Municipality of West Samos

West Samos municipality has 1,230 active businesses.

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12,621 residents (2021 census) · Area: 187.6 km²

active businesses: 1,230
companies opened in 12 months: 21
companies closed in 12 months: at least 1
Apartments 202511 deeds to 30/12/2025: 870 €/m²

"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.

CharacterTourism & hospitality3.4× carpentry2.0× butchers1.9× restaurantscompared with the national average, per resident Seismic activityVery high

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97.5 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 104.4 · 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

Carpentry3.4×21 businesses · 1.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers2.0×21 businesses · 1.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.9)
Restaurants & food1.9×114 businesses · 9.0 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
Hardware & paint1.9×18 businesses · 1.4 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.8)
Hotels & accommodation1.9×111 businesses · 8.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)

Less than the national average, for those who live here

Clothing & footwear0.79×20 businesses · 1.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →

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Sectors in West Samos municipality

105 sectors

Each 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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At least this many. When unnamed businesses (sole proprietorships, general and limited partnerships) are few, we don't show them, because of GDPR. Personal data

The bar next to each sector: green for those that opened, red for those that closed in 12 months.

Stands outMusic & dance schools2.6× the typical municipality's density Most new ones, proportionallyCourier companies2 new in 12 months, 14% of its active ones

All 105 sectors, in a table

Sectors in West Samos municipality.
Sector	Active	Opened (companies)	Closed (companies)	Per 1,000 res.	× typical
Restaurants & food	114	at least 4	1	13.55	0.9×
Hotels & accommodation	111	at least 5	0	12.68	0.9×
Off-licences & tobacconists	71	at least 2	0	5.63	0.9×
Cafés & bars	52	at least 1	1	10.46	1×
Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging	51	2	0	4.04	1.2×
Perfumeries & cosmetics	43	0	0	3.41	1×
Wholesale vehicles & parts	40	at least 1	0	3.17	1.3×
Crops & farm services	35	at least 0	0	13.63	1.4×
Car repair shops	29	0	0	3.33	1.4×
Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing)	29	0	0	2.30	1×
Delivery services	25	0	0	1.98	1.3×
Car dealers	23	at least 0	0	1.82	1.7×
Supermarkets & mini markets	22	at least 1	0	4.20	0.7×
IT & software	22	1	0	1.74	1×
Warehousing & transport support	22	at least 0	0	1.74	1×
Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers	21	0	0	3.33	0.9×
Hairdressers & beauty	21	0	0	1.66	0.9×
Solar & renewable energy	21	0	at least 0	2.30	2.1×
Carpentry	21	0	0	2.38	1.1×
Heating oil, firewood & LPG	21	0	0	1.66	1.3×
Wholesale food, drink & farm produce	21	at least 3	0	6.89	0.9×
Clothing & footwear	20	1	at least 0	3.96	0.8×
Other building works	20	0	0	1.58	1.1×
Haulage companies	19	0	0	2.69	1×
Hardware & paint	18	2	0	8.24	1.3×
Wholesale fuel	18	0	0	1.43	0.8×
Construction companies	17	at least 1	0	4.75	0.8×
Arts, theatre & culture	17	1	0	1.35	1.1×
Accounting firms	16	0	0	1.27	1.4×
Cleaning companies	16	0	0	1.27	0.6×
Marketing, market research & PR	16	1	0	1.27	1.2×
Bakeries & patisseries	15	at least 2	0	4.52	0.9×
Electricians	15	0	0	2.22	1×
Engineers	15	0	0	2.77	1.2×
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning	14	0	0	2.61	1×
Advertising agencies	14	0	0	1.11	1×
Souvenirs & folk art	13	at least 0	0	3.64	1×
Tutoring centres & schools	12	1	0	2.69	1.6×
Car rentals	11	at least 0	0	2.85	1.7×
Music & dance schools	11	1	0	0.87	2.6×
Trade agents & general wholesale	11	2	0	4.75	1.3×
Food & drink production	11	at least 2	0	3.33	1.2×
Estate agents	10	at least 0	0	0.79	0.9×
Architecture firms	10	0	0	0.79	1.8×
Property management	10	at least 0	0	0.79	1×
Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies	10	2	0	4.36	0.9×
Pharmacies	9	0	0	1.03	1×
Kiosks & convenience stores	9	0	0	0.95	1.3×
Earthworks	9	1	0	1.90	1.2×
Photographers	9	1	0	0.71	0.9×
Doors & windows	9	0	0	1.43	1×
Refrigeration technicians	9	0	0	0.71	1.4×
Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics	9	2	0	7.37	1.2×
Insurance agencies	8	0	0	1.58	1.3×
Courier companies	8	2	0	1.11	1.9×
Painters & decorators	8	0	0	0.63	0.7×
Goldsmiths & jewellery making	8	0	0	0.63	2.2×
Dry cleaners & laundries	8	1	0	0.63	1.7×
Livestock & animal farming	8	0	0	0.63	0.6×
Furniture & homeware	7	1	0	6.26	1.2×
Flooring & tiles	7	0	0	1.11	1.3×
Electronics, computers & phones	7	1	0	2.46	1.4×
Fabrics & textiles	7	0	at least 0	3.01	1.2×
Gyms	6	0	0	0.48	1×
Concrete works	6	0	0	0.48	1.1×
Pets & pet shops	6	0	0	0.48	0.7×
Motorcycles	6	0	0	1.35	1.1×
Gardening & landscaping	6	0	0	0.48	3×
Wholesale machinery & equipment	6	2	0	5.47	1.2×
Machinery repair & installation	6	0	0	3.01	1.6×
Property owners & landlords	6	at least 3	0	2.46	1.1×
Petrol stations	5	0	0	0.71	0.5×
Travel agencies	5	0	0	1.27	1×
Taxis	5	0	0	0.40	0.6×
Florists	5	0	0	0.87	1.2×
Household appliances	5	1	0	3.80	1.4×
Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials	5	0	0	2.38	1.5×
Business consultants	4	0	0	2.85	1.1×
Olive mills	4	at least 0	0	0.63	5.3×
Scrap metal & recycling	4	0	0	0.32	1.1×
Veterinary clinics	3	0	0	0.24	—
Jewellers & watches	3	0	0	2.61	1×
Car parts & tyres	3	0	0	3.80	1.5×
OPAP betting shops	3	0	0	0.24	1×
Sporting goods	3	0	0	2.69	1.1×
Bookshops & stationers	3	at least 1	0	3.01	1.1×
Printers	3	0	0	0.79	1×
Electronics & computer repair	3	1	0	1.35	1.6×
Design: graphic, interior & product	3	0	0	0.24	1.1×
Medical practices	at least 5	2	0	at least 0.40	at least 0.40
Dental practices	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Nurseries	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Security companies	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Spas & massage	at least 2	0	0	at least 0.16	at least 0.16
Opticians	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Driving schools	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Psychologists	at least 2	1	0	at least 0.16	at least 0.16
Boat rentals	at least 9	2	0	at least 0.71	at least 0.71
Event organisers	at least 2	0	0	at least 0.16	at least 0.16
Tailors & alterations	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Metalwork	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Parking & roadside assistance	at least 1	1	0	at least 0.08	at least 0.08
Physiotherapists	at least 2	1	0	at least 0.16	at least 0.16
Funeral homes	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Financial advisers	at least 2	0	0	at least 0.16	at least 0.16

