Valle-di-Mezzana
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 29.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Valle-di-Mezzana (INSEE 2A336) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CA du Pays Ajaccien. Population 537 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 29.6/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 17,590 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.51 | 5 | 2.55 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (AUBERGE A FUNTANELLA). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| 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 | 1 | AUBERGE A FUNTANELLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 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 | 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 345 (2012) → 537 (2023): 55.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 233 (1990) → 537 (2023): 130.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 269, of which 24.5 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sarrola-Carcopino): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Peri): 3.7 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Peri): 3.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Peri): 3.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Valle-di-Mezzana): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 38 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SARI D'ORCINO weather station, 6.3 km away at 407 m; the village itself is at 359 m. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 6 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at SARI D'ORCINO, 6.3 km away at 407 m, over 16 summers. [11]
An average of 1,008 mm of rain a year, spread over 86 days — about 11.7 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at VALLE-DI-MEZZANA, 0.8 km away at 450 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 — 2A336/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A336/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A336/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A336/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A271
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A209
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A336
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forge | 88 | 692 km N | 517 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 27 % · humidity 64 % |
| Prats-de-Carlux | 24 | 685 km NW | 491 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pierrerue | 04 | 324 km NW | 529 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Vêtu | 50 | 1,109 km NW | 590 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
| Colroy-la-Roche | 67 | 719 km N | 473 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines | 56 | 1,108 km NW | 545 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrerue | 04 | 324 km NW | 529 | 30.1 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 57 % |
| Prats-de-Carlux | 24 | 685 km NW | 491 | 25.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 26 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Forge | 88 | 692 km N | 517 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 26 % · winter 27 % · humidity 64 % |
| Colroy-la-Roche | 67 | 719 km N | 473 | 25.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 30 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Malo-des-Trois-Fontaines | 56 | 1,108 km NW | 545 | 26.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 58 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Denis-le-Vêtu | 50 | 1,109 km NW | 590 | 25 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 13 % · winter 66 % · humidity 64 % |
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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 Valle-di-Mezzana'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 4.0 km N | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Tavaco | 2A | 6.3 km E | 414 | 30 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Châteauneuf-Villevieille | 06 | 234 km NW | 997 | 36.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes | 66 | 537 km W | 586 | 55.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moca-Croce | 2A | 29 km SE | 221 | 37.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Petreto-Bicchisano | 2A | 30 km SE | 572 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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