Grossa
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune.
No daily shops 13.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 60 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Grossa (INSEE 2A129) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC du Sartenais Valinco Taravo. Population 74 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2A129-grossa
Vitality score
Vitality score 13.6/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 60 % of the 7,836 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 | 20 | 0 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
No food shop, school, café or restaurant in the commune. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (GROSSA AP). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Café / bar, 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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | GROSSA 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 42 (2012) → 74 (2023): 76.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 44 (1990) → 74 (2023): 68.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 123, of which 61.8 % second homes and 8.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Propriano): 7.5 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sartène): 5.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Propriano): 7.5 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Propriano): 7.7 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Propriano): 7.8 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 36 days a year at or above 30 °C and 27 days at or below 0 °C, over 28 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SARTENE weather station, 9.7 km away at 62 m; the village itself is at 384 m. [10]
The village sits 322 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 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SARTENE, 9.7 km away at 62 m, over 28 summers. [10]
That station sits 322 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 759 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SARTENE-CIMETIERE, 7.1 km away at 272 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 — 2A129/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A129/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A129/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A129/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A249
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A272
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrano | 2A | 35 km NE | 75 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Glux-en-Glenne | 58 | 709 km NW | 87 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 70 km N | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 701 km NW | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-de-Chalvagne | 04 | 307 km NW | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| Rouze | 09 | 575 km W | 83 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 45 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corrano | 2A | 35 km NE | 75 | 10.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cristinacce | 2A | 70 km N | 77 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 70 % · humidity 93 % |
| Val-de-Chalvagne | 04 | 307 km NW | 81 | 11.8 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 92 % · winter 61 % |
| Rouze | 09 | 575 km W | 83 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 33 % · winter 45 % |
| Saint-Sulpice-les-Bois | 19 | 701 km NW | 76 | 6.7 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 93 % |
| Glux-en-Glenne | 58 | 709 km NW | 87 | 5 | No daily shops | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 33 % · winter 59 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Grossa'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sant'Andréa-di-Bozio | 2B | 84 km NE | 55 | 6.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rogues | 30 | 502 km NW | 83 | 1.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cambia | 2B | 91 km N | 61 | 3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Rospigliani | 2B | 71 km NE | 70 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bustanico | 2B | 87 km NE | 65 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbollano | 2A | 25 km NE | 65 | 12 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
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