Biguglia
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 73.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Biguglia (INSEE 2B037) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Marana-Golo. Population 7,642 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/2B037-biguglia
Vitality score
Vitality score 73.6/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 99 % of the 3,196 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 | 0.71 | 25 | 17.74 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.12 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.54 | 10 | 5.43 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.87 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A FINETTA · PIERROT ET COLOMBINE · U MULINU · BOULANGERIE GHISONI · KARLOU). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (PIERRE TRAITEUR · AU BOEUF DE TRADITION · BOUCHERIE CONSTANT FILS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LE MARCHE FERMIER · SPAR · D.A.B · L'EAU VIVE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket. [3,4]
26 × Restaurant (LA PAGODE · DI CARO JEAN · PIZZERIA FICABRUNA). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (O'BDM · A PASTURELLA · DUSTY ROSE SALOON · L'ORANJE BAR). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE VINCENTELLO D'ISTRIA BIGUGLIA). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI BIGUGLIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE ANGE NANNINI BILINGUE LCC... · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VINCENTELLO D'ISTRIA BIGUGLIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE SIMONE PERETTI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE CAMPO VALLONE). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (XAVIERE SANTELLI, MÉDECIN · ANTONIA VIGNOLI, MÉDECIN · LAURIANNE STUART, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ELISABETH TORRE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER PIERI, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE PASQUALINI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (B 260, MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BIGUGLIA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (NEW FOOT · COLLEGE DE BIGUGLIA). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA CORSE · SARL CORSE FINANCE). [3]
18 × Hairdresser (ANGEL S COIFFURE · HAIR CUT · A.M.STUDIO). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (HOTEL PINETO · CORS'HOTEL · HOTEL DU LANCONE · HOTEL MERCURE BASTIA BIGUGLIA). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING SAN DAMIANO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | A FINETTA · PIERROT ET COLOMBINE · U MULINU · BOULANGERIE GHISONI · KARLOU | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | PIERRE TRAITEUR · AU BOEUF DE TRADITION · BOUCHERIE CONSTANT FILS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | LE MARCHE FERMIER · SPAR · D.A.B · L'EAU VIVE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 26 | LA PAGODE · DI CARO JEAN · PIZZERIA FICABRUNA | INSEE BPE 26 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | O'BDM · A PASTURELLA · DUSTY ROSE SALOON · L'ORANJE BAR | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE VINCENTELLO D'ISTRIA BIGUGLIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI BIGUGLIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARIE ANGE NANNINI BILINGUE LCC... · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VINCENTELLO D'ISTRIA BIGUGLIA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GROUPE SCOLAIRE SIMONE PERETTI | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE CAMPO VALLONE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | XAVIERE SANTELLI, MÉDECIN · ANTONIA VIGNOLI, MÉDECIN · LAURIANNE STUART, MÉDECIN · MARIE-ELISABETH TORRE, MÉDECIN · XAVIER PIERI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE PASQUALINI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | B 260, MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE BIGUGLIA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | NEW FOOT · COLLEGE DE BIGUGLIA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA CORSE · SARL CORSE FINANCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 18 | ANGEL S COIFFURE · HAIR CUT · A.M.STUDIO | INSEE BPE 18 / INSEE SIRENE 27 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | HOTEL PINETO · CORS'HOTEL · HOTEL DU LANCONE · HOTEL MERCURE BASTIA BIGUGLIA | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING SAN DAMIANO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,547 (2012) → 7,642 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,073 (1990) → 7,642 (2023): 87.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,778, of which 1.3 % second homes and 7.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Biguglia): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Biguglia): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Biguglia): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Biguglia): 1.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Biguglia): 0.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 47 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the OLETTA weather station, 7.9 km away at 130 m; the village itself is at 19 m. [9]
The village sits 111 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 21 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at OLETTA, 7.9 km away at 130 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 111 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 738 mm of rain a year, spread over 70 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at OLETTA, 7.9 km away at 130 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B037/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B037/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B037/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B037/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B037
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 451 km NW | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 1,067 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noisy-le-Roi | 78 | 897 km NW | 7,713 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 1,004 km NW | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 407 km NW | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 0 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 432 km NW | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villard-Bonnot | 38 | 407 km NW | 7,509 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 14 % · humidity 0 % |
| Moirans | 38 | 432 km NW | 7,818 | 59.3 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Péray | 07 | 451 km NW | 7,580 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noisy-le-Roi | 78 | 897 km NW | 7,713 | 57.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 8 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Berthevin | 53 | 1,004 km NW | 7,479 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Melesse | 35 | 1,067 km NW | 7,541 | 60.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 3 % · winter 57 % · 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 Biguglia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Furiani | 2B | 4.3 km N | 6,585 | 61.3 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Coursan | 11 | 524 km W | 5,737 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cuxac-d'Aude | 11 | 529 km W | 4,079 | 42.4 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aigues-Mortes | 30 | 439 km W | 8,699 | 71.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 88 % · humidity 100 % |
| Auribeau-sur-Siagne | 06 | 232 km NW | 3,401 | 38.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mouans-Sartoux | 06 | 229 km NW | 11,015 | 52.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 93 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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