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25 people call this town in Haute-Corse, Corsica home.
At under 1,000 residents, Valle-d'Orezza is too small for the grades other French towns get. Nearly two thirds of homes here are second homes. People aged 65 and over make up 70% of residents.
The 2 things Valle-d'Orezza does most differently from other towns.
Valle-d'Orezza has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 11th century; the first monument here was protected in 1976.
86% 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 Valle-d'Orezza.
Valle-d'Orezza has a median age of 69.2 years.
43% women, 57% men
About 77 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.
| Valle-d'Orezza | Haute-Corse median | France median | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 0% | 16% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 0% | 10% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 4.3% | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 26% | 27% | 26% |
| 65+ | 70% | 21% | 22% |
| No diploma | 70% | 22% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 8.7% | 20% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 8.7% | 23% | 18% |
| Higher education | 13% | 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 Valle-d'Orezza is Chapelle Saint-Georges. Protection here reaches back to the 11th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
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.
1 houses and apartments changed hands in Valle-d'Orezza from July 2023 to June 2026. Renting a house costs an estimated €8.80/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage and other places to visit in and near Valle-d'Orezza. Best known first.
Valle-d'Orezza has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 2 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
Chapelle Saint-Georges: Photo: Ghjuvanpaulu2b · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Église Sainte-Marie: Photo: Sicilarch · CC BY-SA 4.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Valle-d'Orezza yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valle-d'Orezza | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Penta-di-Casinca | 3,671 | 7.7 | C+ | D | B+ | C− |
| Vescovato | 3,406 | 9.9 | D | D | A− | D |
| Lucciana | 6,923 | 13 | C | D | B | D |
| Corte | 7,819 | 13 | A− | D | A | B− |
| Borgo | 10,311 | 14 | B+ | D | A− | C+ |
| Biguglia | 7,642 | 17 | A− | D | A− | C |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica
Valle-d'Orezza is a commune of 25 people in the Communauté de communes de la Castagniccia-Casinca. 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.
