Bonifacio
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bonifacio (INSEE 2A041) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC du Sud Corse. Population 3,344 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2A041-bonifacio
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 6,509 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 | 0.82 | 25 | 20.57 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.61 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.75 | 10 | 7.46 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA CAVERNE D'ALI BONBON · LE CORAIL DE BONIFACIO · PATISSERIE SORBA · L'ORTULINU). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (TONTON SAUCISSE · LA BOUCHERIE D'ALBERT · BOUCHERIE M ET M). [3,4]
10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (L'INSTANT DES PLAISIRS · SPAR · SARL S.V.M.R. SOCIETE DES VIVIERS MEDITERRANEENS REUNIS · SAN BARTOLOMEO · RONO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (COCCI CASH). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (J & M). [3,4]
88 × Restaurant (B'17-89 · CHEZ SERGE · LA-MA · IN 4 3 7). [3,4]
13 × Café / bar (LE GOUVERNAIL · HOTEL DU ROY D'ARAGON · CHEZ ANGE · FACTORY · BAR DU QUAI). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE BILINGUE BONIFACIO). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BILINGUE BONIFACIO). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALBERT FERRACCI). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN FRANÇOIS BARTOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC LIBOUREL, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS WIART, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE DE BONIFACIO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHÈQUE DE BONIFACIO MAISON DES ILES SOEURS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC LIBERTAS). [3]
1 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (GIANNINO MARIE-DOMINIQUE · MIKSANS · BELEZZA · INFINI TIFS). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
28 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT DU GOLFE · HOTEL GENOVESE · HOTEL RESIDENCE DU CENTRE NAUTIQUE · HOTEL SANTA TERESA · HOTEL U CAPU BIANCU). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (CAMPING LA POMPOSA · CAMPING DE LA TRINITE · CAMPING L'ARAGUINA · CAMPING PIAN DEL FOSSE · RONDINARA LOISIRS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LA CAVERNE D'ALI BONBON · LE CORAIL DE BONIFACIO · PATISSERIE SORBA · L'ORTULINU | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | TONTON SAUCISSE · LA BOUCHERIE D'ALBERT · BOUCHERIE M ET M | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 10 | L'INSTANT DES PLAISIRS · SPAR · SARL S.V.M.R. SOCIETE DES VIVIERS MEDITERRANEENS REUNIS · SAN BARTOLOMEO · RONO | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | COCCI CASH | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | J & M | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 88 | B'17-89 · CHEZ SERGE · LA-MA · IN 4 3 7 | INSEE BPE 88 / INSEE SIRENE 140 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 13 | LE GOUVERNAIL · HOTEL DU ROY D'ARAGON · CHEZ ANGE · FACTORY · BAR DU QUAI | INSEE SIRENE 13 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE BILINGUE BONIFACIO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BILINGUE BONIFACIO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALBERT FERRACCI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | JEAN FRANÇOIS BARTOLI, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC LIBOUREL, MÉDECIN · FRANÇOIS WIART, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE DE BONIFACIO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHÈQUE DE BONIFACIO MAISON DES ILES SOEURS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC LIBERTAS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | SOCIETE GENERALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | GIANNINO MARIE-DOMINIQUE · MIKSANS · BELEZZA · INFINI TIFS | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 28 | HOTEL RESTAURANT DU GOLFE · HOTEL GENOVESE · HOTEL RESIDENCE DU CENTRE NAUTIQUE · HOTEL SANTA TERESA · HOTEL U CAPU BIANCU | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 74 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | CAMPING LA POMPOSA · CAMPING DE LA TRINITE · CAMPING L'ARAGUINA · CAMPING PIAN DEL FOSSE · RONDINARA LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,950 (2012) → 3,344 (2023): 13.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,683 (1990) → 3,344 (2023): 24.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,499, of which 53.2 % second homes and 2.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bonifacio): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bonifacio): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Bonifacio): 1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bonifacio): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bonifacio): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAP PERTUSATO weather station, 2.3 km away at 107 m; the village itself is at 44 m. [9]
The village sits 63 m below 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 54 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAP PERTUSATO, 2.3 km away at 107 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 63 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 600 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 8.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at CAP PERTUSATO, 2.3 km away at 107 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A041/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A041/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A041/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A041/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A041
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 391 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 513 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Île-Rousse | 2B | 140 km N | 3,231 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 506 km NW | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Taninges | 74 | 564 km N | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 1,138 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Île-Rousse | 2B | 140 km N | 3,231 | 64.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 391 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aime-la-Plagne | 73 | 506 km NW | 4,385 | 64.9 | Served | no figures |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 513 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Taninges | 74 | 564 km N | 3,491 | 52.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 69 % · winter 18 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 1,138 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 78 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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