Municipality of Volvi

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Tourist municipality on the rise: 36 more companies in a year. For its 19,755 residents it has few: hairdressers, tutoring centres.

Up to dateData as of 02/10/2026
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Same count as GEMI (General Commercial Registry), within 1%
19,755 residents (2021 census) · Area: 783.7 km²

active businesses: 1,767
companies opened in 12 months: 61
companies closed in 12 months: 25
Apartments 202617 deeds to 01/10/2026: 1,516 €/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.

Liveliness50/100Above averageTopognosia Index · #127 of the 266 large municipalities CharacterTourism & hospitality3.7× hotels1.9× petrol stations1.6× caféscompared with the national average, per resident Seismic activityHigh

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Net change +3689.5 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 84.7 · 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

Hotels & accommodation3.7×341 businesses · 17.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
Petrol stations1.9×19 businesses · 1.0 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
Cafés & bars1.6×113 businesses · 5.7 per 1,000 res. (Greece 3.5)
Crops & farm services1.5×45 businesses · 2.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.5)

Less than the national average, for those who live here

Tutoring centres & schools0.28×6 businesses · 0.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.1) · Where exactly are they missing? →
Hairdressers & beauty0.42×15 businesses · 0.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.8) · Where exactly are they missing? →
Car repair shops0.53×15 businesses · 0.8 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.4) · Where exactly are they missing? →
Pharmacies0.74×12 businesses · 0.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.8) · Where exactly are they missing? →

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Sectors in Volvi 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 outSouvenirs & folk art4× the typical municipality's density Most new ones, proportionallyPrinters3 new in 12 months, 21% of its active ones

All 105 sectors, in a table

Sectors in Volvi municipality.
Sector	Active	Opened (companies)	Closed (companies)	Per 1,000 res.	× typical
Hotels & accommodation	341	14	at least 0	23.23	10.4×
Cafés & bars	113	9	4	11.39	1.8×
Restaurants & food	84	16	4	10.02	1.6×
Off-licences & tobacconists	84	5	at least 0	4.25	1×
Construction companies	70	9	at least 3	7.49	1.8×
Crops & farm services	45	1	0	5.21	0.7×
Supermarkets & mini markets	43	at least 2	at least 0	4.66	1.1×
Household appliances	41	3	0	2.08	0.7×
Clothing & footwear	36	6	0	4.45	1.1×
Warehousing & transport support	36	4	0	1.82	0.7×
Bakeries & patisseries	26	8	at least 0	5.42	1×
Wholesale food, drink & farm produce	25	4	1	4.56	0.5×
Petrol stations	19	at least 0	0	1.32	0.9×
Hardware & paint	19	6	at least 0	4.00	0.7×
Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers	17	4	at least 0	3.39	1×
Car rentals	17	1	0	0.86	0.8×
Business consultants	17	at least 0	0	0.86	0.3×
Property owners & landlords	17	11	at least 0	3.04	1.4×
Property management	16	at least 2	0	0.81	1×
Advertising agencies	16	at least 0	0	0.81	0.6×
Arts, theatre & culture	16	at least 0	0	0.81	0.9×
Hairdressers & beauty	15	0	0	1.11	0.6×
Car repair shops	15	at least 0	0	1.67	0.7×
Marketing, market research & PR	15	at least 0	0	0.76	0.5×
Estate agents	14	at least 1	0	1.82	1.5×
Printers	14	3	0	0.71	0.8×
Livestock & animal farming	14	1	0	1.37	1×
Machinery repair & installation	14	at least 1	0	0.71	0.4×
Travel agencies	13	1	0	0.66	1.3×
Perfumeries & cosmetics	13	at least 1	0	3.39	0.8×
Pets & pet shops	13	0	0	0.66	0.9×
Pharmacies	12	5	3	1.57	0.8×
Electricians	12	3	0	1.01	0.6×
Haulage companies	12	1	0	1.72	0.6×
Solar & renewable energy	12	0	at least 2	1.62	0.5×
Florists	12	0	0	0.61	0.7×
Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies	12	3	0	3.29	0.7×
Medical practices	11	0	0	0.56	1.5×
Furniture & homeware	11	5	0	3.49	0.8×
Car parts & tyres	11	at least 0	1	1.82	0.7×
Motorcycles	11	0	1	0.56	1×
Insurance agencies	10	0	0	0.71	0.5×
Cleaning companies	10	1	0	1.16	0.7×
Flooring & tiles	10	0	0	0.51	0.6×
Other building works	10	at least 0	0	1.01	0.7×
Event organisers	10	at least 1	0	0.51	0.9×
Food & drink production	10	0	0	1.27	0.4×
Plumbing, heating & air conditioning	9	at least 0	0	1.42	0.7×
Car dealers	9	0	1	0.46	0.3×
Accounting firms	8	0	0	0.40	0.4×
Engineers	8	0	0	0.81	0.5×
Doors & windows	8	0	0	0.66	0.6×
Refrigeration technicians	8	at least 0	0	0.40	1×
Gardening & landscaping	8	0	0	0.40	1×
Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics	8	3	0	3.80	0.5×
Delivery services	7	at least 0	at least 0	1.27	0.7×
Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing)	7	at least 0	0	1.47	0.7×
Tutoring centres & schools	6	0	0	0.81	0.4×
Security companies	6	0	0	0.30	0.7×
Jewellers & watches	6	at least 0	0	2.33	1×
Opticians	6	0	0	0.30	1×
Boat rentals	6	1	0	0.30	1.9×
Fabrics & textiles	6	1	0	2.53	1×
Sporting goods	6	3	at least 0	2.43	1.3×
Bookshops & stationers	6	5	0	2.43	1×
Electronics & computer repair	6	at least 0	0	0.30	0.5×
Courier companies	5	0	0	0.25	0.4×
Carpentry	5	at least 0	0	0.46	0.4×
Earthworks	5	at least 0	0	1.27	0.9×
Taxis	5	at least 0	0	0.61	1.3×
Tailors & alterations	5	at least 0	0	0.25	1×
Heating oil, firewood & LPG	5	at least 0	1	1.72	0.8×
Dry cleaners & laundries	5	0	0	0.25	0.6×
Trade agents & general wholesale	5	4	0	2.73	0.6×
OPAP betting shops	4	0	0	0.20	0.6×
Painters & decorators	4	0	0	0.40	0.6×
Spas & massage	4	0	0	0.20	0.5×
Electronics, computers & phones	4	at least 0	0	1.92	0.9×
Physiotherapists	4	0	0	0.20	0.8×
Wholesale machinery & equipment	4	4	0	2.43	0.5×
Wholesale vehicles & parts	4	at least 0	0	2.02	0.7×
Wholesale fuel	4	at least 0	1	1.97	0.8×
Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials	4	at least 0	at least 1	1.06	0.5×
Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging	4	at least 3	0	1.67	0.5×
IT & software	3	at least 0	0	0.76	0.4×
Architecture firms	3	0	0	0.30	0.6×
Kiosks & convenience stores	3	2	0	0.71	0.9×
Photographers	3	at least 0	0	0.40	0.6×
Souvenirs & folk art	3	6	0	1.82	4×
Concrete works	3	0	0	0.15	0.9×
Driving schools	3	0	0	0.15	0.7×
Metalwork	3	at least 0	0	0.40	0.6×
Scrap metal & recycling	3	0	0	0.15	0.3×
Design: graphic, interior & product	3	0	0	0.15	0.5×
Dental practices	0	0	0	0.00	0×
Olive mills	0	0	0	0.00	—
Music & dance schools	0	0	0	0.00	0×
Gyms	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Veterinary clinics	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Nurseries	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Psychologists	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 2	1	0	at least 0.10	at least 0.10
Funeral homes	at least 0	0	0	at least 0.00	at least 0.00
Financial advisers	at least 1	0	0	at least 0.05	at least 0.05

