Moncale
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 27.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 64 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Moncale (INSEE 2B165) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Calvi Balagne. Population 348 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 27.3/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 64 % of the 18,020 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 | 0.32 | 20 | 6.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.11 | 5 | 0.56 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (TITI TWISTER BAR). [3,4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BILINGUE DE MONCALE). [3]
1 × Hotel (CASALE OLMIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), 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 | 1 | TITI TWISTER BAR | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BILINGUE DE MONCALE | 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 | 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 | 1 | CASALE OLMIA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 281 (2012) → 348 (2023): 23.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 170 (1990) → 348 (2023): 104.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 284, of which 44.4 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calenzana): 1.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Calenzana): 1.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Calenzana): 1.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Calenzana): 1.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Moncale): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 32 days a year at or above 30 °C and 11 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CALVI weather station, 4.3 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 306 m. [10]
The village sits 249 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CALVI, 4.3 km away at 57 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 249 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 633 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CALVI, 4.3 km away at 57 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 — 2B165/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B165/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B165/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B165/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B165
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villaroger | 73 | 377 km NW | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 914 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
| Joannas | 07 | 434 km NW | 328 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 50 km S | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Lioux | 84 | 328 km NW | 286 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Caussols | 06 | 208 km NW | 332 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sari-d'Orcino | 2A | 50 km S | 351 | 31.9 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 85 % · winter 86 % · humidity 71 % |
| Caussols | 06 | 208 km NW | 332 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 21 % · winter 51 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lioux | 84 | 328 km NW | 286 | 20.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 78 % · humidity 86 % |
| Villaroger | 73 | 377 km NW | 355 | 23.9 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 54 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Joannas | 07 | 434 km NW | 328 | 30.9 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 64 % · winter 89 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Illiers-la-Ville | 78 | 914 km NW | 350 | 26.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 49 % · winter 62 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Moncale'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montegrosso | 2B | 4.3 km NE | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Zilia | 2B | 5.9 km E | 320 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivario | 2B | 46 km SE | 409 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pietroso | 2B | 53 km SE | 334 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Casanova | 2B | 40 km SE | 384 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Payzac | 07 | 435 km NW | 539 | 37 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 92 % · humidity 93 % |
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