Français
Guest, Sign inJoin
France›Haute-Corse›Corsica

SorioHaute-Corse

118 residents make their home in this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Population
118
INSEE, census 2023 · commune
Rent
€12.36
per m² a month · apartments · estimated advertised rents · median of compared French towns €12.41/m²
Walk, cycle, transit
0%
of working residents · median of compared French towns 13%

Is Sorio a good place to live?

Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Sorio has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 30% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up 53% of residents.

What makes Sorio stand out

The 2 things Sorio does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
30%2%SorioMedianSecond homes, share of all homes
Homes
of all homes, against 2% in the median compared French town
Source: INSEE, census 2023.
53%22%SorioMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
53% are 65 or over
of residents, against 22% in the median compared French town
Median age 66.2. Source: INSEE, census 2023.
Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Marguerite
Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Marguerite · Classé · Photo: François Fiette · CC BY-SA 4.0
Sorio’s story

Sorio in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Sorio counts 1 historic monument: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 0 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 17th century; the first monument here was protected in 1936.

60% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1936First protected: Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Marguerite
Explore the history →

Landmarks

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

All monuments →
Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-MargueriteChapel · 17th c.
Classé
Église Saint-CésaireChurch · 13th & 14th c. · in Rapale, 1.5 mi
Classé
Ancien couvent Saint-JosephConvent · 12th & 17th c. · in Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda, 1.8 mi
Classé
Église Saint-MichelChurch · 12th & 14th c. · in Murato, 3 mi
Photo credits

Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Marguerite: Photo: François Fiette · CC BY-SA 4.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sorio.

Who lives here

Sorio has fewer young adults than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 1.9% are 15 to 24

66.2median age

People 65 and over make up 53% of the town. Children under 15 make up 3.7%, below Haute-Corse’s towns (16%) and compared French towns (17%) alike. Sorio has a median age of 66.2.

SorioHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma16%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat25%
Higher education27%

Women and men · all residents

52% women, 48% men

About 91 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.

Ages and diplomas in Sorio
SorioHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 153.7%16%17%
15–241.9%10%11%
25–4412%25%23%
45–6429%27%26%
65+53%21%22%
No diploma16%22%19%
CAP or BEP17%20%26%
Baccalauréat25%23%18%
Higher education27%26%30%
Full pageSorio’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Ages66.2 median age · 53% are 65 or overHouseholds70 households · 1.7 people per householdBorn abroad0% immigrants · Born abroad, not French at birthQuestions“What is the population of Sorio?”

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

History

Old homes shape Sorio: 60% were built before 1919, more than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns

1historic monument

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

Among the classé monuments in Sorio is Ruines de la chapelle Sainte-Marguerite. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit0

Among them · Classé

17th c.
oldest protected part
1936
first monument protected
Full pageSorio’s history pageOpen the full History page
Age of homes60% built before 1919 · Older homesMap1 historic monumentClassé1 classé · France’s highest protectionQuestions“How many historic monuments are there in Sorio?”

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

Work & commute

Sorio has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each

0%walk, cycle or take transit

Unemployment stood at 10.7%, higher than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). A tenth of Sorio’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving90%
On foot0%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
0
jobs based in Sorio, 0.5 per working resident
10.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
10%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
Full pageSorio’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transitJobs based here0.5 per working resident

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 Sorio is €12.36/m² a month

€12.36/m²estimated apartment rent a month

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

The market in Sorio: 5 sales of houses and apartments between July 2023 and June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Sorio€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)
€8.80/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Full pageSorio’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living 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 Sorio

12pages on Sorio
The big questions
Health0 GPs · nearest emergency department 10.4 mi awayWork & commute0 jobs based hereHousing5 sales on record, the last three yearsFlood & hazards
Out and about
OutdoorsAttractionsClimateWeather
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 66.2History1 historic monumentTown HallFamous people
Nearby attractions

Église Saint-Michel de Murato and 2 more in and around Sorio

Heritage in and near Sorio. Best known first.

All attractions →
ChurchChurchÉglise Saint-Michel de Murato4.8 km east, in MuratoMonastery or conventMonastery or conventCouvent Saint-Joseph de Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda2.8 km north, in Santo-Pietro-di-TendaMonastery or conventMonastery or conventAncien couvent des franciscains récollets4.4 km east, in Murato
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata

Famous people from Sorio

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

How we find them →

About Sorio

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Sorio is a commune of 118 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
118 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes Nebbiu - Conca d'Oro
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
6 sq mi (15.6 km²)
INSEE code
2B287

Sorio’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 →
BigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaVescovatoBastiaBigugliaBorgoFurianiLuccianaVescovatoBastiaSorio
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Sorio118—————
Biguglia7,6428.4A−DA−C
Borgo10,3118.8B+DA−C+
Furiani6,5859.2A−DB+B+
Lucciana6,9239.9CDBD
Vescovato3,40611DDA−D
Bastia46,86711BDB−B

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

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.