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The most densely populated cities in Corse

Bastia is the most densely populated city in Corse, at 2,353 inhab./km², ahead of L'Île-Rousse (1,248 inhab./km²) and Ajaccio (925 inhab./km²). At the other end, Bonifacio is the least densely populated city, at 24 inhab./km².

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The 9 cities of Corse ranked on density
RankCityDensityPopulation
12B Bastia2,353 inhab./km²46,867
22B L'Île-Rousse1,248 inhab./km²3,231
32A Ajaccio925 inhab./km²76,320
42B Borgo214 inhab./km²10,311
52A Propriano211 inhab./km²3,996
62B Calvi184 inhab./km²5,788
72A Porto-Vecchio67 inhab./km²11,198
82B Corte52 inhab./km²7,819
92A Bonifacio24 inhab./km²3,344

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The same ranking for the whole of France : The densest cities in France · The least densely populated cities in France

The most densely populated cities in, elsewhere

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The other rankings of Corse

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Scope, method and sources

Scope: France, metropolitan and overseas, Corsica and the DROM included. This dataset holds every commune of 10,000 inhabitants or more, plus smaller communes famous enough to be household names, 1,131 in all. It is not the full list of 35,000 French communes, so a village can sit outside a ranking whose extreme it would otherwise hold.

Method and sources: populations are the INSEE legal populations, boundaries and coordinates come from the IGN commune registry, both served by geo.api.gouv.fr. Density is the population divided by the commune's area; distances are measured as the crow flies from the commune's centre. Data read on August 28, 2026.

4 questions about this ranking
What is the most densely populated city in Corse?
Bastia, at 2,353 inhab./km², ahead of L'Île-Rousse (1,248 inhab./km²).
What is the least densely populated city in Corse?
Bonifacio, at 24 inhab./km². 9 cities of Corse are measured here.
Where does Bastia stand in France?
331 of the 1,131 French cities measured on density. The national ranking is on its own page.
Which cities lead in Corse?
Bastia (2,353 inhab./km²), L'Île-Rousse (1,248 inhab./km²), Ajaccio (925 inhab./km²), Borgo (214 inhab./km²), Propriano (211 inhab./km²). The whole table is on this page.