Olivese
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 33.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 92 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Olivese (INSEE 2A186) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du Taravo. Population 221 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/2A186-olivese
Vitality score
Vitality score 33.7/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 92 % of the 16,569 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 | 0.63 | 20 | 12.64 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.28 | 10 | 2.81 |
| 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]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FIORI DI PAESI). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES TILLEULS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (OLIVESE AP). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (LINDA COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 1 | FIORI DI PAESI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 1 | LES TILLEULS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | OLIVESE 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 | 1 | LINDA COIFFURE | 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 237 (2012) → 221 (2023): -6.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 283 (1990) → 221 (2023): -21.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 283, of which 52.3 % second homes and 4.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Santa-Maria-Siché): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Olivese): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Santa-Maria-Siché): 8.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Santa-Maria-Siché): 7.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Olivese): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 45 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the QUENZA weather station, 10.4 km away at 932 m; the village itself is at 525 m. [10]
The village sits 407 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at QUENZA, 10.4 km away at 932 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 407 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 1,078 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SANTA MARIA SICHE, 6.7 km away at 541 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
12 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 223,452 € — 1,813 € per m² of built surface. [11]
The median across Corse-du-Sud is 3,889 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
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 — 2A186/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A186/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A186/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A186/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A312
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A186
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiguines | 83 | 314 km NW | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Porta | 2B | 69 km N | 187 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loreto-di-Casinca | 2B | 77 km NE | 188 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Barre-des-Cévennes | 48 | 514 km NW | 200 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Muro | 2B | 79 km N | 243 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Corbières | 11 | 531 km W | 253 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Porta | 2B | 69 km N | 187 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 77 % · humidity 86 % |
| Loreto-di-Casinca | 2B | 77 km NE | 188 | 38.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 45 % · humidity 100 % |
| Muro | 2B | 79 km N | 243 | 31.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 314 km NW | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 19 % · humidity 86 % |
| Barre-des-Cévennes | 48 | 514 km NW | 200 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 23 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Corbières | 11 | 531 km W | 253 | 41.7 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 100 % · winter 82 % · humidity 29 % |
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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 Olivese'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pila-Canale | 2A | 13 km W | 271 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| San-Lorenzo | 2B | 63 km N | 138 | 34.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Tolla | 2A | 16 km NW | 120 | 30.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Zigliara | 2A | 5.3 km W | 127 | 18.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Vernarède | 30 | 492 km NW | 364 | 34 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Seynes | 30 | 463 km NW | 180 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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