The municipality and its settlements

settlement; the circle grows with residents (ELSTAT, 2021 census)

All settlements (38)

Neo Karlovasi7,141
Marathokabos884
Kodakeika552
Kabos454
Leka412
Idrussa355
Platanos340
Kumeika302
Kodeika292
Agios Dimitrios250
Ormos Marathokabu230
Moni Profitu Iliu172
Vrises150
Kallithea143
Kastania130
Skureika112
Agii Theodori93
Drakei75
Agios Nikolaos72
Kosmadei64
Agios Ilias52
Neoxori52
Kabos39
Agia Kiriaki32
Velanidia30
Limnionas26
Perri26
Surides21
Velanidia19
Sakkuleika17
Pevkos16
Isomata14
Agios Padeleimon12
Potami12
Ormos Kumeikon11
Paleoxori10
Nikoludes8
Sevasteika1

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Rural municipality · 0.6% of the area built up

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Deed prices

Official value: ≈ 670 €/m²

Range 400–1,050 €/m² · In force since 01/01/2022 (FEK 2021) · The zones cover 3% 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.

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870 €/m²

Median apartment price per m², 2025, from 11 deeds.

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 05/10/2026

The municipality's public contracts by year

NSRF 2021–2027: 4 municipality projects · €1.6 million
Municipality contracts: 197 in 12 months · €2.8 million →

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Public contracts of West Samos municipality by year
Year	Contracts	Amount	Largest category
2026 (to 09/10/2026)	124	€2.0 million	Construction work: €1.2 million
2025 (from 02/01/2025)	184	€5.8 million	Other community, social and personal services: €2.6 million

Seismic activity

Seismic activity in the municipality: Very high.

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How many active businesses does West Samos municipality have?

1,230 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.

Which sector has the most businesses in West Samos municipality?

The sector "Restaurants & food" has the most active businesses (171), followed by "Hotels & accommodation" (160).

How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in West Samos municipality?

97.5 active businesses per 1,000 residents.

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Municipality of West Samos

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