolca.
Who lives here
Children make up only 5.6% of Scolca, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
People 65 and over make up 38% of the town, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. Half of Scolca is older than 59.3, half younger.
59.3median age
ScolcaHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
38%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma19%
CAP or BEP19%
Baccalauréat26%
Higher education23%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 80 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Work & commute
Only 4.9% of commuters in Scolca go to work without a car, fewer than in both Haute-Corse’s towns and compared French towns
Unemployment stood at 10.9%, above Haute-Corse’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%) alike. Public transport took 2.4% of Scolca’s working residents to work at the census.
5%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving90%
Motorbike or scooter5%
On foot2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
0
jobs based in Scolca, 0.1 per working resident
10.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
About Scolca
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Scolca is a commune of 92 people in the Communauté de communes de Marana-Golo. 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
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.