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The towns in Corsica with the most historic monuments

Q: Which town in Corsica has the most historic monuments?

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) has the most historic monuments in Corsica: 25 monuments.

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) has the most historic monuments in Corsica: 25 monuments. Next come Bonifacio (Corse-du-Sud, 21 monuments) and Bastia (Haute-Corse, 20 monuments).

151 towns ranked out of 360

Ajaccio, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

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This ranking covers 151 of the 360 towns in Corsica. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Piazzali (Haute-Corse) comes last with 1 monument.

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: most historic monuments in Corsica

Rank	Town	Department	Historic monuments	Population
1	Ajaccio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	25	77,132
2	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	21	3,404
3	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	20	47,374
4	Sartène	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	15	3,824
5	Corte	Haute-Corse (2B)	9	7,931
6	Rogliano	Haute-Corse (2B)	7	536
7	Brando	Haute-Corse (2B)	6	1,622
8 tied	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	5	5,869
8 tied	Aléria	Haute-Corse (2B)	5	2,297
8 tied	Ersa	Haute-Corse (2B)	5	124
11 tied	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	7,012
11 tied	Morosaglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	971
11 tied	Luri	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	889
11 tied	Santo-Pietro-di-Tenda	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	343
11 tied	Centuri	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	175
11 tied	Morsiglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	4	113
17 tied	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	11,387
17 tied	Zonza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	3,026
17 tied	Calenzana	Haute-Corse (2B)	3	2,714
17 tied	Saint-Florent	Haute-Corse (2B)	3	1,707
17 tied	Olmeto	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	1,313
17 tied	Cargèse	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	1,168
17 tied	Vico	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	1,013
17 tied	Corbara	Haute-Corse (2B)	3	980
17 tied	Coti-Chiavari	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	750
17 tied	Sollacaro	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	402
17 tied	Santa-Maria-Siché	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	373
17 tied	Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	365
17 tied	Zigliara	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	3	132
30 tied	Furiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	6,684
30 tied	Grosseto-Prugna	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	3,926
30 tied	Alata	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	3,752
30 tied	San-Martino-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	3,084
30 tied	Cervione	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	2,171
30 tied	Sotta	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	1,920
30 tied	Oletta	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	1,807
30 tied	Figari	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	1,806
30 tied	Pianottoli-Caldarello	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	764
30 tied	Levie	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	682
30 tied	Petreto-Bicchisano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	581
30 tied	Bastelica	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	528
30 tied	Castello-di-Rostino	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	522
30 tied	Ota	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	475
30 tied	Montegrosso	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	427
30 tied	Vivario	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	411
30 tied	Canari	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	310
30 tied	Muro	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	244
30 tied	Poggio-d'Oletta	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	224
30 tied	Belvédère-Campomoro	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	215
30 tied	Quenza	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	204
30 tied	La Porta	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	189
30 tied	Arbellara	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	171
30 tied	Lama	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	159
30 tied	Lavatoggio	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	156
30 tied	Cagnano	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	151
30 tied	Olmeta-di-Capocorso	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	125
30 tied	Casabianca	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	124
30 tied	Piedicroce	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	83
30 tied	Grossa	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2	75
30 tied	Nonza	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	62
30 tied	Cambia	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	61
30 tied	Altiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	54
30 tied	Quercitello	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	54
30 tied	Casalta	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	53
30 tied	Poggio-Marinaccio	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	39
30 tied	Valle-d'Orezza	Haute-Corse (2B)	2	25
67 tied	Borgo	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	10,507
67 tied	Penta-di-Casinca	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	3,706
67 tied	Vescovato	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	3,426
67 tied	L'Île-Rousse	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	3,293
67 tied	Ville-di-Pietrabugno	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	3,274
67 tied	Lecci	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	2,166
67 tied	Monticello	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	2,110
67 tied	Pietrosella	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	2,094
67 tied	San-Nicolao	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	2,084
67 tied	Santa-Maria-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	2,074
67 tied	Venzolasca	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	1,891
67 tied	Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	1,542
67 tied	Lumio	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	1,239
67 tied	San-Gavino-di-Carbini	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	1,229
67 tied	Sisco	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	1,192
67 tied	Santa-Reparata-di-Balagna	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	1,043
67 tied	Sorbo-Ocagnano	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	922
67 tied	Patrimonio	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	921
67 tied	Talasani	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	853
67 tied	Belgodère	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	849
67 tied	Castellare-di-Casinca	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	707
67 tied	Venaco	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	649
67 tied	Aregno	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	600
67 tied	Omessa	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	599
67 tied	Olmeta-di-Tuda	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	587
67 tied	Murato	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	566
67 tied	Piana	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	462
67 tied	Tavera	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	455
67 tied	Galéria	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	401
67 tied	Algajola	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	371
67 tied	Sari-d'Orcino	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	1	354
67 tied	Valle-di-Campoloro	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	342
67 tied	Pietroso	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	340
67 tied	Zilia	Haute-Corse (2B)	1	323

Source: French Ministry of Culture, Mérimée database (buildings protected as historic monuments); buildings classified or registered as historic monuments, in whole or in part. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Most historic monuments in Corsica: FAQ

Which town in Corsica has the most historic monuments?

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud) has the most historic monuments in Corsica: 25 monuments.

What are the 10 towns in Corsica with the most historic monuments?

In order: Ajaccio (25 monuments), Bonifacio (21 monuments), Bastia (20 monuments), Sartène (15 monuments), Corte (9 monuments), Rogliano (7 monuments), Brando (6 monuments), Calvi (5 monuments), Aléria (5 monuments), and Ersa (5 monuments).

How many towns in Corsica are ranked?

151 out of 360. Not ranked: towns with no historic monument.

What does this ranking count?

Each building protected as a historic monument (monument historique), whether classified or only registered, in whole or in part, counts as one, as listed in the Mérimée database of the French Ministry of Culture. A monument that spans several communes, such as an aqueduct or a city wall, counts in each of them. The total also depends on how protections were divided up: a group of buildings can count as one monument or as several.