Tourism statisticsState2026

Corsica Tourism Statistics: 225,507 Airbnb Stays

Q: How many tourists visit Corsica?

France as a whole had more than 100 million international visitors in 2024, on a preliminary estimate from Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique. AirROI puts Corsica at 2.0% of Airbnb stays in France in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 225,507 Airbnb stays in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

Q: What is the quietest month in Corsica?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 25 days ahead, against 120 days for August.

Q: How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Corsica?

A typical Airbnb stay in Corsica lasted 6.5 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 79 days ahead. That is longer than the worldwide 5.2 nights. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in January to 8.3 nights in July.

AirROI estimates 225,507 Airbnb stays in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, with Porto-Vecchio the most booked town. The busiest month was August. All of France had more than 100 million international visitors in 2024, a preliminary estimate from Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique.

Source: AirROI Reviewed by Jun Zhou, Founder @ AirROI Updated November 4, 2026

Airbnb figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026. Read the method

Estimated Airbnb nights: 1,475,963
Typical Airbnb stay: 6.5 nights
Busiest Airbnb month: August
From within France, among guests who left a review: 68%

Key facts

Corsica Tourism Facts

Each sentence names its place, period and source, so it can be quoted alone.

Official

Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique puts all of France at more than 100 million international visitors in 2024, a preliminary estimate.

Airbnb stays

AirROI puts Airbnb stays in Corsica at 225,507 in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Corsica added up to 1,475,963 nights in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates a typical Airbnb stay in Corsica lasted 6.5 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 79 days ahead.

Busiest months

AirROI ranks August the busiest Airbnb month in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, followed by July and September, with January the quietest.
AirROI estimates the six busiest Airbnb months in Corsica ran unbroken from May to October in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Airbnb stays in Corsica in August were booked furthest ahead, about 120 days, against 25 days for January, in the 12 months to October 2026.

Guests

AirROI estimates 68% of Corsica Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within France, and Germany at 8.8% and Italy at 4.9% were the top countries abroad.

By place

AirROI estimates Corsica took 2.0% of all Airbnb stays in France in the 12 months to October 2026.
AirROI estimates Porto-Vecchio had the most Airbnb stays of the 45 towns it lists in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, at 25,866, ahead of Ajaccio and Calvi.

Official numbers

How Many Tourists Visit France?

Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique counted more than 100 million international visitors for all of France in 2024, a preliminary estimate. On AirROI's estimates, Corsica accounted for 2.0% of Airbnb stays in France in the 12 months to October 2026.

Official tourism figures for France: what each counts, its year and its publisher
Figure	What it counts	Year	Publisher
More than 100 millionInternational visitors, all of France	International visitors to France, preliminary figure reported as more than 100 million	2024	Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique

Airbnb stays

Airbnb Stays in Corsica

Corsica had 18,347 Airbnb homes in the 12 months to October 2026. They took an estimated 225,507 stays and 1,475,963 nights. A typical stay lasted 6.5 nights and was booked about 79 days ahead, longer than the worldwide stay of 5.2 nights. AirROI's figures cover the 116 towns it tracks in Corsica; places it does not track are not counted, so every total is a floor.

Airbnb homes: 18,347
Airbnb stays, estimate: 225,507
Airbnb nights, estimate: 1,475,963
Typical stay: 6.5 nights
Booked ahead: 79 days

Busiest months

When Is the Busiest Time in Corsica?

On Airbnb, August was the busiest month in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, then July and September. January was the quietest. The six busiest months run unbroken from May to October.

August ranks first, January last

Airbnb months in calendar order, 12 months to October 2026. The number is the month's rank, and 1 is the busiest. The bar shows its part of Airbnb nights.

Three busiest months
Other months

From busiest to quietest: August, July, September, June, October, May, April, November, December, March, February, January.

