Pietroso
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop.
Few services 33/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 80 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Pietroso (INSEE 2B229) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Fium'Orbu Castellu. Population 334 (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 33/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 80 % of the 18,024 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.2 | 5 | 0.99 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A school and somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop. [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (LES GALOPINS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIETROSO). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, 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 | 1 | LES GALOPINS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIETROSO | INSEE BPE 1 [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 244 (2012) → 334 (2023): 36.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 309 (1990) → 334 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 272, of which 40.1 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Venaco): 11.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vezzani): 1.8 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Venaco): 11.6 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Venaco): 11.7 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vezzani): 2.9 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 13 days at or below 0 °C, over 22 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VENACO-GEND weather station, 11.8 km away at 615 m; the village itself is at 519 m. [10]
The village sits 96 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 4 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BOCOGNANO, 15.1 km away at 1,019 m, over 16 summers. [10]
That station sits 500 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 1,141 mm of rain a year, spread over 93 days — about 12.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at GHISONI GEND, 7.7 km away at 658 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 — 2B229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B341
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B347
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Issirac | 30 | 454 km NW | 321 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| Champeaux | 50 | 1,114 km NW | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escalles | 62 | 1,131 km NW | 223 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
| La Côte-d'Arbroz | 74 | 494 km NW | 349 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aubussargues | 30 | 451 km NW | 333 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Alban-d'Hurtières | 73 | 441 km NW | 404 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alban-d'Hurtières | 73 | 441 km NW | 404 | 30.5 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 30 % · humidity 71 % |
| Aubussargues | 30 | 451 km NW | 333 | 28.8 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 26 % · winter 49 % · humidity 86 % |
| Issirac | 30 | 454 km NW | 321 | 27.4 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 46 % · winter 22 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Côte-d'Arbroz | 74 | 494 km NW | 349 | 41.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 0 % · humidity 71 % |
| Champeaux | 50 | 1,114 km NW | 349 | 24.8 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 28 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Escalles | 62 | 1,131 km NW | 223 | 32 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 78 % · humidity 79 % |
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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 Pietroso'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosis | 34 | 537 km W | 279 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncale | 2B | 53 km NW | 348 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montegrosso | 2B | 53 km NW | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Ginoles | 11 | 588 km W | 296 | 14.5 | No daily shops | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 85 % · humidity 93 % |
| Zilia | 2B | 51 km NW | 320 | 46.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
| Vivario | 2B | 8.5 km W | 409 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 89 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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