Serra-di-Ferro
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Serra-di-Ferro (INSEE 2A276) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC de la Pieve de l'Ornano et du Taravo. Population 727 (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 69.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 100 % of the 16,249 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 | 0.5 | 25 | 12.47 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.95 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Public & culture | 0.75 | 5 | 3.74 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| 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]
2 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE CASABIANCA · IGLIASTROLO). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION TOURISTIQUE D'ABBARTELLO). [3,4]
6 × Restaurant (CORSO REST · LE GOLFE · U SAN MATTHEU · CARMINA · CASA COSI). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LES SABLES DORES · LES OLIVIERS). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (GRÉGOIRE TOMASI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TOMASI BORTOLI). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (SERRA DI FERRO-PORTO POLLO RPC RP · SERRA DI FERRO AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL LE GOLFE · HOTEL LES EUCALYPTUS · CASA MURINA · LE KALLISTE). [3,4]
4 × Campsite (CAMPING U CASELLU · L'ORIENTE · CAMPING CYRNOS · CAMPING MARE E MONTI). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 2 | BOULANGERIE CASABIANCA · IGLIASTROLO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION TOURISTIQUE D'ABBARTELLO | 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 | 6 | CORSO REST · LE GOLFE · U SAN MATTHEU · CARMINA · CASA COSI | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LES SABLES DORES · LES OLIVIERS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [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) | 1 | GRÉGOIRE TOMASI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE TOMASI BORTOLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | SERRA DI FERRO-PORTO POLLO RPC RP · SERRA DI FERRO AP | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL LE GOLFE · HOTEL LES EUCALYPTUS · CASA MURINA · LE KALLISTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 4 | CAMPING U CASELLU · L'ORIENTE · CAMPING CYRNOS · CAMPING MARE E MONTI | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 497 (2012) → 727 (2023): 46.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 327 (1990) → 727 (2023): 122.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,114, of which 69.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Serra-di-Ferro): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Serra-di-Ferro): 2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Serra-di-Ferro): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Serra-di-Ferro): 1.9 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Serra-di-Ferro): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 62 days a year at or above 30 °C and 20 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SOLLACARO weather station, 7.3 km away at 33 m; the village itself is at 125 m. [9]
The village sits 92 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 13 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PILA-CANALE, 12.9 km away at 407 m, over 29 summers. [9]
That station sits 282 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 754 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SOLLACARO, 7.3 km away at 33 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A276/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A276/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A276/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A276/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A276
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 48 | 504 km NW | 557 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 7 % |
| Anglès | 81 | 549 km NW | 515 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Grandrieu | 48 | 539 km NW | 736 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Coti-Chiavari | 2A | 5.4 km NW | 737 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Montsauche-les-Settons | 58 | 718 km NW | 480 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Dournazac | 87 | 767 km NW | 672 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 21 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coti-Chiavari | 2A | 5.4 km NW | 737 | 46.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 49 % · winter 65 % · humidity 21 % |
| Pont de Montvert - Sud Mont Lozère | 48 | 504 km NW | 557 | 66.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 3 % · humidity 7 % |
| Grandrieu | 48 | 539 km NW | 736 | 57.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 7 % |
| Anglès | 81 | 549 km NW | 515 | 50.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 14 % |
| Montsauche-les-Settons | 58 | 718 km NW | 480 | 54.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 14 % |
| Dournazac | 87 | 767 km NW | 672 | 56.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 21 % |
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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 Serra-di-Ferro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Florent | 2B | 114 km N | 1,694 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Reynès | 66 | 509 km W | 1,220 | 39.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Valière | 11 | 518 km W | 534 | 25.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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