Zonza
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Zonza (INSEE 2A362) is in Corse-du-Sud (2A), part of CC de l'Alta Rocca. Population 2,989 (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/2A362-zonza
Vitality score
Vitality score 74/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 100 % of the 7,137 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.96 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.5 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DE PERETTI OLIVIER · U FURNILI DI U PALAZZU). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ZONZA BM DISTRIBUTION · LE PATIO PINARELLO · MUTUEL). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (D.R.S · LUCIA DISTRIBUTION). [3,4]
44 × Restaurant (LA FERME A STADA · TRA DI NOI · GIANNI SOCKEEL MARTINE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (STELLA DIANA · CAFE LE MAQUIS · OLD FASHION · LE VIG VOG). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MATTHIEU PIAZZA, MÉDECIN · LAURENT GARRIC, MÉDECIN · MANON GOULOUZELLES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JULIEN VALLI, MÉDECIN · PAUL COLOMBANI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELAS PHARMACIE BARTOLI). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE LUCIE DE PORTO VECCHIO CHEZ MAIRIE ANNEXE DE ZONZA · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE ZONZA VILLAGE ZONZA VILLAGE). [3]
1 × Cinema (A RUSCANA PLEIN AIR). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE STE LUCIE DE PORTO VECCHIO). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (S.A.S L'APPART · GREMILLON ATHENA). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (LES REGALIA · HOTEL DU GOLFE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TOURISME · HOTEL OLMUCCIO · U FUCONU HOTEL CANTU DI FIUME). [3,4]
9 × Campsite (CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING U PINARELLU · CAMPING VILLATA · CAMPING U PUNTONU · CAMPING SANTA LUCIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 11 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | DE PERETTI OLIVIER · U FURNILI DI U PALAZZU | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | ZONZA BM DISTRIBUTION · LE PATIO PINARELLO · MUTUEL | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | D.R.S · LUCIA DISTRIBUTION | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 44 | LA FERME A STADA · TRA DI NOI · GIANNI SOCKEEL MARTINE | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 84 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | STELLA DIANA · CAFE LE MAQUIS · OLD FASHION · LE VIG VOG | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | MATTHIEU PIAZZA, MÉDECIN · LAURENT GARRIC, MÉDECIN · MANON GOULOUZELLES, MÉDECIN · PIERRE JULIEN VALLI, MÉDECIN · PAUL COLOMBANI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELAS PHARMACIE BARTOLI | 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 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 2 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE LUCIE DE PORTO VECCHIO CHEZ MAIRIE ANNEXE DE ZONZA · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE ZONZA VILLAGE ZONZA VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | A RUSCANA PLEIN AIR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE STE LUCIE DE PORTO VECCHIO | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | S.A.S L'APPART · GREMILLON ATHENA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | LES REGALIA · HOTEL DU GOLFE · HOTEL RESTAURANT LE TOURISME · HOTEL OLMUCCIO · U FUCONU HOTEL CANTU DI FIUME | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 68 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 9 | CAMPING MUNICIPAL · CAMPING U PINARELLU · CAMPING VILLATA · CAMPING U PUNTONU · CAMPING SANTA LUCIA | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 2,482 (2012) → 2,989 (2023): 20.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,600 (1990) → 2,989 (2023): 86.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,276, of which 64.7 % second homes and 3.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Zonza): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Zonza): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Zonza): 0.7 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Levie): 6.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Zonza): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 33 days a year at or above 30 °C and 19 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the QUENZA weather station, 4 km away at 932 m; the village itself is at 783 m. [10]
The village sits 149 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 0 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at QUENZA, 4 km away at 932 m, over 15 summers. [10]
That station sits 149 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 1,270 mm of rain a year, spread over 95 days — about 13.4 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ZONZA, 0.2 km away at 808 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 — 2A362/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A362/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A362/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2A362/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A362
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A142
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 916 km NW | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 1,118 km NW | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 927 km NW | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 1,176 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 956 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 1,193 km NW | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendays-Montalivet | 33 | 916 km NW | 2,838 | 74.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 67 % · winter 76 % · humidity 64 % |
| Soulac-sur-Mer | 33 | 927 km NW | 3,100 | 57.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 51 % · winter 96 % · humidity 64 % |
| Dolus-d'Oléron | 17 | 956 km NW | 3,199 | 51.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 89 % · humidity 29 % |
| Piriac-sur-Mer | 44 | 1,118 km NW | 2,685 | 63 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 28 % · winter 96 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | 22 | 1,176 km NW | 3,371 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 18 % · winter 82 % · humidity 93 % |
| Port-Bail-sur-Mer | 50 | 1,193 km NW | 2,520 | 65.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 18 % · winter 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 Zonza'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thueyts | 07 | 516 km NW | 1,205 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plan-d'Aups-Sainte-Baume | 83 | 333 km NW | 2,527 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Georges-de-Luzençon | 12 | 566 km NW | 1,565 | 51.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Broc | 06 | 281 km NW | 1,446 | 49.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Creissels | 12 | 561 km NW | 1,568 | 42 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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