Bastia
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 86.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 85 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bastia (INSEE 2B033) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CA de Bastia. Population 46,867 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2B033-bastia
Vitality score
Vitality score 86.1/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 85 % of the 477 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 | 0.87 | 25 | 21.81 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 20 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.93 | 10 | 9.31 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.74 | 10 | 7.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.98 | 5 | 4.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
38 × Bakery (boulangerie) (AU BLE D'OR · PANETERIA DU FANGO · ETS CARLOTTI). [3,4]
9 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE EPICERIE FAMILIALE · BOUCHERIE BASTIAISE · BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE · BOUCHERIE DE L'ATELIER). [3,4]
24 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SOC EXPL LIBRE SERV FRANCESCHI · LA PANIERE GOURMANDE · A.C.ALIMENTATION · LE SAINT MICHEL). [3,4]
13 × Supermarket (DU FANGO · UTILE · BASTIA DISCOUNT · LION DE TOGA 2 · SUPER M G). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE SAINT THEODORE · MGCP). [3,4]
209 × Restaurant (SA PUB CONCORDE · SIMPL'CHIC · LOCANORD · MAJEYDA · LA SQUADRA). [3,4]
118 × Café / bar (IDEAL BAR · LE PANDA · SOCIAL BAR BRASSERIE DE LA ZONE · A PIAZETTA · L'ISULA). [4]
8 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNONCIADE JT DESANTI BILINGUE LC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE REYNOARD BASTIA · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS AMADEI · ECOLE MATERNELLE J. CALLONI BASTIA BILINGUE LCC). [3]
14 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI BASTIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES CHARPACK BILINGUE LCC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BASTIA CALLONI BILINGUE LCC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES ANDREI BASTIA). [3]
5 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-JOSEPH · COLLEGE MONTESORO · COLLEGE GIRAUD · COLLEGE SIMON VINCIGUERRA · COLLEGE PRIVE PENSIONNAT JEANNE D'ARC). [3]
45 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MARIE-LAURE GANDOLFI-SCHEIT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS MAZZONI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MURIE, MÉDECIN · SARAH COTTON, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DASCOTTE, MÉDECIN). [3]
16 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DUSSOL · PHARMACIE GIANVITI · SELARL PHARMACIE AURORE · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE D ARMES · PHARMACIE DE L'OPERA). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE BARBERINE DURIANI · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
2 × Cinema (REGENT · STUDIO CINEMAS). [3]
4 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC PEPITO FERETTI · CITE SCOLAIRE DE MONTESORO · COLLEGE GIRAUD · COLLEGE SIMON VINCIGUERRA). [3]
13 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BASTIA · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS). [3]
70 × Hairdresser (STELLA COIFFURE). [3,4]
8 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
18 × Hotel (HOTEL CENTRAL BASTIA · HOTEL SAMPIERO · BABBU HOTEL · HOTEL RIVIERA · HOTEL LES VOYAGEURS). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (LES SABLES ROUGES). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 49 × Restaurant, 7 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 11 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 38 | AU BLE D'OR · PANETERIA DU FANGO · ETS CARLOTTI | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 58 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 9 | BOUCHERIE EPICERIE FAMILIALE · BOUCHERIE BASTIAISE · BOUCHERIE DU MARCHE · BOUCHERIE DE L'ATELIER | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 24 | SOC EXPL LIBRE SERV FRANCESCHI · LA PANIERE GOURMANDE · A.C.ALIMENTATION · LE SAINT MICHEL | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 43 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 13 | DU FANGO · UTILE · BASTIA DISCOUNT · LION DE TOGA 2 · SUPER M G | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | POISSONNERIE SAINT THEODORE · MGCP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 209 | SA PUB CONCORDE · SIMPL'CHIC · LOCANORD · MAJEYDA · LA SQUADRA | INSEE BPE 209 / INSEE SIRENE 334 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 118 | IDEAL BAR · LE PANDA · SOCIAL BAR BRASSERIE DE LA ZONE · A PIAZETTA · L'ISULA | INSEE SIRENE 118 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ANNONCIADE JT DESANTI BILINGUE LC · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE REYNOARD BASTIA · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS AMADEI · ECOLE MATERNELLE J. CALLONI BASTIA BILINGUE LCC | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 14 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI BASTIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE JEANNE D ARC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GEORGES CHARPACK BILINGUE LCC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BASTIA CALLONI BILINGUE LCC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CHARLES ANDREI BASTIA | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Collège | 5 | COLLEGE SAINT-JOSEPH · COLLEGE MONTESORO · COLLEGE GIRAUD · COLLEGE SIMON VINCIGUERRA · COLLEGE PRIVE PENSIONNAT JEANNE D'ARC | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 45 | MARIE-LAURE GANDOLFI-SCHEIT, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS MAZZONI, MÉDECIN · ALAIN MURIE, MÉDECIN · SARAH COTTON, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DASCOTTE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 45 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 16 | PHARMACIE DUSSOL · PHARMACIE GIANVITI · SELARL PHARMACIE AURORE · SELAS PHARMACIE DE LA PLACE D ARMES · PHARMACIE DE L'OPERA | INSEE BPE 16 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE BARBERINE DURIANI · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | REGENT · STUDIO CINEMAS | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 4 | COSEC PEPITO FERETTI · CITE SCOLAIRE DE MONTESORO · COLLEGE GIRAUD · COLLEGE SIMON VINCIGUERRA | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 13 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL BASTIA · SOCIETE GENERALE · BNP PARIBAS | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 70 | STELLA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 100 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 8 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 18 | HOTEL CENTRAL BASTIA · HOTEL SAMPIERO · BABBU HOTEL · HOTEL RIVIERA · HOTEL LES VOYAGEURS | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 46 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | LES SABLES ROUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 43,479 (2012) → 46,867 (2023): 7.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 37,845 (1990) → 46,867 (2023): 23.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 21,446, of which 1.2 % second homes and 1.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bastia): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Bastia): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Bastia): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Bastia): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Bastia): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 21 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAP SAGRO weather station, 11.1 km away at 111 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
The village sits 107 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 22 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at OLETTA, 11.5 km away at 130 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 126 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 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BASTIA-FANGO, 0.6 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B033/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B033/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B033/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B033/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B033
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alès | 30 | 462 km W | 46,125 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 865 km NW | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 368 km W | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 952 km NW | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Istres | 13 | 373 km W | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Blois | 41 | 836 km NW | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salon-de-Provence | 13 | 368 km W | 44,194 | 85.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 49 % · humidity 0 % |
| Istres | 13 | 373 km W | 44,292 | 80.6 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 80 % · humidity 7 % |
| Alès | 30 | 462 km W | 46,125 | 84.1 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Blois | 41 | 836 km NW | 47,219 | 83.6 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Charleville-Mézières | 08 | 865 km NW | 45,560 | 83.9 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 952 km NW | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Bastia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sète | 34 | 474 km W | 45,337 | 83.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Frontignan | 34 | 470 km W | 24,136 | 73.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cannes | 06 | 219 km NW | 74,350 | 86.3 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mandelieu-la-Napoule | 06 | 225 km NW | 21,640 | 72.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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