Muro
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 31.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 86 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Muro (INSEE 2B173) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de l'Ile-Rousse - Balagne. Population 243 (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 31.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 86 % of the 17,055 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 | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.32 | 5 | 1.58 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.8 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (PIZZA CYRIL · CHEZ RENE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (BAR CHEZ LUIGI). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MURO). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (ANAIS COIFFURE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy, 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 | 2 | PIZZA CYRIL · CHEZ RENE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | BAR CHEZ LUIGI | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MURO | 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 | 1 | ANAIS COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [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 235 (2012) → 243 (2023): 3.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 276 (1990) → 243 (2023): -12 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 348, of which 54 % second homes and 8.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calenzana): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Zilia): 2 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Calenzana): 6.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Calenzana): 6.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Muro): 0 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 1 day at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the ILE ROUSSE weather station, 9.8 km away at 140 m; the village itself is at 372 m. [11]
The village sits 232 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 15 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at ILE ROUSSE, 9.8 km away at 140 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 232 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 743 mm of rain a year, spread over 72 days — about 10.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at OLMI-CAPPELLA, 8.5 km away at 844 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 — 2B173/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B173/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B173/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B173/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B361
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B173
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cateri | 2B | 3.6 km NW | 247 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Bastide | 83 | 228 km NW | 227 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Milhars | 81 | 595 km W | 226 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 61 % |
| Saint-Pé-d'Ardet | 31 | 674 km W | 166 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 14 % |
| Olivese | 2A | 79 km S | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| Olmi-Cappella | 2B | 8.8 km E | 190 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cateri | 2B | 3.6 km NW | 247 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Olmi-Cappella | 2B | 8.8 km E | 190 | 33.5 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 92 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Olivese | 2A | 79 km S | 221 | 33.7 | Few services | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 5 % · winter 89 % · humidity 7 % |
| La Bastide | 83 | 228 km NW | 227 | 44.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Milhars | 81 | 595 km W | 226 | 27.9 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.summer 18 % · winter 61 % |
| Saint-Pé-d'Ardet | 31 | 674 km W | 166 | 35.1 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 14 % |
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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 Muro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cateri | 2B | 3.6 km NW | 247 | 24.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Feliceto | 2B | 2.0 km E | 232 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Ville-di-Paraso | 2B | 6.3 km E | 205 | 21.6 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Lavatoggio | 2B | 4.4 km NW | 154 | 14.7 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Palasca | 2B | 12 km NE | 222 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Occhiatana | 2B | 8.4 km NE | 235 | 25.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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