Croce
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
No daily shops 16.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 73 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Croce (INSEE 2B101) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de la Castagniccia-Casinca. Population 78 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat très dispersé (level 7). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 16.1/100 — No daily shops (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 73 % of the 8,292 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 | 25 | 0 |
| Social | 0.43 | 20 | 8.65 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.5 | 10 | 5 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (BAR A ZUCCA). [4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Restaurant, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Café / bar | 2 | BAR A ZUCCA | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 77 (2012) → 78 (2023): 1.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 78 (1990) → 78 (2023): 0 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 98, of which 58.2 % second homes and 0 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Verdèse): 2.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Porta): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Penta-di-Casinca): 12.3 km to the east (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Vescovato): 10.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [11]
Primary school (La Porta): 1.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 39 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [12]
Measured at the LA PORTA-GEND weather station, 1.4 km away at 522 m; the village itself is at 722 m. [12]
The village sits 200 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. [12]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 1 day a summer. [12]
Humidity measured at BASTIA, 17.3 km away at 10 m, over 30 summers. [12]
That station sits 712 m below the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [12]
An average of 1,026 mm of rain a year, spread over 80 days — about 12.8 mm on a day it rains. [12]
Rainfall measured at LA PORTA-GEND, 1.4 km away at 522 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [12]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B344
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B246
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B346
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rospigliani | 2B | 27 km SW | 70 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu | 15 | 644 km NW | 84 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
| Arbéost | 65 | 791 km W | 73 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
| Sorbollano | 2A | 76 km S | 65 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Rochette | 07 | 497 km NW | 63 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bellecombe-Tarendol | 26 | 389 km NW | 77 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rospigliani | 2B | 27 km SW | 70 | 14.8 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 74 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sorbollano | 2A | 76 km S | 65 | 12 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 31 % · winter 72 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bellecombe-Tarendol | 26 | 389 km NW | 77 | 12.5 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 56 % · winter 77 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Rochette | 07 | 497 km NW | 63 | 13.1 | No daily shops | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 45 % · humidity 93 % |
| Beaulieu | 15 | 644 km NW | 84 | 9 | No daily shops | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 31 % |
| Arbéost | 65 | 791 km W | 73 | 8.3 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.summer 97 % · winter 89 % |
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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 Croce'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-Vincent-de-Salers | 15 | 630 km NW | 70 | 14.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavault-de-Frétoy | 58 | 671 km NW | 65 | 4.9 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 86 % · humidity 100 % |
| Meyrignac-l'Église | 19 | 687 km NW | 64 | 19.2 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Capelle-Bonance | 12 | 560 km NW | 95 | 2.8 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Bourgeauville | 14 | 1,048 km NW | 104 | 2.6 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 93 % · humidity 100 % |
| Touquettes | 61 | 993 km NW | 75 | 7.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
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