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72 people live in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
Sermano has no grades yet: French towns are graded from 1,000 residents up. Holiday and other second homes account for 56% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 42% of residents.
The 2 things Sermano does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Sermano: 1 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 0 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 10th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
55% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sermano.
People aged 15 to 24 make up 4.6% of the town. Just over two in five residents are 65 or over, above Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%) alike. At 62.5, the median resident of Sermano sits in the middle of the age range.
45% women, 55% men
About 81 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Sermano | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.2% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 4.6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 14% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 34% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 42% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 10% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 34% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 24% | 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 Sermano is Chapelle San-Nicolao. Its heritage reaches back to the 10th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
At the census, 13.0% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
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 Sermano from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Sermano has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Chapelle San-Nicolao: Photo: Ruglianincu-esiliatu · CC BY-SA 3.0
One notable person was born in Sermano.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermano | 72 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Corte | 7,819 | 5.7 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Penta-di-Casinca | 3,671 | 15 | C+ | D | B+ | C− |
| Vescovato | 3,406 | 16 | D | D | A− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Sermano is a commune of 72 people in the Communauté de communes Pasquale Paoli. 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.