Municipality of Megalopoli
Construction and tourist municipality on the rise: 31 more companies in a year. For its 8,784 residents it has few: clothing.
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- 8,784 residents (2021 census) · Area: 721.5 km²
- active businesses
- 806
- companies opened in 12 months
- 40
- companies closed in 12 months
- 9
"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 +3191.8 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 92.3 · 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
- Earthworks4.1×19 businesses · 2.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
- Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing)3.7×16 businesses · 1.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
- Food & drink production3.1×19 businesses · 2.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.7)
- Hardware & paint2.6×17 businesses · 1.9 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.8)
- Cafés & bars1.7×53 businesses · 6.0 per 1,000 res. (Greece 3.5)
Less than the national average, for those who live here
- Clothing & footwear0.74×13 businesses · 1.5 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →
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Sectors in Megalopoli 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.
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
- Cafés & bars 53openedat least 1closed16.0 / 1,000 res.
- Restaurants & food 48
- Warehousing & transport support 45
- Wholesale machinery & equipment 44
- Heating oil, firewood & LPG 33openedat least 0closed03.8 / 1,000 res.
- Off-licences & tobacconists 29
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cafés & bars | 53 | at least 1 | 1 | 11.84 | 1.2× |
| Restaurants & food | 48 | 4 | 1 | 11.50 | 1× |
| Warehousing & transport support | 45 | 3 | 0 | 5.12 | 1.7× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 44 | 1 | 1 | 5.01 | 1.1× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 33 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.76 | 1.9× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 29 | 0 | 0 | 3.30 | 0.6× |
| Car parts & tyres | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 1× |
| Hotels & accommodation | 26 | at least 1 | 2 | 4.55 | 0.7× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2.96 | 0.8× |
| Business consultants | 23 | at least 4 | at least 0 | 2.62 | 0.9× |
| Household appliances | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2.62 | 0.9× |
| Furniture & homeware | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 | 0.7× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 20 | at least 1 | 0 | 7.06 | 1.4× |
| Earthworks | 19 | at least 2 | at least 0 | 5.69 | 2.4× |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 0.6× |
| Food & drink production | 19 | 3 | 0 | 4.10 | 1.1× |
| Hardware & paint | 17 | 1 | 0 | 7.97 | 1.4× |
| Gardening & landscaping | 17 | 1 | at least 0 | 1.94 | 3.3× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 17 | at least 1 | 0 | 1.94 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1.82 | 0.8× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 16 | at least 2 | 5 | 4.67 | 1.5× |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1.71 | 1× |
| Petrol stations | 15 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.71 | 1.1× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4.10 | 0.8× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 0.8× |
| Solar & renewable energy | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0.8× |
| Clothing & footwear | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.73 | 0.6× |
| Haulage companies | 13 | at least 2 | at least 1 | 3.87 | 1.1× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 0.8× |
| Sporting goods | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 0.7× |
| Metalwork | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1.48 | 2.8× |
| Construction companies | 12 | 5 | 3 | 6.72 | 1.2× |
| IT & software | 12 | 2 | 0 | 2.50 | 1.4× |
| Carpentry | 12 | 1 | at least 0 | 1.37 | 0.8× |
| Painters & decorators | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1.37 | 1.5× |
| Car dealers | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 1.1× |
| Property owners & landlords | 12 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.37 | 0.5× |
| Car repair shops | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.85 | 1× |
| Engineers | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4.10 | 1.6× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 11 | at least 4 | 0 | 1.25 | 0.9× |
| Accounting firms | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.9× |
| Electricians | 10 | at least 1 | 0 | 2.73 | 1.3× |
| Other building works | 10 | at least 2 | 3 | 5.24 | 2.5× |
| Crops & farm services | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6.72 | 0.5× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.14 | 1.1× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 9 | at least 1 | 1 | 3.53 | 1.3× |
| Architecture firms | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 1.3× |
| Travel agencies | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.9× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 9 | at least 2 | 0 | 3.53 | 2.8× |
| Delivery services | 8 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 0.5× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 8 | 1 | 5 | 7.17 | 1.6× |
| Courier companies | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 1.1× |
| Concrete works | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.80 | 1.1× |
| Scrap metal & recycling | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 1.4× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.80 | 1.1× |
| Pharmacies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.9× |
| Estate agents | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.5× |
| Security companies | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 1× |
| Photographers | 6 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 1× |
| Florists | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0.8× |
| Property management | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.57 | 0.5× |
| Flooring & tiles | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2.39 | 1.8× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.01 | 0.8× |
| Wholesale fuel | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4.33 | 2× |
| Insurance agencies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.02 | 0.7× |
| Cleaning companies | 4 | at least 2 | at least 0 | 4.67 | 2.4× |
| Jewellers & watches | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.91 | 0.4× |
| Doors & windows | 4 | 0 | at least 0 | 1.48 | 1× |
| Taxis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0.9× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.05 | 1× |
| Pets & pet shops | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.6× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.16 | 0.9× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 4 | 0 | at least 0 | 0.46 | 0.9× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 4 | at least 3 | 1 | 7.86 | 0.8× |
| Gyms | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.8× |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.94 | 1× |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.4× |
| Event organisers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.3× |
| Printers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.5× |
| Motorcycles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 0.4× |
| Funeral homes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 | 1.4× |
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.87 | 1.4× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.07 | 0.9× |
| Veterinary clinics | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.11 | 1× |
| Music & dance schools | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0.3× |
| Dental practices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Nurseries | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Psychologists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Physiotherapists | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Medical practices | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Car rentals | at least 8 | at least 5 | 0 | at least 0.91 | at least 0.91 |
| Advertising agencies | at least 3 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.34 | at least 0.34 |
| Souvenirs & folk art | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| OPAP betting shops | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.11 | at least 0.11 |
| Spas & massage | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Opticians | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Driving schools | at least 1 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.11 | at least 0.11 |
| Boat rentals | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Refrigeration technicians | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Tailors & alterations | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Olive mills | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Parking & roadside assistance | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Financial advisers | at least 1 | 1 | 0 | at least 0.11 | at least 0.11 |
| Design: graphic, interior & product | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
In-depth analysis: Megalopoli
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 450–800 €/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.
We don't publish deed prices for this municipality: each property type needs at least 10 deeds in a year, and that isn't reached here.
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2014–2020: 154 projects · €8.8 million
- NSRF 2021–2027: 1 municipality projects · €28 thousand
- Municipality contracts: 142 in 12 months · €3.1 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 09/10/2026) | 91 | €2.3 million | Construction work: €1.0 million |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 173 | €4.6 million | Construction work: €2.1 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 →
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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Megalopoli municipality have?
806 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Megalopoli municipality?
The sector "Cafés & bars" has the most active businesses (104), followed by "Restaurants & food" (101).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Megalopoli municipality?
91.8 active businesses per 1,000 residents.