Municipality of Apokoronas
Tourist and construction municipality on the rise: 59 more companies in a year. For its 12,247 residents it has few: clothing.
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- 12,247 residents (2021 census) · Area: 314.9 km²
- active businesses
- 2,357
- companies opened in 12 months
- 73
- companies closed in 12 months
- 14
"Businesses" are all active ones, sole proprietorships included. "Companies" are legal entities only (S.A., Ltd, P.C., general and limited partnerships etc.): only these keep their municipality in the registry when they close, which is why openings and closures count companies.
Net change +59192.5 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 118.9 · Greece 99.8
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What stands out and what's missing
Each sector in the municipality per 1,000 residents, against the Greek average.
More than the national average
- Concrete works14.1×20 businesses · 1.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.1)
- Hotels & accommodation7.8×447 businesses · 36.5 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
- Souvenirs & folk art7.3×29 businesses · 2.4 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.3)
- Car rentals6.2×34 businesses · 2.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4)
- Crops & farm services4.1×76 businesses · 6.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5)
Less than the national average, for those who live here
- Clothing & footwear0.74×18 businesses · 1.5 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →
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Sectors in Apokoronas municipality
105 sectorsEach sector also counts businesses that have it as a secondary activity; that's why wholesale trade, often declared alongside another line of work, ranks high.
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- Hotels & accommodation 447opened33closedat least 536.5 / 1,000 res.
- Restaurants & food 173
- Off-licences & tobacconists 113openedat least 1closed09.2 / 1,000 res.
- Construction companies 105
- Cafés & bars 88openedat least 4closedat least 17.2 / 1,000 res.
- Crops & farm services 76openedat least 2closed06.2 / 1,000 res.
The bar next to each sector: green for those that opened, red for those that closed in 12 months.
All 105 sectors, in a table
| Sector | Active | Opened (companies) | Closed (companies) | Per 1,000 res. | × typical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotels & accommodation | 447 | 33 | at least 5 | 48.75 | 3× |
| Restaurants & food | 173 | 8 | 0 | 23.76 | 2× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 113 | at least 1 | 0 | 9.23 | 1.6× |
| Construction companies | 105 | 28 | 6 | 18.78 | 2.1× |
| Cafés & bars | 88 | at least 4 | at least 1 | 18.05 | 2.1× |
| Crops & farm services | 76 | at least 2 | 0 | 28.99 | 1.1× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 57 | 6 | 1 | 10.78 | 1.8× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 47 | at least 0 | 1 | 3.84 | 0.9× |
| Car rentals | 34 | at least 1 | 1 | 6.86 | 1.9× |
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2.69 | 1× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 33 | 1 | 0 | 2.69 | 0.8× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 32 | 0 | 0 | 2.61 | 1.1× |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 29 | at least 0 | 0 | 7.51 | 1.6× |
| Sporting goods | 28 | 0 | 0 | 2.29 | 1.2× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 28 | at least 1 | 2 | 10.61 | 1.1× |
| Estate agents | 26 | at least 2 | 0 | 4.33 | 2.2× |
| Warehousing & transport support | 25 | 1 | 0 | 2.04 | 0.9× |
| Delivery services | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1.96 | 1× |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2.45 | 1.4× |
| Car parts & tyres | 22 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 0.8× |
| Event organisers | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.9× |
| Earthworks | 21 | at least 1 | 0 | 4.49 | 1.9× |
| Wholesale fuel | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 | 1× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 21 | at least 2 | 1 | 1.71 | 0.7× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1.71 | 1× |
| Property owners & landlords | 21 | 14 | at least 1 | 7.84 | 1.7× |
| Electricians | 20 | at least 1 | 0 | 2.94 | 1.4× |
| Concrete works | 20 | 1 | 0 | 3.67 | 3× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 19 | at least 0 | 0 | 6.12 | 1.3× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6.04 | 1.7× |
| Food & drink production | 19 | 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.1× |
| Clothing & footwear | 18 | 0 | 0 | 4.41 | 0.9× |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2.94 | 1.3× |
| Cleaning companies | 18 | at least 0 | 0 | 4.65 | 2.3× |
| Hardware & paint | 18 | at least 1 | at least 0 | 7.02 | 1.3× |
| Car dealers | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | 1.1× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.47 | 1.2× |
| Car repair shops | 17 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 0.8× |
| Taxis | 17 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.35 | 2× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 16 | at least 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 1.5× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 16 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.84 | 1.7× |
| Haulage companies | 15 | 2 | 0 | 3.10 | 1.2× |
| IT & software | 15 | at least 3 | 0 | 2.53 | 1.6× |
| Carpentry | 15 | 0 | at least 0 | 2.69 | 1.5× |
| Other building works | 15 | at least 1 | at least 0 | 5.96 | 2.4× |
| Pets & pet shops | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 1.3× |
| Olive mills | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 1.7× |
| Solar & renewable energy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 2.37 | 0.9× |
| Engineers | 14 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.10 | 1.4× |
| Travel agencies | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4.16 | 1.6× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7.68 | 2.2× |
| Doors & windows | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | 1× |
| Petrol stations | 11 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.47 | 1.2× |
| Insurance agencies | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1.3× |
| Business consultants | 11 | at least 2 | 1 | 3.92 | 1.3× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 11 | at least 2 | at least 1 | 6.53 | 1.4× |
