Largest city in the Corse-du-Sud department: the 2026 ranking
The 124 towns of the Corse-du-Sud department (2A) ranked by population, area and density, based on the official INSEE population figures in force in 2026.
The largest city in the Corse-du-Sud department is Ajaccio, with 77,132 inhabitants (ranked 68th in France by population). The largest town by area is Sartène (200 km²). Ajaccio is also the most densely populated town, with 940 inhabitants per km². At the other end of the ranking, Cardo-Torgia has only 32 inhabitants.
The Corse-du-Sud department has 170,548 inhabitants over 4,014 km², a density of 42 inhabitants per km², 2.6 times lower than the national average (110 per km²). It accounts for 47.3% of the population of Corsica, the region it belongs to: see the ranking of the largest cities in Corsica.
The 20 largest cities in the Corse-du-Sud department by population
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajaccio | 77,132 | 82 | 940 | 68th |
| 2 | Porto-Vecchio | 11,387 | 169 | 68 | 901st |
| 3 | Bastelicaccia | 4,489 | 18 | 247 | 2,556th |
| 4 | Propriano | 4,028 | 19 | 215 | 2,867th |
| 5 | Grosseto-Prugna | 3,926 | 32 | 124 | 2,946th |
| 6 | Sartène | 3,824 | 200 | 19 | 3,016th |
| 7 | Alata | 3,752 | 30 | 124 | 3,073rd |
| 8 | Afa | 3,406 | 12 | 288 | 3,380th |
| 9 | Bonifacio | 3,404 | 138 | 25 | 3,385th |
| 10 | Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,324 | 27 | 123 | 3,467th |
| 11 | Zonza | 3,026 | 134 | 23 | 3,805th |
| 12 | Lecci | 2,166 | 27 | 79 | 5,191st |
| 13 | Pietrosella | 2,094 | 35 | 59 | 5,361st |
| 14 | Peri | 2,088 | 24 | 88 | 5,375th |
| 15 | Cuttoli-Corticchiato | 2,087 | 30 | 69 | 5,381st |
| 16 | Sotta | 1,920 | 67 | 29 | 5,786th |
| 17 | Albitreccia | 1,866 | 46 | 41 | 5,923rd |
| 18 | Figari | 1,806 | 100 | 18 | 6,101st |
| 19 | Appietto | 1,786 | 34 | 52 | 6,166th |
| 20 | Cauro | 1,510 | 28 | 54 | 7,152nd |
Largest towns by area in the Corse-du-Sud department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sartène | 3,824 | 200 | 19 | 40th |
| 2 | Porto-Vecchio | 11,387 | 169 | 68 | 64th |
| 3 | Bonifacio | 3,404 | 138 | 25 | 109th |
| 4 | Zonza | 3,026 | 134 | 23 | 122nd |
| 5 | Bastelica | 528 | 128 | 4 | 138th |
| 6 | Figari | 1,806 | 100 | 18 | 229th |
| 7 | Quenza | 204 | 96 | 2 | 264th |
| 8 | Zicavo | 205 | 93 | 2 | 279th |
| 9 | Levie | 682 | 86 | 8 | 345th |
| 10 | Ajaccio | 77,132 | 82 | 940 | 382nd |
Most densely populated towns in the Corse-du-Sud department
| # | Town | Population | km² | per km² | France rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajaccio | 77,132 | 82 | 940 | 1,000th |
| 2 | Afa | 3,406 | 12 | 288 | 3,138th |
| 3 | Bastelicaccia | 4,489 | 18 | 247 | 3,681st |
| 4 | Propriano | 4,028 | 19 | 215 | 4,218th |
| 5 | Grosseto-Prugna | 3,926 | 32 | 124 | 7,147th |
| 6 | Alata | 3,752 | 30 | 124 | 7,196th |
| 7 | Sarrola-Carcopino | 3,324 | 27 | 123 | 7,216th |
| 8 | Eccica-Suarella | 1,425 | 14 | 98 | 8,872nd |
| 9 | Peri | 2,088 | 24 | 88 | 9,806th |
| 10 | Lecci | 2,166 | 27 | 79 | 10,781st |
All towns in the Corse-du-Sud department (124)
INSEE total population in parentheses. Each town page gives its area, density, national and departmental rankings, and neighboring towns.
