Municipality of Northern Corfu
Tourist municipality on the rise: 98 more companies in a year. For its 17,278 residents it has few: clothing, hairdressers.
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- 17,278 residents (2021 census) · Area: 204.6 km²
- active businesses
- 2,295
- companies opened in 12 months
- 116
- companies closed in 12 months
- 18
"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 +98132.8 per 1,000 residents · typical municipality 176.8 · 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
- Souvenirs & folk art12.6×71 businesses · 4.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.3)
- Hotels & accommodation6.8×555 businesses · 32.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
- Car rentals5.1×39 businesses · 2.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.4)
- Travel agencies4.2×38 businesses · 2.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.5)
- Restaurants & food3.4×279 businesses · 16.1 per 1,000 res. (Greece 4.7)
Less than the national average, for those who live here
- Pharmacies0.28×4 businesses · 0.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.8) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Tutoring centres & schools0.53×10 businesses · 0.6 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.1) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Medical practices0.57×6 businesses · 0.3 per 1,000 res. (Greece 0.6) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Clothing & footwear0.58×20 businesses · 1.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 2.0) · Where exactly are they missing? →
- Hairdressers & beauty0.67×21 businesses · 1.2 per 1,000 res. (Greece 1.8) · Where exactly are they missing? →
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Sectors in Northern Corfu 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
- Hotels & accommodation 555
- Restaurants & food 279
- Cafés & bars 86
- Construction companies 84opened32closedat least 04.9 / 1,000 res.
- Crops & farm services 78openedat least 1closed04.5 / 1,000 res.
- Souvenirs & folk art 71openedat least 2closedat least 04.1 / 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 | 555 | 57 | 6 | 47.81 | 0.9× |
| Restaurants & food | 279 | 25 | 5 | 28.19 | 1× |
| Cafés & bars | 86 | 21 | 4 | 18.23 | 0.9× |
| Construction companies | 84 | 32 | at least 0 | 12.85 | 0.7× |
| Crops & farm services | 78 | at least 1 | 0 | 12.50 | 1.3× |
| Souvenirs & folk art | 71 | at least 2 | at least 0 | 8.97 | 1.2× |
| Supermarkets & mini markets | 59 | 6 | at least 0 | 7.93 | 1× |
| Bookshops & stationers | 52 | at least 0 | 0 | 3.01 | 0.8× |
| Wholesale vehicles & parts | 45 | 6 | 0 | 2.60 | 1× |
| Furniture & homeware | 44 | at least 1 | 0 | 2.55 | 0.5× |
| Household appliances | 41 | 3 | 0 | 2.37 | 0.6× |
| Car rentals | 39 | 7 | at least 0 | 7.52 | 0.8× |
| Travel agencies | 38 | 7 | 0 | 5.21 | 0.9× |
| Car parts & tyres | 36 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0.8× |
| Property owners & landlords | 33 | 21 | at least 3 | 8.22 | 0.9× |
| Warehousing & transport support | 30 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.74 | 0.3× |
| Fabrics & textiles | 29 | 0 | 0 | 1.68 | 0.6× |
| Electricians | 26 | 5 | 0 | 2.66 | 0.8× |
| Wholesale food, drink & farm produce | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5.96 | 0.7× |
| Car dealers | 25 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 1× |
| Wholesale fuel | 25 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 0.7× |
| Spas & massage | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1.33 | 1× |
| Car repair shops | 22 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.68 | 0.6× |
| Hairdressers & beauty | 21 | at least 1 | 0 | 1.79 | 0.7× |
| Clothing & footwear | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5.44 | 0.7× |
| Bakeries & patisseries | 19 | at least 2 | 0 | 4.23 | 0.7× |
| Delivery services | 19 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.5× |
| Heating oil, firewood & LPG | 19 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.10 | 0.7× |
| Carpentry | 18 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 1.62 | 0.6× |
| Building materials, hardware & plumbing supplies | 17 | 5 | 0 | 5.04 | 0.8× |
| Motorcycles | 17 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.98 | 0.8× |
| Plumbing, heating & air conditioning | 16 | 5 | 0 | 3.47 | 0.9× |
| Cleaning companies | 15 | 8 | at least 0 | 3.82 | 0.8× |
| Earthworks | 15 | 7 | at least 0 | 2.66 | 0.9× |
| Doors & windows | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1.56 | 0.8× |
| Marketing, market research & PR | 13 | at least 1 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.4× |
| Accounting firms | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.6× |
| Architecture firms | 12 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.5× |
| Olive mills | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 3.1× |
| Livestock & animal farming | 12 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.2× |
| Haulage companies | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1.85 | 0.5× |
| Advertising agencies | 11 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.3× |
| Florists | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.7× |
| Boat rentals | 11 | at least 0 | 0 | 2.60 | 0.6× |
| Wholesale clothing, homeware & cosmetics | 11 | 9 | at least 0 | 5.61 | 0.5× |
| Butchers, greengrocers & fishmongers | 10 | at least 1 | 0 | 3.99 | 0.8× |
| Tutoring centres & schools | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1.16 | 0.4× |
| Taxis | 10 | at least 1 | 0 | 3.41 | 1× |
| Event organisers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0.58 | 0.3× |
| Engineers | 9 | 5 | at least 0 | 1.62 | 0.5× |
| Courier companies | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.52 | 0.7× |
