Cauro
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 68 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cauro (INSEE 2A085) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du Taravo. Population 1,486 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/2A085-cauro
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.5/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 68 % of the 11,691 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 | 0.39 | 25 | 9.84 |
| Social | 0.48 | 20 | 9.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.61 | 5 | 3.07 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ANNA - PAOLINA). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LA BOUCHERIE D'ANGEO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U SAN PETRU MERES & FILLES). [3,4]
7 × Restaurant (LE FOURNIL DE BARACONE · BDS · LE 20166 · CHEZ PARDO). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CECILIA TOMEI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (CAPI ROSSI COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING U PRUNELLI). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | ANNA - PAOLINA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LA BOUCHERIE D'ANGEO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | U SAN PETRU MERES & FILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 7 | LE FOURNIL DE BARACONE · BDS · LE 20166 · CHEZ PARDO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | CECILIA TOMEI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | LA POSTE | 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 | 1 | CAPI ROSSI COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING U PRUNELLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,311 (2012) → 1,486 (2023): 13.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 849 (1990) → 1,486 (2023): 75 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 851, of which 19.3 % second homes and 3.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Eccica-Suarella): 5.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Eccica-Suarella): 1.8 km to the west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cauro): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Santa-Maria-Siché): 7 km to the south-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Cauro): 0 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 13 days a year at or above 30 °C and 17 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the AJACCIO weather station, 10.2 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 363 m. [11]
The village sits 358 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at AJACCIO, 10.2 km away at 5 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 358 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 912 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 10.6 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at CAURO, 0.4 km away at 394 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
48 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 455,765 € — 3,980 € per m² of built surface. [12]
21 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 225,000 € — 3,353 € per m². [12]
The median across Corse-du-Sud is 3,889 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A085/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A085/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A085/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A085/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A104
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A085
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A312
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mane | 04 | 341 km NW | 1,410 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
| Menthon-Saint-Bernard | 74 | 490 km NW | 1,891 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Restitut | 26 | 429 km NW | 1,432 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Augustin | 17 | 905 km NW | 1,521 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bellengreville | 14 | 1,070 km NW | 1,598 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ayguemorte-les-Graves | 33 | 821 km NW | 1,425 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mane | 04 | 341 km NW | 1,410 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 5 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Restitut | 26 | 429 km NW | 1,432 | 50.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 82 % · humidity 100 % |
| Menthon-Saint-Bernard | 74 | 490 km NW | 1,891 | 50.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 9 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ayguemorte-les-Graves | 33 | 821 km NW | 1,425 | 40.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 69 % · winter 86 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Augustin | 17 | 905 km NW | 1,521 | 45.5 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bellengreville | 14 | 1,070 km NW | 1,598 | 36.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Cauro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Moutiers-en-Retz | 44 | 1,036 km NW | 1,939 | 54.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Landevieille | 85 | 1,001 km NW | 1,519 | 46.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lucéram | 06 | 253 km NW | 1,234 | 47.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouilleron-Saint-Germain | 85 | 939 km NW | 1,744 | 39.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Malo-de-Guersac | 44 | 1,064 km NW | 3,203 | 35.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Urbain | 85 | 1,027 km NW | 2,000 | 39.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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