Santa-Maria-di-Lota
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 51.3/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Santa-Maria-di-Lota (INSEE 2B309) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CA de Bastia. Population 1,973 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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 51.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 75 % of the 9,706 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.51 | 20 | 10.26 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Population trend | 0.58 | 10 | 5.81 |
| Housing mix | 0.59 | 5 | 2.93 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE FIOR DI MACCHIA · MAISON ORSINI). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL VINICAP · LE TOP). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (HOTEL TORRE MARE · LA SANTA MARIA). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MIOMO SANTA MARIA DI LOTA BIL LCC). [3]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SANTA MARIA DI LOTA FIGARELLA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE STA MARIA DI LOTA MIOMO BILINGU · ECOLE ELEM SPECIALISEE IME LES TILLEULS FIGARELLA). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRÉDÉRIC LEBLOND, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MARCON, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL L'ARIANA · HOTEL TORRE MARE). [3,4]
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Post office / agence postale, Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE FIOR DI MACCHIA · MAISON ORSINI | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | SARL VINICAP · LE TOP | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 | HOTEL TORRE MARE · LA SANTA MARIA | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MIOMO SANTA MARIA DI LOTA BIL LCC | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SANTA MARIA DI LOTA FIGARELLA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE STA MARIA DI LOTA MIOMO BILINGU · ECOLE ELEM SPECIALISEE IME LES TILLEULS FIGARELLA | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | FRÉDÉRIC LEBLOND, MÉDECIN · PATRICK MARCON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE LA TOUR | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL L'ARIANA · HOTEL TORRE MARE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 2,005 (2012) → 1,973 (2023): -1.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,826 (1990) → 1,973 (2023): 8.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,191, of which 20.7 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Santa-Maria-di-Lota): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Santa-Maria-di-Lota): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (Santa-Maria-di-Lota): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Santa-Maria-di-Lota): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Santa-Maria-di-Lota): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 20 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAP SAGRO weather station, 6.7 km away at 111 m; the village itself is at 21 m. [9]
The village sits 90 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 21 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at OLETTA, 15 km away at 130 m, over 11 summers. [9]
That station sits 109 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 5.63 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 718 mm of rain a year, spread over 67 days — about 10.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at BASTIA-FANGO, 4.4 km away at 26 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B309/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B309/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B309/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B309/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B309
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eguisheim | 68 | 613 km N | 1,729 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Veyrier-du-Lac | 74 | 436 km NW | 2,320 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Naveil | 41 | 865 km NW | 2,442 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aiguefonde | 81 | 585 km W | 2,505 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 2B | 2.3 km S | 3,056 | 37.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Sailly-lez-Lannoy | 59 | 999 km NW | 1,923 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San-Martino-di-Lota | 2B | 2.3 km S | 3,056 | 37.8 | Few services | no figures |
| Veyrier-du-Lac | 74 | 436 km NW | 2,320 | 54.2 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 87 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Aiguefonde | 81 | 585 km W | 2,505 | 47.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 69 % · humidity 7 % |
| Eguisheim | 68 | 613 km N | 1,729 | 55.4 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Naveil | 41 | 865 km NW | 2,442 | 46 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 24 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sailly-lez-Lannoy | 59 | 999 km NW | 1,923 | 41.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 77 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Santa-Maria-di-Lota'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brando | 2B | 3.9 km NE | 1,584 | 51.9 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vescovato | 2B | 28 km S | 3,406 | 57.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 95 % · humidity 86 % |
| Cantaron | 06 | 207 km NW | 1,268 | 30.5 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 93 % |
| Saint-Tropez | 83 | 237 km W | 3,582 | 61.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Peillon | 06 | 204 km NW | 1,408 | 31.4 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 97 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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