| Hardware & paint | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4.86 | 0.7× |
| Food & drink production | 9 | at least 0 | at least 0 | 2.60 | 0.9× |
| Other building works | 8 | 5 | at least 0 | 3.47 | 0.8× |
| Petrol stations | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.4× |
| Insurance agencies | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.5× |
| Painters & decorators | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0.5× |
| Flooring & tiles | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0.6× |
| Refrigeration technicians | 7 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.8× |
| Medical practices | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.5× |
| Property management | 6 | 8 | at least 1 | 2.49 | 0.6× |
| Jewellers & watches | 6 | 2 | at least 0 | 3.41 | 0.6× |
| OPAP betting shops | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.35 | 1.2× |
| Trade agents & general wholesale | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2.60 | 0.6× |
| Design: graphic, interior & product | 6 | 0 | at least 0 | 0.35 | 0.8× |
| IT & software | 5 | at least 0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0.5× |
| Security companies | 5 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.3× |
| Business consultants | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2.95 | 0.7× |
| Kiosks & convenience stores | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.3× |
| Photographers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.5× |
| Psychologists | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1× |
| Electronics, computers & phones | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.45 | 0.6× |
| Sporting goods | 5 | at least 1 | 0 | 2.26 | 0.6× |
| Metalwork | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0.7× |
| Scrap metal & recycling | 5 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 1× |
| Physiotherapists | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.29 | 0.6× |
| Business support: office, conferences, collections & packaging | 5 | 5 | at least 0 | 3.07 | 0.6× |
| Pharmacies | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.4× |
| Estate agents | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2.32 | 0.6× |
| Concrete works | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.2× |
| Dry cleaners & laundries | 4 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.7× |
| Parking & roadside assistance | 4 | at least 1 | 0 | 0.69 | 1× |
| Music & dance schools | 4 | at least 1 | 0 | 0.35 | 1× |
| Wholesale machinery & equipment | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3.65 | 0.6× |
| Wholesale metals, chemicals & other raw materials | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.79 | 0.8× |
| Machinery repair & installation | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.45 | 0.5× |
| Off-licences & tobacconists | 3 | at least 2 | 0 | 7.35 | 1× |
| Nurseries | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 | 2× |
| Perfumeries & cosmetics | 3 | at least 2 | 0 | 3.70 | 0.8× |
| Pets & pet shops | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.75 | 0.7× |
| Printers | 3 | at least 0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0.6× |
| Goldsmiths & jewellery making | 3 | 0 | at least 0 | 0.58 | 1.1× |
| Gardening & landscaping | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1.74 | 1.2× |
| Electronics & computer repair | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.64 | 0.6× |
| Arts, theatre & culture | 3 | at least 1 | 0 | 0.87 | 0.4× |
| Specialised building works (demolition, insulation, plastering, roofing) | 3 | 3 | at least 0 | 1.97 | 0.4× |
| Veterinary clinics | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Tailors & alterations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | — |
| Funeral homes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0× |
| Gyms | at least 3 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.17 | at least 0.17 |
| Dental practices | at least 0 | 0 | 0 | at least 0.00 | at least 0.00 |
| Solar & renewable energy | at least 16 | 1 | 0 | at least 0.93 | at least 0.93 |
| Opticians | 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 |
| Financial advisers | at least 1 | 0 | at least 0 | at least 0.06 | at least 0.06 |
In-depth analysis: Northern Corfu
Pro · AIDeed prices
Range 500–2,100 €/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 17/03/2025
The municipality's public contracts by year
- NSRF 2021–2027: 2 municipality projects · €287 thousand
- Municipality contracts: 109 in 12 months · €5.8 million →
| Year | Contracts | Amount | Largest category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to 31/10/2026) | 72 | €4.8 million | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services: €2.8 million |
| 2025 (from 02/01/2025) | 106 | €4.1 million | Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services: €1.2 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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- Municipality of Northern Corfu here132.8 / 1,000 res.2,295 active
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Similar in size
Close in size and in business density. The comparison opens with the two municipalities side by side.
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Frequently asked questions
How many active businesses does Northern Corfu municipality have?
2,295 active businesses, based on GEMI data as of 02/10/2026.
Which sector has the most businesses in Northern Corfu municipality?
The sector "Hotels & accommodation" has the most active businesses (826), followed by "Restaurants & food" (487).
How many businesses are there per 1,000 residents in Northern Corfu municipality?
132.8 active businesses per 1,000 residents.