Cargèse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cargèse (INSEE 2A065) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC Spelunca-Liamone. Population 1,150 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2A065-cargese
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 13,506 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 15.02 |
| Social | 0.96 | 20 | 19.18 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.88 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.76 | 10 | 7.57 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL YTILON BOULANGERIE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ROSSI · MAISON ROSSI). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SHOPI). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR CONTACT). [3,4]
18 × Restaurant (PAILLOTE U LUNSTICONE · U TRAGULINU · L'ORTU). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (BAR DES AMIS · LE CHANTILLY · AU BON ACCUEIL). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CARGESE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN MICHEL POGGI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE POGGI, MÉDECIN · MICHÈLE BARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DESNAULT-BURLE, MÉDECIN · LYDIA AKSIL, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (RELAIS-LECTURE DE CARGÈSE). [3]
1 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser (ADDIC'TIF · GWEN COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
6 × Hotel (LES LENTISQUES · HOTEL THALASSA · HOTEL CYRNOS · BEL MARE · M'HOTEL PUNTA E MARE). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING LE MANDRIALE · CAMPING TORRACCIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL YTILON BOULANGERIE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | BOUCHERIE ROSSI · MAISON ROSSI | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SHOPI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CARREFOUR CONTACT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 18 | PAILLOTE U LUNSTICONE · U TRAGULINU · L'ORTU | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | BAR DES AMIS · LE CHANTILLY · AU BON ACCUEIL | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE CARGESE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | JEAN MICHEL POGGI, MÉDECIN · DOMINIQUE POGGI, MÉDECIN · MICHÈLE BARD, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE DESNAULT-BURLE, MÉDECIN · LYDIA AKSIL, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | RELAIS-LECTURE DE CARGÈSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 2 | ADDIC'TIF · GWEN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 6 | LES LENTISQUES · HOTEL THALASSA · HOTEL CYRNOS · BEL MARE · M'HOTEL PUNTA E MARE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING LE MANDRIALE · CAMPING TORRACCIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,263 (2012) → 1,150 (2023): -8.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 915 (1990) → 1,150 (2023): 25.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,896, of which 69.3 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cargèse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cargèse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Cargèse): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Calcatoggio): 15.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cargèse): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MARIGNANA weather station, 7.8 km away at 515 m; the village itself is at 84 m. [10]
The village sits 431 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 25 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at MARIGNANA, 7.8 km away at 515 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 431 m above 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 665 mm of rain a year, spread over 69 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CARGESE, 4.2 km away at 17 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 — 2A065/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A065/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A065/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A065/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A065
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A048
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 917 km NW | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 1,019 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 1,014 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Huez | 38 | 386 km NW | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Martin-Vésubie | 06 | 241 km NW | 1,337 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ault | 80 | 1,042 km NW | 1,346 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin-Vésubie | 06 | 241 km NW | 1,337 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 10 % · winter 46 % · humidity 0 % |
| Huez | 38 | 386 km NW | 1,244 | 67.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Couarde-sur-Mer | 17 | 917 km NW | 1,112 | 53.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| L'Épine | 85 | 1,014 km NW | 1,636 | 51.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 0 % |
| Préfailles | 44 | 1,019 km NW | 1,321 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 15 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ault | 80 | 1,042 km NW | 1,346 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Cargèse'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitou | 11 | 468 km W | 1,158 | 46.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cerbère | 66 | 448 km W | 1,209 | 35.8 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
| Caves | 11 | 469 km W | 875 | 39.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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