| Gyms | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.82 | 1.9× |
| Property management | 10 | at least 2 | 0 | 3.84 | 2.5× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0.82 | 0.8× |
| Pharmacies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 1.1× |
| Flooring & tiles | 9 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.51 | 2× |
| Music & dance schools | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.73 | 1.9× |
| Accounting firms | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 0.7× |
| Furniture & homeware | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5.31 | 1.3× |
| Boat rentals | 8 | 4 | at least 0 | 1.39 | 2.3× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 1.4× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 2× |
| Medical practices | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 1.4× |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.22 | 1.2× |
| Jewellers & watches | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.25 | 1.3× |
| Metalwork | 7 | 0 | at least 0 | 0.57 | 0.9× |
| Printers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6.21 | 1× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 7 | at least 0 | 1 | 5.23 | 1.4× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2.12 | 1.5× |
| Security companies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.9× |
| Painters & decorators | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2.20 | 1.5× |
| Florists | 6 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.47 | 1.4× |
| Parking & roadside assistance | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0.9× |
| Courier companies | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.7× |
| Architecture firms | 5 | at least 1 | 0 | 1.63 | 2.5× |
| Psychologists | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 2.3× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 5 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.86 | 1.1× |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1× |
| Motorcycles | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.6× |
| Physiotherapists | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 1.6× |
| Spas & massage | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.98 | 1.6× |
| Household appliances | 4 | 0 | at least 0 | 2.45 | 0.9× |
| Funeral homes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.33 | 2.2× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.65 | 1.1× |
| Advertising agencies | 3 | at least 3 | 0 | 2.04 | 1.8× |
| Photographers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.55 | 1.6× |
| Opticians | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0.7× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 1× |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.55 | 1.4× |
| Gardening & landscaping | 3 | at least 1 | 0 | 1.88 | 3.8× |
| Financial advisers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.7× |
| Design: graphic, interior & product | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.24 | 1.1× |
| Nurseries | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.08 | 2× |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Veterinary clinics | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| OPAP betting shops | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Driving schools | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Tailors & alterations | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.08 | at least 0.08 |
| Scrap metal & recycling | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.08 | at least 0.08 |
In-depth analysis: Apokoronas
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 550–1,600 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 5% of the municipality's area; the average price applies only to that part. The official value is the zone price the state sets to calculate taxes. It is not a market price or a property valuation.
Detached houses, commercial premises, plots, the price range and the year-on-year change are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
Source: Ministry of National Economy and Finance · updated 09/01/2026
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 220 projects · €19 million
- NSRF 2021–2027: 3 municipality projects · €1.3 million
- Municipality contracts: 122 in 12 months · €3.9 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 31/10/2026) | 72 | €3.0 million | Construction work: €812 thousand |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 158 | €4.7 million | Construction work: €2.1 million |
The municipality's bodies
New contracts in the 12 months to 31/10/2026.
| Body | Contracts | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΑΠΟΚΟΡΩΝΟΥ | 53 | €1.4 million |
Seismic activity
Seismic activity in the municipality: High.
The level compares the municipality's seismic hazard with the rest of Greece, which is one of the most earthquake-prone countries in Europe. It says nothing about a specific building: there, its construction is what counts.
Ground acceleration, the nearest active fault and earthquakes around an address are in the neighbourhood report. Neighbourhood report →
Similar municipalities
Nearby municipalities
- Municipality of Sfakia215.3 / 1,000 res.431 active Comparewith Sfakia municipality
- Municipality of Apokoronas here192.5 / 1,000 res.2,357 active
- Municipality of Platanias152.1 / 1,000 res.2,327 active Comparewith Platanias municipality
- Municipality of Chania135.4 / 1,000 res.15,077 active Comparewith Chania municipality
- Municipality of Rethymno129.9 / 1,000 res.7,432 active Comparewith Rethymno municipality
Similar in size
Close in size and in business density. The comparison opens with the two municipalities side by side.
- Municipality of Apokoronas here192.5 / 1,000 res.2,357 active
- Municipality of Tinos188.4 / 1,000 res.1,683 active Comparewith Tinos municipality
- Municipality of Platanias152.1 / 1,000 res.2,327 active Comparewith Platanias municipality
- Municipality of Northern Corfu132.8 / 1,000 res.2,295 active Comparewith Northern Corfu municipality
- Municipality of Istiaia-Aidipsos121.1 / 1,000 res.2,348 active Comparewith Istiaia-Aidipsos municipality
Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Apokoronas municipality have?
2,357 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Apokoronas municipality?
The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (597), followed by "Restaurants & food" (291).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Apokoronas municipality?
192.5 active businesses per 1,000 residents.