Corte
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 80.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 100 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Corte (INSEE 2B096) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC du Centre Corse. Population 7,819 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/2B096-corte
Vitality score
Vitality score 80.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 100 % of the 3,115 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 | 0.85 | 25 | 21.21 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.82 | 10 | 8.16 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.87 | 10 | 8.73 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SOCIETE MARY CESARI · CASANOVA 1887 · PATISSERIE CASANOVA · GRIMALDI CHOCOLATIER). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE MORACCHINI ATELIER DE DECOUPE DU CORTENA · SODICE · LIBRE SERVICE LE PADOUE). [3,4]
11 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL LIBRE SERVICE PANATA · SARL LE PETIT MARCHE · SARL A CIRIOLA · TERRA CORSA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SODICO 2). [3,4]
52 × Restaurant (AUBERGE DE LA RESTONICA · ALBERTINI PASQUINE · LE STAZZU · LE BIP'S · LE CENTU CHIAVE). [3,4]
24 × Café / bar (BAR DE LA HAUTE VILLE · EDEN CAFE · BAR COLONNA · L'ARC EN CIEL · LE PULP CORTE). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE SANDRESCHI CORTE LCC BILINGUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SANDRESCHI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PORETTE CORTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI CORTI). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PASCAL PAOLI). [3]
10 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ANDRÉA REBOUL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JEANNE MARIETTI-GERVAIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LESCHI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE GHIONGA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-REMY CASAMATTA, MÉDECIN). [3]
5 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MANZI · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT CORTE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (2 B - MÉDIATHÈQUE TERRITORIALE DE PRÊT CISMONTE-CORTE (EX BDP · MÉDIATHÈQUE TERRITORIALE DU CENTRE CORSE - CORTE (ANNEXE). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINEMA L ALBA). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC MUNICIPAL · SCE UNIV ACTIV PHYS ET SPORT). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA CORSE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (LE SALON DE NINA · DESIGN COIFFURE · DUBOIS REYNALD). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL SAMPIERO CORSO · HOTEL HR PORETTE · HOTEL DOMINIQUE COLONNA · LES JARDINS DE LA GLACIERE · HOTEL DU NORD ET DE L EUROPE). [3,4]
6 × Campsite (CAMPING DE TUANI · CAMPING SANTA BARBARA · CAMPING LE RESTONICA · CAMPING SAINT PANCRACE · CAMPING CHEZ BARTHO). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | SOCIETE MARY CESARI · CASANOVA 1887 · PATISSERIE CASANOVA · GRIMALDI CHOCOLATIER | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | BOUCHERIE MORACCHINI ATELIER DE DECOUPE DU CORTENA · SODICE · LIBRE SERVICE LE PADOUE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 11 | SARL LIBRE SERVICE PANATA · SARL LE PETIT MARCHE · SARL A CIRIOLA · TERRA CORSA | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SODICO 2 | 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 | 52 | AUBERGE DE LA RESTONICA · ALBERTINI PASQUINE · LE STAZZU · LE BIP'S · LE CENTU CHIAVE | INSEE BPE 52 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 24 | BAR DE LA HAUTE VILLE · EDEN CAFE · BAR COLONNA · L'ARC EN CIEL · LE PULP CORTE | INSEE SIRENE 24 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE SANDRESCHI CORTE LCC BILINGUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SANDRESCHI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PORETTE CORTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE SCOLA CORSA DI CORTI | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PASCAL PAOLI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 10 | ANDRÉA REBOUL, MÉDECIN · MARIE-JEANNE MARIETTI-GERVAIS, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LOUIS LESCHI, MÉDECIN · PIERRE GHIONGA, MÉDECIN · JEAN-REMY CASAMATTA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 10 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 5 | PHARMACIE MANZI · PHARMACIE DU ROND POINT CORTE | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 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 | 2 | 2 B - MÉDIATHÈQUE TERRITORIALE DE PRÊT CISMONTE-CORTE (EX BDP · MÉDIATHÈQUE TERRITORIALE DU CENTRE CORSE - CORTE (ANNEXE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINEMA L ALBA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | COSEC MUNICIPAL · SCE UNIV ACTIV PHYS ET SPORT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · CAISSE D'EPARGNE CEPAC · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA CORSE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | LE SALON DE NINA · DESIGN COIFFURE · DUBOIS REYNALD | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL SAMPIERO CORSO · HOTEL HR PORETTE · HOTEL DOMINIQUE COLONNA · LES JARDINS DE LA GLACIERE · HOTEL DU NORD ET DE L EUROPE | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 6 | CAMPING DE TUANI · CAMPING SANTA BARBARA · CAMPING LE RESTONICA · CAMPING SAINT PANCRACE · CAMPING CHEZ BARTHO | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,280 (2012) → 7,819 (2023): 7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,693 (1990) → 7,819 (2023): 37.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,848, of which 17.3 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Corte): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Corte): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Corte): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Venaco): 8.8 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Corte): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 66 days a year at or above 30 °C and 55 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CORTE U SERENU weather station, 0.8 km away at 400 m; the village itself is at 430 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CORTE_FDF, 2.3 km away at 362 m, over 20 summers. [10]
That station sits 68 m below 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 855 mm of rain a year, spread over 88 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CORTE U SERENU, 0.8 km away at 400 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B096/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B096/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B096/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B096/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B096
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B341
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauroux | 83 | 243 km NW | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 857 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Céret | 66 | 526 km W | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
| Nyons | 26 | 396 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 24 | 700 km NW | 8,763 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 888 km NW | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 64 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montauroux | 83 | 243 km NW | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 86 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nyons | 26 | 396 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 69 % · winter 69 % · humidity 100 % |
| Céret | 66 | 526 km W | 7,521 | 66 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 62 % · winter 32 % · humidity 14 % |
| Sarlat-la-Canéda | 24 | 700 km NW | 8,763 | 74.4 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 77 % · humidity 100 % |
| Parentis-en-Born | 40 | 857 km W | 7,586 | 62.6 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saujon | 17 | 888 km NW | 7,440 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · 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 Corte'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uzès | 30 | 428 km NW | 8,519 | 77.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 95 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aubignan | 84 | 389 km NW | 5,981 | 48.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Mazan | 84 | 380 km NW | 6,285 | 56.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peyrolles-en-Provence | 13 | 326 km NW | 5,409 | 58.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Jouques | 13 | 322 km NW | 4,547 | 50.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Maximin-la-Sainte-Baume | 83 | 296 km NW | 17,896 | 68.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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