- Afa (3,406)
- Ajaccio (77,132)
- Alata (3,752)
- Albitreccia (1,866)
- Altagène (52)
- Ambiegna (79)
- Appietto (1,786)
- Arbellara (171)
- Arbori (53)
- Argiusta-Moriccio (76)
- Arro (80)
- Aullène (186)
- Azilone-Ampaza (212)
- Azzana (49)
- Balogna (138)
- Bastelica (528)
- Bastelicaccia (4,489)
- Belvédère-Campomoro (215)
- Bilia (55)
- Bocognano (422)
- Bonifacio (3,404)
- Calcatoggio (524)
- Campo (104)
- Cannelle (70)
- Carbini (121)
- Carbuccia (385)
- Cardo-Torgia (32)
- Cargèse (1,168)
- Cargiaca (64)
- Casaglione (575)
- Casalabriva (238)
- Cauro (1,510)
- Ciamannacce (131)
- Coggia (832)
- Cognocoli-Monticchi (174)
- Conca (1,193)
- Corrano (76)
- Coti-Chiavari (750)
- Cozzano (283)
- Cristinacce (77)
- Cuttoli-Corticchiato (2,087)
- Eccica-Suarella (1,425)
- Évisa (234)
- Figari (1,806)
- Foce (153)
- Forciolo (96)
- Fozzano (212)
- Frasseto (134)
- Giuncheto (110)
- Granace (94)
- Grossa (75)
- Grosseto-Prugna (3,926)
- Guagno (147)
- Guargualé (146)
- Guitera-les-Bains (155)
- Lecci (2,166)
- Letia (112)
- Levie (682)
- Lopigna (114)
- Loreto-di-Tallano (51)
- Marignana (104)
- Mela (37)
- Moca-Croce (223)
- Monacia-d'Aullène (553)
- Murzo (100)
- Ocana (668)
- Olivese (222)
- Olmeto (1,313)
- Olmiccia (124)
- Orto (81)
- Osani (99)
- Ota (475)
- Palneca (134)
- Partinello (95)
- Pastricciola (90)
- Peri (2,088)
- Petreto-Bicchisano (581)
- Piana (462)
- Pianottoli-Caldarello (764)
- Pietrosella (2,094)
- Pila-Canale (277)
- Poggiolo (104)
- Porto-Vecchio (11,387)
- Propriano (4,028)
- Quasquara (69)
- Quenza (204)
- Renno (64)
- Rezza (62)
- Rosazia (53)
- Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano (365)
- Salice (104)
- Sampolo (91)
- San-Gavino-di-Carbini (1,229)
- Sant'Andréa-d'Orcino (148)
- Santa-Maria-Figaniella (74)
- Santa-Maria-Siché (373)
- Sari-d'Orcino (354)
- Sari-Solenzara (1,466)
- Sarrola-Carcopino (3,324)
- Sartène (3,824)
- Serra-di-Ferro (739)
- Serra-di-Scopamène (136)
- Serriera (113)
- Soccia (161)
- Sollacaro (402)
- Sorbollano (65)
- Sotta (1,920)
- Tasso (89)
- Tavaco (420)
- Tavera (455)
- Tolla (122)
- Ucciani (510)
- Urbalacone (65)
- Valle-di-Mezzana (545)
- Vero (655)
- Vico (1,013)
- Viggianello (915)
- Villanova (407)
- Zérubia (46)
- Zévaco (51)
- Zicavo (205)
- Zigliara (132)
- Zonza (3,026)
- Zoza (66)
Other departments in Corsica
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Sources: INSEE, official population figures in force on January 1, 2026 (total population); land area: IGN / Observatoire des territoires. Rankings computed across the 34,858 communes in the database.