2026 ranking · vacancy rate of private housing

The towns in Corsica with the highest housing vacancy rate

Q: Which town in Corsica has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Corte (Haute-Corse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Corsica: 15.1% of its private homes are vacant.

Corte (Haute-Corse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Corsica: 15.1% of its private homes are vacant. Next come Sartène (Corse-du-Sud, 13.2%) and Ghisonaccia (Haute-Corse, 12.6%).

30 towns ranked out of 360

Corte, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers 30 of the 360 towns in Corsica. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. At the other end of the ranking, Ville-di-Pietrabugno (Haute-Corse) comes last with 5.5%.

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 housing vacancy rates in Corsica

Rank	Town	Department	Vacant private homes	Population
1	Corte	Haute-Corse (2B)	15.1	7,931
2	Sartène	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	13.2	3,824
3	Ghisonaccia	Haute-Corse (2B)	12.6	4,460
4	San-Nicolao	Haute-Corse (2B)	11.0	2,084
5	Cervione	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.6	2,171
6	Aléria	Haute-Corse (2B)	10.6	2,297
7	Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.6	3,945
8	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.6	7,012
9	Vescovato	Haute-Corse (2B)	9.2	3,426
10	Penta-di-Casinca	Haute-Corse (2B)	8.8	3,706
11	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	8.7	47,374
12	San-Martino-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	8.7	3,084
13	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.6	3,404
14	Sarrola-Carcopino	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.3	3,324
15	Propriano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.1	4,028
16	Cuttoli-Corticchiato	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	8.0	2,087
17	Ventiseri	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.9	2,670
18	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	7.8	11,387
19	Borgo	Haute-Corse (2B)	7.7	10,507
20	Grosseto-Prugna	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	7.6	3,926
21	Ajaccio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	7.4	77,132
22	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.9	5,869
23	Zonza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.9	3,026
24	Calenzana	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.8	2,714
25	Lecci	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.8	2,166
26	L'Île-Rousse	Haute-Corse (2B)	6.8	3,293
27	Pietrosella	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	6.6	2,094
28	Biguglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.9	7,780
29	Furiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.7	6,684
30	Ville-di-Pietrabugno	Haute-Corse (2B)	5.5	3,274

Source: French Ministry of Housing and Cerema, vacant housing file (LOVAC); vacant private homes on January 1 as a share of all private homes, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest housing vacancy rates in Corsica: FAQ

Which town in Corsica has the highest housing vacancy rate?

Corte (Haute-Corse) has the highest housing vacancy rate in Corsica: 15.1% of its private homes are vacant.

What are the 10 towns in Corsica with the highest housing vacancy rate?

In order: Corte (15.1%), Sartène (13.2%), Ghisonaccia (12.6%), San-Nicolao (11.0%), Cervione (10.6%), Aléria (10.6%), Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo (9.6%), Lucciana (9.6%), Vescovato (9.2%), and Penta-di-Casinca (8.8%).

Which town in Corsica has the lowest housing vacancy rate?

Ville-di-Pietrabugno (Haute-Corse) has the lowest housing vacancy rate in Corsica: 5.5% of its private homes are vacant.

How many towns in Corsica are ranked?

30 out of 360. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns whose figures are withheld for tax confidentiality.

What does this rate measure?

It is the share of privately owned homes that were vacant on January 1, according to the LOVAC file built from tax data by the French Ministry of Housing and Cerema. It counts every kind of vacancy, including short spells between two tenants or during renovation work; social housing is not included. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked, and towns whose number of vacant homes is withheld for tax confidentiality (fewer than 11) are left out.