San-Nicolao
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 99 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
San-Nicolao (INSEE 2B313) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de la Costa Verde. Population 2,062 (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/2B313-san-nicolao
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 99 % of the 9,418 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 | 0.73 | 25 | 18.22 |
| Social | 0.98 | 20 | 19.7 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE PINNA · PAOLA · TOTO). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MACELLU DI A COSTA VERDE). [3,4]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CIMIGNANI JAIMIE · SARL EXPLOITATION ETS GRANDI · LE PETIT GOURMET). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SNC COSTA VERDE SUPERMARCHE C.V.S). [3,4]
20 × Restaurant (U CATAGNU · LE GRAND BLEU · ALZITANA RESTAURATION · A STONDA · L'ICONE CAFE). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (MAISON ROSE · CORSICA BAR · I RUSTINCHI · CAFFE A REGHJINCA). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAN NICOLAO MORIANI PLAGE BILIN). [3]
4 × GP (médecin généraliste) (OUMAR DIALLO, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS FERRALI, MÉDECIN · JASMINE MERINDOL, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CALAIS, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (SELEURL PHARMACIE SIMONI). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAN NICOLAO MORIANI). [3]
1 × Cinema (MORIANINCU). [3]
2 × Bank (SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE DE MORIANI). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (LAURENT COIFFURE · KRISTEL COIFFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · COIFFURE LAURIANE AND MAELYS). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICE). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL COSTA VERDE · HOTEL SAN LUCIANU · LA DEMEURE COLONIALE NOUVEL HOTEL). [3,4]
1 × Campsite (CAMPING MERENDELLA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | BOULANGERIE PINNA · PAOLA · TOTO | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MACELLU DI A COSTA VERDE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | CIMIGNANI JAIMIE · SARL EXPLOITATION ETS GRANDI · LE PETIT GOURMET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SNC COSTA VERDE SUPERMARCHE C.V.S | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 20 | U CATAGNU · LE GRAND BLEU · ALZITANA RESTAURATION · A STONDA · L'ICONE CAFE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | MAISON ROSE · CORSICA BAR · I RUSTINCHI · CAFFE A REGHJINCA | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SAN NICOLAO MORIANI PLAGE BILIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 4 | OUMAR DIALLO, MÉDECIN · JEAN-FRANCOIS FERRALI, MÉDECIN · JASMINE MERINDOL, MÉDECIN · BAPTISTE CALAIS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | SELEURL PHARMACIE SIMONI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAN NICOLAO MORIANI | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MORIANINCU | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | SOCIETE GENERALE · AGENCE DE MORIANI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | LAURENT COIFFURE · KRISTEL COIFFURE · ESPRIT COIFFURE · COIFFURE LAURIANE AND MAELYS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION SERVICE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL COSTA VERDE · HOTEL SAN LUCIANU · LA DEMEURE COLONIALE NOUVEL HOTEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 1 | CAMPING MERENDELLA | 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 1,792 (2012) → 2,062 (2023): 15.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,061 (1990) → 2,062 (2023): 94.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,189, of which 53.4 % second homes and 0.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (San-Nicolao): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (San-Nicolao): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [8]
GP (San-Nicolao): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (San-Nicolao): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (San-Nicolao): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 70 days a year at or above 30 °C and 9 days at or below 0 °C, over 15 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SCATA weather station, 11.1 km away at 185 m; the village itself is at 11 m. [9]
The village sits 174 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 44 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at ALISTRO, 12.9 km away at 65 m, over 30 summers. [9]
That station sits 54 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 994 mm of rain a year, spread over 65 days — about 15.3 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FOLELLI, 7.5 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B313/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B313/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B313/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B313/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B313
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 322 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Florent | 2B | 39 km NW | 1,694 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Léon | 40 | 894 km W | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 1,058 km NW | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 1,168 km NW | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 114 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Florent | 2B | 39 km NW | 1,694 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 67 % · winter 99 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bonifacio | 2A | 114 km S | 3,344 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 88 % · humidity 29 % |
| Barcelonnette | 04 | 322 km NW | 2,518 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Léon | 40 | 894 km W | 2,306 | 64.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 50 % |
| Saint-Valery-sur-Somme | 80 | 1,058 km NW | 2,306 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Barneville-Carteret | 50 | 1,168 km NW | 2,223 | 63.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
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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 San-Nicolao'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa-Lucia-di-Moriani | 2B | 1.4 km N | 1,514 | 49.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
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