2026 ranking · births per 1,000 inhabitants

The towns in Corsica with the highest birth rate

Q: Which town in Corsica has the highest birth rate?

Vescovato (Haute-Corse) has the highest birth rate in Corsica: 13.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

Vescovato (Haute-Corse) has the highest birth rate in Corsica: 13.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants. Next come Calenzana (Haute-Corse, 12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants) and Peri (Corse-du-Sud, 11.5 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

36 towns ranked out of 360

Vescovato, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 36 of the 360 towns in Corsica. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. At the other end of the ranking, Sartène (Corse-du-Sud) comes last with 3.7 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest birth rates in Corsica

Rank	Town	Department	Births per 1,000 inhabitants	Population
1	Vescovato	Haute-Corse (2B)	13.1	3,426
2	Calenzana	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.9	2,714
3	Peri	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	11.5	2,088
4	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.3	7,012
5	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	10.6	3,404
6	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	10.0	11,387
7	Penta-di-Casinca	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.0	3,706
8	Propriano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.9	4,028
9	Biguglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	8.1	7,780
10	Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.9	3,945
11	Sarrola-Carcopino	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	7.5	3,324
12	Aléria	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.4	2,297
13	L'Île-Rousse	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.3	3,293
14	Zonza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	7.3	3,026
15	San-Martino-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.1	3,084
16	Borgo	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.0	10,507
17	Bastelicaccia	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.9	4,489
18	Cuttoli-Corticchiato	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.7	2,087
19	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.6	5,869
20	Lecci	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.5	2,166
21	Furiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.4	6,684
22	Ajaccio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.3	77,132
23	Ghisonaccia	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.3	4,460
24	Afa	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.2	3,406
25	Ventiseri	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.6	2,670
26	Ville-di-Pietrabugno	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.5	3,274
27	San-Nicolao	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.3	2,084
28	Monticello	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.2	2,110
29	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.2	47,374
30	Cervione	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.1	2,171
31	Pietrosella	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	4.8	2,094
32	Corte	Haute-Corse (2B)	4.4	7,931
33	Santa-Maria-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	4.3	2,074
34	Grosseto-Prugna	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	4.3	3,926
35	Alata	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	4.0	3,752
36	Sartène	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3.7	3,824

Source: INSEE, civil registration (births by place of residence); official population figures; births in the latest year published, by mother’s place of residence, per 1,000 inhabitants (official total population), towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest birth rates in Corsica: FAQ

Which town in Corsica has the highest birth rate?

Vescovato (Haute-Corse) has the highest birth rate in Corsica: 13.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants.

What are the 10 towns in Corsica with the highest birth rate?

In order: Vescovato (13.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Calenzana (12.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Peri (11.5 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Lucciana (11.3 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Bonifacio (10.6 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Porto-Vecchio (10.0 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Penta-di-Casinca (10.0 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Propriano (8.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants), Biguglia (8.1 births per 1,000 inhabitants), and Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo (7.9 births per 1,000 inhabitants).

How many towns in Corsica are ranked?

36 out of 360. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants.

How is this figure calculated?

It is the number of live births in the latest year published by INSEE, counted in the mother’s commune of residence (not where the maternity ward is), divided by the commune’s official total population. This ratio is close to the INSEE birth rate, which uses the average population over the year. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.