Population, territory, culture and transports in Corsica
POPULATION OF CORSICA
Comparison of years 1968 and 2015 :
1968 : 205 268 inhabitants (North Corsica : 115 702 /South Corsica : 89 566)
2015 : 326 898 inhabitants (North Corsica : 174 178 / South Corsica : 152 720)
Classification by gender, January 01, 2015 :
North Corsica : (number per thousand)
– Men : 85
– Women : 89
South Corsica : (number per thousand)
– Men : 74
– Women : 79
Classification by age, January 01, 2015 :
– more than 24 years old : 25.5%
25 up to 59 years old : 46%
60 years old and + : 28%
75 years old and + : 10.5%
FNISES Sources : http://www.insee.fr/
TERRITORY OF CORSICA
360 communes : North Corsica : 236 / South Corsica : 124
Main Towns (2015) :
Ajaccio : 68 265 inhabitants
Bastia : 65 001 inhabitants
Porto-Vecchio : 11 574 inhabitants
Corte : 70 162 inhabitants
Calvi : 35 665 inhabitants
(FNISES Sources)
CULTURE OF CORSICA
South Corsica : 114 classified and registered historical monuments, including 5 Museums of France
North Corsica : 179 classified and registered historical monuments, including 5 Museums of France
Source : French Ministry of Culture, DEPS
TOURISM IN CORSICA
For the past six years, the number of tourists has reached a peak in terms of passengers and accommodation (2014)
Approximately: 35 million overnight stays in 2015 (2% of the total for mainland France) and 7.4 million travellers
Commercial establishments in Corsica: 2,029 establishments and 4,347,200 available capacity.
Hotels : 750,200 places (2014)
Occupancy rate from May to September/tourist area: – Balagne: 71.4% – Bastia: 65.9% – Ajaccio: 69.5% – Extreme South: 71.4%
Campsites : 2 294 200 places (2014)
Occupancy rate from May to September/tourist area: – Balagne: 60.7% – Bastia : 57.6% – Ajaccio : 54.8% – Extreme South: 53.8%
(Source INSEE)
MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION IN CORSICA
Number of passengers travelling to and from the main ports (excluding cruises) and airports (2014):
Ajaccio : 2 380 700 passengers
Bastia : 3 279 300 passengers
Figari : 504 500 passengers
Calvi : 379 300 passengers
(Sources Regional Transport Observatory of Corsica)
Maritime companies serving Corsica in 2016
Mainland – Corsica :
● CORSICA LINEA
● CMN
● MOBY CORSE
● CORSICA FERRIES
Italy – Corsica :
● CORSICA FERRIES
● MOBY LINES
Means of transportation by land (2015) :
Road network (2010 figures) of 8,135 km (4,467 km in Haute-Corse, 3,668 km in Corse-du-Sud).
It consists of national roads, departmental roads and communal or rural roads..
Railway network : The train in Corsica, it is 232 km long, and links four main towns of Corsica :
Ajaccio – Corte – Bastia – Calvi
daily return trip between Bastia and Ajaccio (stop in Corte) 158km, allow about 3h25
round trip daily between Bastia and Calvi, 120km, estimate 2h44
round trip daily between Ponte Leccia and the Balagne region, 74 km
Between Bastia & Casamozza, you will find a shuttle service serving 20 stations in 30min (21km)
The Calvi – l’Ile Rousse line serves 18 stops, approximately 50 mn.
However, in winter the traffic is much more reduced.
