Solaro
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school.
Few services 37.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 67 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Solaro (INSEE 2B283) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Fium'Orbu Castellu. Population 736 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/2B283-solaro
Vitality score
Vitality score 37.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 67 % of the 16,146 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 | 0.93 | 20 | 18.64 |
| Education | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
Somewhere to eat or drink, but no food shop and no school. [3,4]
8 × Restaurant (LA VOILE ROUGE · LE GALION · PALAUMA PLAGE · O POSA APPENA · A MANDRIA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (LE CROCODILE). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (SOLARO AP). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SOLARO). [3]
1 × Hairdresser (BARBERO.S'HOP). [3,4]
2 × Campsite (CAMPING COTE DES NACRES · CAMPING LES EUCALYPTUS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Campsite.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Grocery (épicerie / supérette), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Primary school (élémentaire), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [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 | 8 | LA VOILE ROUGE · LE GALION · PALAUMA PLAGE · O POSA APPENA · A MANDRIA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | LE CROCODILE | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 1 | SOLARO AP | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SOLARO | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | BARBERO.S'HOP | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 2 | CAMPING COTE DES NACRES · CAMPING LES EUCALYPTUS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 682 (2012) → 736 (2023): 7.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 476 (1990) → 736 (2023): 54.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 779, of which 50.2 % second homes and 1.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sari-Solenzara): 8.9 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Ventiseri): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Ventiseri): 4.9 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Sari-Solenzara): 8.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Ventiseri): 5 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 8 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the SOLENZARA weather station, 6.4 km away at 12 m; the village itself is at 524 m. [10]
The village sits 512 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 3 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at SOLENZARA, 6.4 km away at 12 m, over 30 summers. [10]
That station sits 512 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 769 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 11.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at SOLENZARA, 6.4 km away at 12 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
41 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 309,710 € — 3,116 € per m² of built surface. [11]
14 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 212,120 € — 3,069 € per m². [11]
The median across Haute-Corse is 3,016 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B283/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B283/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B283/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B283/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2A269
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B342
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 34 | 539 km NW | 832 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Labeaume | 07 | 496 km NW | 698 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ventron | 88 | 698 km N | 805 | 30.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 482 km NW | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Moltifao | 2B | 67 km N | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plévenon | 22 | 1,179 km NW | 750 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moltifao | 2B | 67 km N | 735 | 40 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 49 % · winter 97 % · humidity 79 % |
| Entremont-le-Vieux | 73 | 482 km NW | 648 | 40.9 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 0 % · humidity 79 % |
| Labeaume | 07 | 496 km NW | 698 | 37.5 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 93 % |
| Lunas-les-Châteaux | 34 | 539 km NW | 832 | 30.3 | Few services | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 15 % · winter 61 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ventron | 88 | 698 km N | 805 | 30.7 | Few services | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plévenon | 22 | 1,179 km NW | 750 | 34.7 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 82 % · winter 96 % · humidity 86 % |
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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 Solaro'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plovan | 29 | 1,266 km NW | 677 | 20.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Nic | 29 | 1,275 km NW | 753 | 46.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 85 % · humidity 86 % |
| Plélauff | 22 | 1,206 km NW | 716 | 30.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 91 % · humidity 86 % |
| Saint-Jean-le-Thomas | 50 | 1,136 km NW | 401 | 41.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Thois | 29 | 1,247 km NW | 703 | 48.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 88 % · humidity 86 % |
| Carolles | 50 | 1,140 km NW | 774 | 54.6 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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