Month by month: rank, typical stay and days booked ahead

Airbnb months in Corsica by rank, with share of nights, typical stay and days booked ahead, 12 months to October 2026
Rank	Month	Share of nights	Typical stay	Booked ahead
1	August	15.7%	7.2 nights	120 days
2	July	13.8%	8.3 nights	105 days
3	September	11.6%	5.3 nights	76 days
4	June	10.7%	6.6 nights	79 days
5	October	8.8%	5.5 nights	65 days
6	May	8.8%	5.9 nights	70 days
7	April	7.1%	5.8 nights	56 days
8	November	5.9%	5.5 nights	48 days
9	December	5.1%	4.3 nights	35 days
10	March	5.0%	6.3 nights	39 days
11	February	3.8%	5.4 nights	30 days
12	January	3.8%	4.2 nights	25 days

Share is each month's part of the year's Airbnb nights. Typical stay and days booked ahead are AirROI estimates for stays in each month.

Where guests come from

Where Do Corsica Airbnb Guests Come From?

About seven in ten Corsica Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026 were from within France (68%), and the top countries abroad were Germany at 8.8% and Italy at 4.9%, AirROI estimates. Among the same guests, Paris was the top origin city at 4.9%, ahead of Lyon at 1.5%. The figures rest on 654,139 reviews, written over many years.

68% from within France

Among guests who left a review, as of October 2026

Top countries abroad

Among guests who left a review

Germany 8.8%
Italy 4.9%
Switzerland 4.1%
United Kingdom 1.1%
Belgium 1%

Top origin cities

Among guests who left a review

Paris 4.9%
Lyon 1.5%

By town

Most Booked Towns in Corsica

Porto-Vecchio, Ajaccio and Calvi took 25% of Airbnb stays in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026. August is the busiest Airbnb month in all 45 towns. Among guests who left a review, the share from abroad across the 25 most booked towns runs from 15% in Grosseto-Prugna to 48% in Sari-Solenzara.

Most Booked Towns in Corsica: Airbnb stays, nights and typical stay, 12 months to October 2026; with origin among guests who left a review
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1	Porto-Vecchio	25,866	183,713	7.1 nights	35%	Germany
2	Ajaccio	17,541	109,277	6.2 nights	23%	Germany
3	Calvi	12,280	78,525	6.4 nights	31%	Germany
4	Bonifacio	9,756	58,114	6.0 nights	38%	Germany
5	Zonza	8,093	56,359	7.0 nights	43%	Germany
6	Bastia	7,211	41,958	5.8 nights	42%	Germany
7	Lecci	6,621	45,923	6.9 nights	42%	Germany
8	Grosseto-Prugna	6,440	42,853	6.7 nights	15%	Germany
9	Propriano	5,556	38,992	7.0 nights	19%	Germany
10	L'Île-Rousse	4,766	31,635	6.6 nights	28%	Italy
11	Lumio	4,755	33,019	6.9 nights	33%	Germany
12	Saint-Florent	4,091	24,437	6.0 nights	33%	Italy
13	Figari	3,670	23,623	6.4 nights	32%	Germany
14	Corte	3,621	16,993	4.7 nights	37%	Germany
15	Pietrosella	3,310	23,405	7.1 nights	26%	Germany
16	Cargèse	3,207	20,150	6.3 nights	33%	Germany
17	Sartène	3,131	18,351	5.9 nights	25%	Germany
18	Sotta	3,072	21,538	7.0 nights	34%	Germany
19	Olmeto	2,952	22,191	7.5 nights	30%	Germany
20	Sari-Solenzara	2,913	19,858	6.8 nights	48%	Germany
21	Belgodère	2,551	17,836	7.0 nights	33%	Germany
22	Monticello	2,549	18,752	7.4 nights	34%	Germany
23	Conca	2,529	18,146	7.2 nights	42%	Germany
24	Corbara	2,398	16,162	6.7 nights	40%	Germany
25	Albitreccia	2,390	17,265	7.2 nights	20%	Germany
26	Oletta	2,297	15,731	6.8 nights	28%	Germany
27	Calenzana	2,295	13,355	5.8 nights	29%	Germany
28	Borgo	2,283	14,824	6.5 nights	26%	Germany
29	Pianottoli-Caldarello	1,964	12,540	6.4 nights	30%	Germany
30	Linguizzetta	1,902	12,820	6.7 nights	49%	Germany
31	Bastelicaccia	1,760	11,724	6.7 nights	18%	Germany
32	Patrimonio	1,726	10,781	6.2 nights	27%	Italy
33	Serra-di-Ferro	1,676	11,521	6.9 nights	25%	Germany
34	Coti-Chiavari	1,579	11,175	7.1 nights	35%	Germany
35	Calcatoggio	1,516	9,873	6.5 nights	35%	Germany
36	Brando	1,422	8,868	6.2 nights	41%	Germany
37	Santa-Reparata-di-Balagna	1,419	9,239	6.5 nights	30%	Germany
38	Ghisonaccia	1,395	10,896	7.8 nights	44%	Germany
39	Lucciana	1,344	8,814	6.6 nights	34%	Germany
40	San-Nicolao	1,257	9,979	7.9 nights	38%	Germany
41	Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo	1,210	8,731	7.2 nights	45%	Germany
42	Casaglione	1,159	7,738	6.7 nights	29%	Germany
43	San-Gavino-di-Carbini	1,148	7,905	6.9 nights	36%	Italy
44	Vico	1,055	7,080	6.7 nights	41%	Germany
45	Cervione	851	6,517	7.7 nights	52%	Germany

