Argiusta-Moriccio
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 20.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Argiusta-Moriccio (INSEE 2A021) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC du Sartenais Valinco Taravo. Population 75 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 20.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 7,944 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.31 | 10 | 3.06 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TESTA SALE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (U PAESE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (ARGIUSTA MORICCIO AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 1 | TESTA SALE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | U PAESE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | ARGIUSTA MORICCIO AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 79 (2012) → 75 (2023): -5.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 93 (1990) → 75 (2023): -19.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 144, of which 68.8 % second homes and 2.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Petreto-Bicchisano): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Moca-Croce): 1.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Petreto-Bicchisano): 4.7 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Petreto-Bicchisano): 4.8 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moca-Croce): 1.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 39 days a year at or above 30 °C and 4 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the PILA CANALE-GEND weather station, 9.2 km away at 389 m; the village itself is at 478 m. [10]
The village sits 89 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 4.13 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at PILA-CANALE, 10.1 km away at 407 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 71 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 967 mm of rain a year, spread over 87 days — about 11.1 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at PETRETO BICCHISANO, 5.1 km away at 450 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A021/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A021/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A021/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A021/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A211
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A160
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peyreleau | 12 | 541 km NW | 69 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sermano | 2B | 59 km N | 72 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Prades | 43 | 566 km NW | 77 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espinchal | 63 | 635 km NW | 72 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moïta | 2B | 61 km NE | 59 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 14 % |
| Pietra-di-Verde | 2B | 64 km NE | 102 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sermano | 2B | 59 km N | 72 | 24.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Moïta | 2B | 61 km NE | 59 | 9.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 21 % · winter 97 % · humidity 14 % |
| Pietra-di-Verde | 2B | 64 km NE | 102 | 16 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 31 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Peyreleau | 12 | 541 km NW | 69 | 21.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 68 % · humidity 93 % |
| Prades | 43 | 566 km NW | 77 | 24.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Espinchal | 63 | 635 km NW | 72 | 12 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Argiusta-Moriccio's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Favalello | 2B | 57 km N | 71 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cargiaca | 2A | 9.8 km S | 64 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Riboux | 83 | 315 km NW | 51 | 19.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Loreto-di-Tallano | 2A | 11 km S | 47 | 7.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Olmiccia | 2A | 14 km S | 120 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Soustelle | 30 | 485 km NW | 119 | 11.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
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