L'Île-Rousse
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 94 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Île-Rousse (INSEE 2B134) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de l'Ile-Rousse - Balagne. Population 3,231 (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 2026-10-25 · DATAtourisme 2026-10-22.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2B134-l-ile-rousse
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 94 % of the 6,692 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.29 |
| Social | 0.97 | 20 | 19.36 |
| Education | 0.22 | 10 | 2.21 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.11 | 5 | 0.55 |
| Population trend | 0.91 | 10 | 9.12 |
| 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]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL TOMASINI · BOULANGERIE DES ILES · SPIGA PICCIONI). [3,4]
5 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE ALLEGRINI SIMONETTI · U NEGOZIU · SAVEURS BALANINES · BOUCHERIE EPICERIE FAMILIALE). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TEMPI FA · INIZIU · SALVARELLI · U PAISANU · A MERIA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (CASINO). [3,4]
60 × Restaurant (ANTOLINI CLEMENTINE · SOLEA · LE RUBICA · CASA CORSA). [3,4]
11 × Café / bar (L'ODEON · AU BON VIN CORSE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A. CAMUS ILE ROUSSE LCC BILINGUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE P PAOLI). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-PIERRE ALLEGRINI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CARPENTIER, MÉDECIN · CHARLES TADDEI, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE PEPE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL PERNET, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE BROCHE ROSELLINI · PHARMACIE SAVELLI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COSEC D ILE ROUSSE). [3]
5 × Bank (BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE ILE ROUSSE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT LYONNAIS). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (ABSOLU · STEPHAN B STYLE · COIFFURE MIXTE). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
19 × Hotel (HOTEL LA BERGERIE · HOTEL L'ISULA MARINA · HOTEL L'ISOLA ROSSA · BEST WESTERN HOTEL SANTA MARIA · HOTEL SPLENDID). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Library. [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | SARL TOMASINI · BOULANGERIE DES ILES · SPIGA PICCIONI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 5 | BOUCHERIE ALLEGRINI SIMONETTI · U NEGOZIU · SAVEURS BALANINES · BOUCHERIE EPICERIE FAMILIALE | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | TEMPI FA · INIZIU · SALVARELLI · U PAISANU · A MERIA | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | CASINO | 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 | 60 | ANTOLINI CLEMENTINE · SOLEA · LE RUBICA · CASA CORSA | INSEE BPE 60 / INSEE SIRENE 92 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 11 | L'ODEON · AU BON VIN CORSE | INSEE SIRENE 11 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE A. CAMUS ILE ROUSSE LCC BILINGUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE P PAOLI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | JEAN-PIERRE ALLEGRINI, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE CARPENTIER, MÉDECIN · CHARLES TADDEI, MÉDECIN · STÉPHANE PEPE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PAUL PERNET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE BROCHE ROSELLINI · PHARMACIE SAVELLI | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COSEC D ILE ROUSSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | BANQUE POPULAIRE MEDITERRANEE · SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE ILE ROUSSE · CREDIT AGRICOLE · CREDIT LYONNAIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | ABSOLU · STEPHAN B STYLE · COIFFURE MIXTE | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 19 | HOTEL LA BERGERIE · HOTEL L'ISULA MARINA · HOTEL L'ISOLA ROSSA · BEST WESTERN HOTEL SANTA MARIA · HOTEL SPLENDID | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
A market is recorded here, but no source gives the day. [5]
Trajectory
Population 3,740 (2012) → 3,231 (2023): -13.6 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 2,288 (1990) → 3,231 (2023): 41.2 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,442, of which 54.4 % second homes and 0.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Île-Rousse): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Food shop (L'Île-Rousse): 0 km to the south (straight line). [9]
GP (L'Île-Rousse): 0.4 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (L'Île-Rousse): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (L'Île-Rousse): 0.9 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 24 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the ILE ROUSSE weather station, 1.3 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at -76 m. [10]
The village sits 216 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 40 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at ILE ROUSSE, 1.3 km away at 140 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 216 m above 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 458 mm of rain a year, spread over 56 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at ILE ROUSSE, 1.3 km away at 140 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B134/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- DATAtourisme 2024-08— https://data.datatourisme.fr/13/ed394cb7-152a-39ce-8f68-63179ce6ac1e— “Marché des producteurs de L'Ile-Rousse”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B134/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B134/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B134/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B134
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Bresse | 88 | 618 km N | 3,853 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 140 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 61 | 980 km NW | 2,699 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 14 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 268 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lamalou-les-Bains | 34 | 487 km W | 2,389 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 476 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifacio | 2A | 140 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 268 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Banyuls-sur-Mer | 66 | 476 km W | 4,496 | 56.3 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 41 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lamalou-les-Bains | 34 | 487 km W | 2,389 | 56.6 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 44 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Bresse | 88 | 618 km N | 3,853 | 45.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bagnoles de l'Orne Normandie | 61 | 980 km NW | 2,699 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 62 % · winter 14 % |
Elsewhere
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