* Among guests who left a review. Stays, nights and other figures are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, and cover Airbnb only. France is the top origin in every town, among guests who left a review, so this column names the top country abroad. Lists the 45 of Corsica's 116 towns with 100 or more Airbnb homes. A town with no tourism page of its own links to its Airbnb market page.

FAQ

Questions About Tourism in Corsica

How many tourists visit Corsica?

France as a whole had more than 100 million international visitors in 2024, on a preliminary estimate from Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique. AirROI puts Corsica at 2.0% of Airbnb stays in France in the 12 months to October 2026. AirROI estimates 225,507 Airbnb stays in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, which counts bookings and not tourists.

When is high season in Corsica?

The busiest Airbnb month in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026 was August, then July and September. The six busiest months run from May to October.

What is the quietest month in Corsica?

January was the quietest Airbnb month in Corsica in the 12 months to October 2026, ranking 12th of 12, and February ranked 11th. Stays in January were booked about 25 days ahead, against 120 days for August.

How long is a typical Airbnb stay in Corsica?

A typical Airbnb stay in Corsica lasted 6.5 nights in the 12 months to October 2026, booked about 79 days ahead. That is longer than the worldwide 5.2 nights. By month, stays ran from 4.2 nights in January to 8.3 nights in July.

Where do Airbnb guests in Corsica come from?

Of Corsica Airbnb guests who left a review as of October 2026, 68% were from within France, AirROI estimates. The top countries abroad were Germany at 8.8% and Italy at 4.9%. Among the same guests, the top origin city was Paris at 4.9%, ahead of Lyon at 1.5%.

What is the most booked town in Corsica on Airbnb?

Porto-Vecchio was the most booked town in Corsica on Airbnb, with an estimated 25,866 stays in the 12 months to October 2026, ahead of Ajaccio and Calvi.

Are Airbnb stays the same as tourists?

No. Ministère de l'Économie, des Finances et de la Souveraineté industrielle, énergétique et numérique counts international visitors (more than 100 million in 2024 across France). An Airbnb stay is one booking on one platform, however many guests it holds. AirROI's 225,507 stays are estimates for the 12 months to October 2026.

Method

How These Numbers Are Made

Official figures come from their publishers, linked above, and were last checked in November 2026. Stays and nights are AirROI estimates for the 12 months to October 2026, built from Airbnb listing data, and cover Airbnb only. Nights add up each town's stays times its typical stay, across 116 towns. Month ranks compare each month's part of Airbnb nights. Origin rests on 654,139 reviews and describes guests who left a review, not everyone who stayed. Read the method page.