Businesses per settlement

the circle grows with the settlement's businesseshatching: few businesses in the cell; we show only companies with a public name

The figures cover 90% of businesses with an address. The rest don't match a settlement.

All settlements (39)

424	3,262	130
305	2,405	127
269	1,841	146
91	1,572	58
77	378	204
73	1,369	53
52	57	912
43	768	56
31	564	55
24	502	48
24	326	74
18	478	38
17	534	32
15	70	214
13	440	30
13	251	52
12	819	15
12	389	31
12	318	38
12	174	69
10	265	38
8	392	20
8	115	70
6	150	40
5	248	20
4	236	17
3	72	42
at least 2	228	–
at least 1	237	–
at least 1	195	–
at least 0	515	–
at least 0	240	–
at least 0	101	–
at least 0	85	–
at least 0	51	–
at least 0	41	–
at least 0	33	–
at least 0	24	–
at least 0	10	–

Rural municipality · 0.4% of the area built up

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Deed prices

Official value: ≈ 705 €/m²

Range 400–1,300 €/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.

How we measure →

1,516 €/m²

Median apartment price per m², 2026, from 17 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 2014–2020: 306 projects · €28 million
NSRF 2021–2027: 5 municipality projects · €2.6 million
Municipality contracts: 267 in 12 months · €5.0 million →

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Public contracts of Volvi municipality by year
Year	Contracts	Amount	Largest category
2026 (to 09/10/2026)	189	€4.1 million	Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy: €1.4 million
2025 (from 02/01/2025)	281	€3.7 million	Recreational, cultural and sporting services: €526 thousand

The municipality's bodies

New contracts in the 12 months to 09/10/2026.

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Contracts of the bodies of Volvi municipality
Body	Contracts	Amount
ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΧΕΙΡΗΣΗ ΥΔΡΕΥΣΗΣ ΑΠΟΧΕΤΕΥΣΗΣ ΔΗΜΟΥ ΒΟΛΒΗΣ	141	€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 →

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Frequently asked questions

How many active businesses does Volvi municipality have?

1,767 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.

Which sector has the most businesses in Volvi municipality?

The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (459), followed by "Cafés & bars" (225).

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

89.5 active businesses per 1,000 residents.

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Municipality of Volvi

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