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736 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.
There are no grades for Solaro: French towns need 1,000 residents for them. Second homes make up 50% of its housing. People aged 65 and over make up 36% of residents.
The 2 things Solaro does most differently from other towns.
The Culture ministry lists no building in Solaro as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Vestiges de la nécropole préromaine et villa romaine, in Aléria, 14.3 mi away.
2.3% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Solaro.
Children under 15 make up 12%, below Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. People 65 and over make up 36% of the town. Half of Solaro is older than 56.8, half younger.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Solaro | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 19% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 27% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 36% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 16% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 25% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 28% | 26% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
Half of residents lived on more than €25,280 a year per consumption unit, above Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and close to compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, 5.1% of working residents in Solaro didn’t travel to work at all. 5.5% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
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.
Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.17/m² a month. Solaro recorded 35 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026. Advertised rents are estimated at €12.42/m² a month, lower than Haute-Corse’s towns (€13.75/m²) and near compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,099/m² | 30 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit in and near Solaro. Best known first.
Nothing in Solaro is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
One notable person was born in Solaro.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solaro | 736 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ventiseri | 2,629 | 2.9 | — | D | — | B− |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo | 3,880 | 7.1 | C+ | D | A+ | C |
| Ghisonaccia | 4,405 | 9.2 | B− | D | A | C+ |
| Zonza Corse-du-Sud | 2,989 | 14 | D | D | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Solaro is a commune of 736 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) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.