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VivarioHaute-Corse

Some 409 people live in this town, in Haute-Corse, Corsica.

Is Vivario a good place to live?

Vivario is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents. Holiday and other second homes account for 48% of homes. Over-65s are 37% of the population.

What makes Vivario stand out

The 2 things Vivario does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de Pasciola
Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de Pasciola · Classé · Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0
Vivario’s story

Vivario in pictures

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivario counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1977.

40% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 1977First protected: Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de Pasciola
  • 1992Most recently protected: Ruines du Fort de Vizzavona
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Landmarks

On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivario counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

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Photo credits

Ruines du Fort de Vizzavona: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de Pasciola: Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vivario.

Who lives here

Fewer children live in Vivario than in Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 4% are under 15

57.9median age

Those aged 15 to 24 account for 6.9% of residents. People 65 and over make up 37% of the town, above both Haute-Corse’s towns (21%) and compared French towns (22%). Typical age in Vivario: 57.9, the median.

VivarioHaute-Corse medianFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma37%
CAP or BEP16%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

About an even split. Median share of women: Haute-Corse 51.9%, France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Vivario
VivarioHaute-Corse medianFrance median
Under 154%16%17%
15–246.9%10%11%
25–4420%25%23%
45–6432%27%26%
65+37%21%22%
No diploma37%22%19%
CAP or BEP16%20%26%
Baccalauréat16%23%18%
Higher education24%26%30%

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

History

Vivario keeps more of its old housing than Haute-Corse’s towns or compared French towns: 40% built before 1919

2historic monuments

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

Its oldest listed monument dates from the 18th century. Among the classé monuments in Vivario is Ruines du Fort de Vivario ou redoute de Pasciola. On the Culture ministry’s list, Vivario counts 2 historic monuments: 1 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé1
Inscrit1
18th c.
oldest protected part
1977
first monument protected

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

Work & commute

Fewer people in Vivario are out of work than in Haute-Corse’s towns or across compared French towns: 3.4%

12%walk, cycle or take transit

Vivario holds 200 jobs; 200 of its residents are in work, so 1 jobs each. The median disposable income was €26,830 a year per consumption unit, higher than Haute-Corse’s towns (€23,160) and near compared French towns (€25,970). At the census, just over one in ten commuters got to work without a car.

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving83%
On foot8%
Bicycle2%
Public transport2%
Motorbike or scooter0%
200
jobs based in Vivario, 1 per working resident
3.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€26,830
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
5%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Vivario costs more than in Haute-Corse’s towns and across compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €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.

Sales in Vivario from July 2023 to June 2026: 9 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €11.17/m² a month.

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Vivario€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)
€11.17/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Keep exploring

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Famous people from Vivario

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About Vivario

Commune in Haute-Corse, Corsica

Vivario is a commune of 409 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
409 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes du Centre Corse
Département
Haute-Corse (2B)
Région
Corsica
Area
30.3 sq mi (78.6 km²)
INSEE code
2B354

Vivario’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 →
CorteGhisonacciaPrunelli-di-FiumorboCorteGhisonacciaPrunelli-di-FiumorboVivario
How the neighbors grade
TownPeopleMilesOverallCostSafetyHealth
Vivario409—————
Corte7,81910A−DAB−
Ghisonaccia4,40515B−DAC+
Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo3,88016C+DA+C

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 9, 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.