Calvi
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 65.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 91 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Calvi (INSEE 2B050) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Calvi Balagne. Population 5,788 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2B050-calvi
Vitality score
Vitality score 65.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 91 % of the 4,077 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 | 0.7 | 25 | 17.55 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.7 | 10 | 7.02 |
| 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]
11 × Bakery (boulangerie) (U SAN BENEDETTU · U PULASCHESE · SPIGA CALVI CHRISTOPHE COLOMB · DEB CREATIONS PATISSIERES · PIAZZA BICCHIERAY). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE CALVAISE · LA NOUVELLE BOUCHERIE). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTATION DU GOLFE · ATRIA · L'OPERA SEMPERFI · L'ORTU D'ARTHUR · EPICERIE DU CENTRE). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (PRICAL 2 · CALVIDIS). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
100 × Restaurant (SARL SUN BEACH · SARL L'ESCALE · LUCANI). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (L'OASIS · EDEN PORT · U CARATELLU · LE LIDO · A CANTINA). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARDELLU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CALVI). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARIANI CALVI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE M.DOMINIQUE LOVICONI CALVI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN FELIX ORABONA). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (BRIEUC HALGAND, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE VIGNES, MÉDECIN · JOACHIM ROSSI, MÉDECIN · CORALIE GREGORIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TERRIER, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SALI MARCHETTI · SELAS PHARMACIE CENTRALE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CALVI). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (HALLE DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CALVI BALAGNE). [3]
4 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
12 × Hairdresser (MARANINCHI ANGELICA · RUTILY FLORA · FANNY COIFFURE · MARIKA COIFFURE · SANT ANDRIA COIFFURE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
28 × Hotel (LES ARBOUSIERS · HOTEL SAINT CHRISTOPHE · HOTEL CHRISTOPHE COLOMB · LE MEDITERRANEE · HOTEL CESARIO). [3,4]
8 × Campsite (CAMPING LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS · CAMPING LES CASTORS · CAMPING INTERNATIONAL · LE LIBECCIO · CAMPING LA PINEDE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 20 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Hairdresser, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 11 | U SAN BENEDETTU · U PULASCHESE · SPIGA CALVI CHRISTOPHE COLOMB · DEB CREATIONS PATISSIERES · PIAZZA BICCHIERAY | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | CHARCUTERIE CALVAISE · LA NOUVELLE BOUCHERIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | ALIMENTATION DU GOLFE · ATRIA · L'OPERA SEMPERFI · L'ORTU D'ARTHUR · EPICERIE DU CENTRE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | PRICAL 2 · CALVIDIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 100 | SARL SUN BEACH · SARL L'ESCALE · LUCANI | INSEE BPE 100 / INSEE SIRENE 154 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | L'OASIS · EDEN PORT · U CARATELLU · LE LIDO · A CANTINA | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARDELLU · ECOLE MATERNELLE CALVI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BARIANI CALVI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE M.DOMINIQUE LOVICONI CALVI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JEAN FELIX ORABONA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | BRIEUC HALGAND, MÉDECIN · GERALDINE VIGNES, MÉDECIN · JOACHIM ROSSI, MÉDECIN · CORALIE GREGORIS, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE TERRIER, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE SALI MARCHETTI · SELAS PHARMACIE CENTRALE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE CALVI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | HALLE DES SPORTS · COMPLEXE SPORTIF CALVI BALAGNE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 4 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 12 | MARANINCHI ANGELICA · RUTILY FLORA · FANNY COIFFURE · MARIKA COIFFURE · SANT ANDRIA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 28 | LES ARBOUSIERS · HOTEL SAINT CHRISTOPHE · HOTEL CHRISTOPHE COLOMB · LE MEDITERRANEE · HOTEL CESARIO | INSEE BPE 28 / INSEE SIRENE 64 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 8 | CAMPING LA CLÉ DES CHAMPS · CAMPING LES CASTORS · CAMPING INTERNATIONAL · LE LIBECCIO · CAMPING LA PINEDE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Sunday. [5]
Trajectory
Population 5,514 (2012) → 5,788 (2023): 5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 4,815 (1990) → 5,788 (2023): 20.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,551, of which 55.9 % second homes and 0.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calvi): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Calvi): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Calvi): 0.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Calvi): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Calvi): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 46 days a year at or above 30 °C and 4 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CALVI weather station, 5.1 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 7 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CALVI, 5.1 km away at 57 m, over 29 summers. [10]
An average of 633 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CALVI, 5.1 km away at 57 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
The market day comes from DATAtourisme and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B050/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2026-09— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/f21f4d9f-3cf2-328c-8847-402cc32a8db3— “A découvrir, tous les dimanches matins de 9h à 12h, la halle aux poissons au pied de la Tour du Sel.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B050/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B050/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B050/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B050
- 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-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 884 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| Vias | 34 | 442 km W | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 1,032 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 470 km W | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 461 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 1,067 km NW | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vias | 34 | 442 km W | 5,952 | 66.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 74 % · winter 77 % · humidity 57 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 461 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Marie-la-Mer | 66 | 470 km W | 4,952 | 57.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 86 % · humidity 7 % |
| Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron | 17 | 884 km NW | 6,633 | 68.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 8 % · winter 91 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Turballe | 44 | 1,032 km NW | 4,850 | 56.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 71 % |
| Cancale | 35 | 1,067 km NW | 5,672 | 61.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 78 % · 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 Calvi'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robion | 84 | 328 km NW | 4,816 | 55.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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