Zilia
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 46.1/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 95 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Zilia (INSEE 2B361) is in Haute-Corse (2B), part of CC de Calvi Balagne. Population 320 (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/2B361-zilia
Vitality score
Vitality score 46.1/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 95 % of the 17,948 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 | 0.32 | 25 | 7.92 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 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 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SANTELLI JEAN ANTOINE · EPICERIE A BUTTEGA DI GHJUVANNA). [3,4]
1 × Restaurant (A FUNTANELLA). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (MONTE GROSSU). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ZILIA). [3]
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), 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) | 3 | SANTELLI JEAN ANTOINE · EPICERIE A BUTTEGA DI GHJUVANNA | INSEE BPE 3 / 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 | 1 | A FUNTANELLA | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | MONTE GROSSU | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ZILIA | INSEE BPE 1 [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 293 (2012) → 320 (2023): 9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 179 (1990) → 320 (2023): 78.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 282, of which 50.4 % second homes and 1.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Calenzana): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Zilia): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [9]
GP (Calenzana): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Calenzana): 4.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Zilia): 0 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 28 days a year at or above 30 °C and 14 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the CALVI weather station, 9.2 km away at 57 m; the village itself is at 377 m. [10]
The village sits 320 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 2 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CALVI, 9.2 km away at 57 m, over 29 summers. [10]
That station sits 320 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 633 mm of rain a year, spread over 64 days — about 9.9 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CALVI, 9.2 km away at 57 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 — 2B361/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B361/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B361/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 2B361/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B049
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 2B361
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balazuc | 07 | 426 km NW | 389 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 1,125 km NW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 256 km NW | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Séranon | 06 | 226 km NW | 540 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 267 km NW | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montegrosso | 2B | 2.6 km W | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montegrosso | 2B | 2.6 km W | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Séranon | 06 | 226 km NW | 540 | 48.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 36 % · winter 0 % · humidity 86 % |
| Aiguines | 83 | 256 km NW | 274 | 47.5 | Partly served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 26 % · humidity 86 % |
| Montagnac-Montpezat | 04 | 267 km NW | 401 | 49.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 77 % · winter 30 % · humidity 86 % |
| Balazuc | 07 | 426 km NW | 389 | 46.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 51 % · winter 74 % · humidity 100 % |
| Caurel | 22 | 1,125 km NW | 353 | 30.3 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 38 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
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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 Zilia'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montegrosso | 2B | 2.6 km W | 413 | 35.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 99 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rosis | 34 | 495 km W | 279 | 21.9 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 86 % · humidity 93 % |
| Moncale | 2B | 5.9 km W | 348 | 27.3 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 96 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vivario | 2B | 45 km SE | 409 | 36.7 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 91 % · humidity 93 % |
| Portes | 30 | 439 km NW | 320 | 32.2 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 88 % · humidity 93 % |
| Pietroso | 2B | 51 km SE | 334 | 33 | Few services | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 99 % · humidity 86 % |
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