Foce
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink.
No daily shops 19.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Foce (INSEE 2A115) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC du Sartenais Valinco Taravo. Population 151 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [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 19.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 14,120 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.19 | 5 | 0.97 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, but no school and nowhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SARL BGF). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LACROIX ROMARIC). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, 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) | 1 | SARL BGF | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | LACROIX ROMARIC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 144 (2012) → 151 (2023): 4.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 94 (1990) → 151 (2023): 60.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 129, of which 40.3 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sartène): 6.7 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Foce): 5.9 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Sartène): 7.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Sainte-Lucie-de-Tallano): 7.4 km to the north (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 37 days a year at or above 30 °C and 26 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SARTENE weather station, 7.3 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 366 m. [11]
The village sits 304 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 1 day a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SARTENE, 7.3 km away at 62 m, over 28 summers. [11]
That station sits 304 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 836 mm of rain a year, spread over 83 days — about 10.1 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at LEVIE-FOCE, 1.7 km away at 262 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A272
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A115
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A308
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maux | 58 | 734 km NW | 140 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule | 63 | 695 km NW | 148 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-sur-Canne | 58 | 730 km NW | 153 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest | 23 | 732 km NW | 149 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Joursac | 15 | 626 km NW | 160 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillac | 46 | 665 km NW | 148 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joursac | 15 | 626 km NW | 160 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saillac | 46 | 665 km NW | 148 | 10.8 | No daily shops | no figures |
| Saint-Gal-sur-Sioule | 63 | 695 km NW | 148 | 8.6 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 16 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montigny-sur-Canne | 58 | 730 km NW | 153 | 5.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 59 % · winter 34 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Priest | 23 | 732 km NW | 149 | 3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 49 % · humidity 100 % |
| Maux | 58 | 734 km NW | 140 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 92 % · 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 Foce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamelouze | 30 | 504 km NW | 139 | 12.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lamothe-Cassel | 46 | 697 km NW | 116 | 9.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Montamel | 46 | 701 km NW | 90 | 8.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Bonnet-de-Salendrinque | 30 | 501 km NW | 129 | 15.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Uzech | 46 | 704 km NW | 196 | 11.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aujac | 30 | 510 km NW | 147 | 16.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
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