Grades start at 1,000 residents for French towns, so Venaco has none. Holiday and other second homes account for 42% of homes. People aged 65 and over make up nearly a third of residents.
What makes Venaco stand out
The 2 things Venaco does most differently from other towns.
INSEE, census 2023 · Haute-Corse median and France median: the median of compared communes
History
Old homes shape Venaco: 39% 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.
Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century. Venaco has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commute
Venaco has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Unemployment stood at 8.9%, lower than both Haute-Corse’s towns (10.0%) and compared French towns (10.1%). Households’ median disposable income: €25,720 a year per consumption unit. At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
On foot10%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Public transport2%
Bicycle0%
150
jobs based in Venaco, 0.5 per working resident
8.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€25,720
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Venaco than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: €14.60/m² a month
€14.60/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
House rents are put at about €9.72/m² a month. 20 houses and apartments changed hands in Venaco from July 2023 to June 2026. Houses accounted for half of sales, apartments for the rest.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Venaco€14.60/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
Haute-Corse median€13.75/m²
€14.60/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.37 to €18.74/m² a month)
€9.72/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Venaco is a commune of 644 people in the Communauté de communes du Centre Corse. 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
644 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Centre Corse
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
20.7 sq mi (53.7 km²)
INSEE code
2B341
Venaco’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
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.
