Castello-di-Rostino
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 45.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Castello-di-Rostino (INSEE 2B079) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC Pasquale Paoli. Population 522 (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/2B079-castello-di-rostino
Vitality score
Vitality score 45.9/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 90 % of the 17,706 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 | 0.42 | 25 | 10.54 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.38 | 5 | 1.92 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Bakery (boulangerie) (A MEMORIA). [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (U MERCATU DI PAOLI). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (U CAMPANILE · JOSE BAR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 1 | A MEMORIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | U MERCATU DI PAOLI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | 2 | U CAMPANILE · JOSE BAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 414 (2012) → 522 (2023): 26.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 252 (1990) → 522 (2023): 107.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 315, of which 30.8 % second homes and 4.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Castello-di-Rostino): 2.9 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ortiporio): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Morosaglia): 8.8 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Morosaglia): 9.3 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Ortiporio): 2.7 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 11 days a year at or above 30 °C and 8 days at or below 0 °C, over 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the CAMPILE_SAPC weather station, 4.6 km away at 499 m; the village itself is at 672 m. [11]
The village sits 173 m above 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. [11]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at PIETRALBA, 14.5 km away at 510 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 162 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [11]
An average of 1,159 mm of rain a year, spread over 83 days — about 14 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at STOPPIA NOVA, 4.2 km away at 780 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 — 2B079/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B079/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B079/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B079/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B079
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B195
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B169
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardaillac | 46 | 639 km NW | 623 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet | 24 | 703 km NW | 536 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Mazeau | 85 | 902 km NW | 464 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
| Moux-en-Morvan | 58 | 663 km NW | 538 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 43 % |
| Talais | 33 | 894 km NW | 764 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Calviac-en-Périgord | 24 | 695 km NW | 546 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardaillac | 46 | 639 km NW | 623 | 44.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 58 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moux-en-Morvan | 58 | 663 km NW | 538 | 36.4 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.summer 100 % · winter 43 % |
| Calviac-en-Périgord | 24 | 695 km NW | 546 | 37.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 56 % · winter 46 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Crépin-et-Carlucet | 24 | 703 km NW | 536 | 44.1 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 62 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Talais | 33 | 894 km NW | 764 | 45.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Le Mazeau | 85 | 902 km NW | 464 | 41 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 74 % · winter 70 % · humidity 100 % |
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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 Castello-di-Rostino'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 1,209 km NW | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Busseau | 79 | 908 km NW | 734 | 32.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Quéménéven | 29 | 1,222 km NW | 1,119 | 29.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Monte | 2B | 6.1 km E | 650 | 44.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Solaro | 2B | 62 km S | 736 | 37.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Gouézec | 29 | 1,215 km NW | 1,111 | 22.1 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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