Penta-di-Casinca
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 90 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Penta-di-Casinca (INSEE 2B207) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de la Castagniccia-Casinca. Population 3,671 (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 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2B207-penta-di-casinca
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.2/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 90 % of the 6,046 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.67 | 10 | 6.72 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.42 | 5 | 2.1 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ZIA GHJULELLA · B ET B · AMOR · SC DRAGEES & CREATIONS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALIMENTATION BOUCHERIE ARTISANAT ALBA · FAR ALIM · A BUTTEGA). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (E.LECLERC). [3]
1 × Cheese shop (fromagerie) (LA PASSION DU FROMAGE). [4]
20 × Restaurant (L'AROSTU VEAU A LA BROCHE · SARL L ENTRACTE · A TEPPA · JOPI SARL). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (BAR CASTELLI · LE 20213 · PMC · CAFE DU CENTRE). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE FOLELLI PENTA DI CASINCA). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOLELLI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PENTA DI CASINCAVILLAGE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE HENRI TOMASI). [3]
12 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIAN CALENDINI, MÉDECIN · JACQUES-PHILIPPE EMANUELLI, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PETRONI, MÉDECIN · MARIE ALBERTINI, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PASSONI, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE FILIPPI GAZIELLO · SELAS PHARMACIE DU FIUMALTO). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CASTAGNICCIA MARE È MONTI (PENTA DI CASINCA/FOLELLI). [3]
1 × Bank (CAISSE D'EPARGNE PROVENCE ALPES COR). [3]
13 × Hairdresser (SOLANGE · COM'O SALON · SARL EQUINOXE · LA LOGE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL SAN PELLEGRINO). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MARINA DI CASINCA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | ZIA GHJULELLA · B ET B · AMOR · SC DRAGEES & CREATIONS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | ALIMENTATION BOUCHERIE ARTISANAT ALBA · FAR ALIM · A BUTTEGA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | E.LECLERC | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 1 | LA PASSION DU FROMAGE | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | L'AROSTU VEAU A LA BROCHE · SARL L ENTRACTE · A TEPPA · JOPI SARL | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 28 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | BAR CASTELLI · LE 20213 · PMC · CAFE DU CENTRE | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE FOLELLI PENTA DI CASINCA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FOLELLI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PENTA DI CASINCAVILLAGE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE HENRI TOMASI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 12 | CHRISTIAN CALENDINI, MÉDECIN · JACQUES-PHILIPPE EMANUELLI, MÉDECIN · ANTOINE PETRONI, MÉDECIN · MARIE ALBERTINI, MÉDECIN · BRUNO PASSONI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE FILIPPI GAZIELLO · SELAS PHARMACIE DU FIUMALTO | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DE CASTAGNICCIA MARE È MONTI (PENTA DI CASINCA/FOLELLI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | CAISSE D'EPARGNE PROVENCE ALPES COR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 13 | SOLANGE · COM'O SALON · SARL EQUINOXE · LA LOGE | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | HOTEL SAN PELLEGRINO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MARINA DI CASINCA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 3,247 (2012) → 3,671 (2023): 13.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,917 (1990) → 3,671 (2023): 91.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,530, of which 29 % second homes and 2.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sorbo-Ocagnano): 1.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Penta-di-Casinca): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Sorbo-Ocagnano): 2.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Venzolasca): 2.9 km to the north-east (straight line). [10]
Primary school (Penta-di-Casinca): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 48 days a year at or above 30 °C and 25 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the SCATA weather station, 5.6 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 356 m. [11]
The village sits 171 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 10 days a summer. [11]
Humidity measured at BASTIA, 8.5 km away at 10 m, over 30 summers. [11]
That station sits 346 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 994 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 15.3 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at FOLELLI, 5 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B207/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B207/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B207/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B207/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B286
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B207
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B343
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonzac | 17 | 858 km NW | 3,602 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux | 76 | 1,062 km NW | 3,851 | 54.8 | Partly served | no figures |
| Bédoin | 84 | 392 km NW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Sospel | 06 | 226 km NW | 3,791 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Magalas | 34 | 519 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 925 km NW | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sospel | 06 | 226 km NW | 3,791 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 41 % · winter 70 % · humidity 64 % |
| Bédoin | 84 | 392 km NW | 3,106 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 72 % · winter 77 % · humidity 36 % |
| Magalas | 34 | 519 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Jonzac | 17 | 858 km NW | 3,602 | 54.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 33 % · winter 95 % · humidity 71 % |
| Bourcefranc-le-Chapus | 17 | 925 km NW | 3,486 | 49.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and milder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 3 % · winter 81 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Valery-en-Caux | 76 | 1,062 km NW | 3,851 | 54.8 | Partly served | no figures |
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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 Penta-di-Casinca'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magalas | 34 | 519 km W | 3,582 | 50.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Capestang | 34 | 531 km W | 3,514 | 44.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
| Cazouls-lès-Béziers | 34 | 528 km W | 5,261 | 50.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Puisserguier | 34 | 532 km W | 3,078 | 42.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Mouriès | 13 | 397 km W | 3,527 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Thibéry | 34 | 503 km W | 3,132 | 45.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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