Les Avirons
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 33 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Avirons (INSEE 97401) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires). Population 11,536 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97401-les-avirons
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 33 % of the 2,135 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.33 | 25 | 8.14 |
| Social | 0.6 | 20 | 11.95 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.64 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE KAFE GLACE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES AVIRONS · L'ATELIER DE KARL · SARL IRIGOYEN PERE ET FILS). [3,4]
7 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CHOUCHOU PEI · PROXI · CHEZ VATEL · SUPERETTE PITON ROUGE · EPICERIE DE LIGNE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCIETE COMMERCIALE DES AVIRONS). [3,4]
29 × Restaurant (PIZZAS D.O. · LE CHALET DU TEVELAVE · RAMSAMY EMILIENNE · CHEN TAO EXPRESS · BE THAI). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES EMILE CHRIST). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI BILINGUE GRAINES DE VIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE THERESIEN CADET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL LE GUEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL HERMANN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU RUISSEAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ADRIEN CADET). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CLAIRE-LISE LACOMBE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS CORBEL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN POINCET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LALLEMAND, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE GIBERT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES AVIRONS · PHARMACIE DU RUISSEAU · PHARMACIE DE LA FORET). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE JEAN BERNARD). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE DES AVIRONS). [3]
9 × Hairdresser (ARTS ET COIFFURE · LS CREATION · MARGOZ'HAIR · HIBON ANNE-CLAIRE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (ENGEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 3 × Restaurant, 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | LE KAFE GLACE · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DES AVIRONS · L'ATELIER DE KARL · SARL IRIGOYEN PERE ET FILS | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 7 | CHOUCHOU PEI · PROXI · CHEZ VATEL · SUPERETTE PITON ROUGE · EPICERIE DE LIGNE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCIETE COMMERCIALE DES AVIRONS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 29 | PIZZAS D.O. · LE CHALET DU TEVELAVE · RAMSAMY EMILIENNE · CHEN TAO EXPRESS · BE THAI | INSEE BPE 29 / INSEE SIRENE 41 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CHARLES EMILE CHRIST | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI BILINGUE GRAINES DE VIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE THERESIEN CADET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MARCEL LE GUEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PAUL HERMANN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE DU RUISSEAU | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ADRIEN CADET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | CLAIRE-LISE LACOMBE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS CORBEL, MÉDECIN · SÉBASTIEN POINCET, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE LALLEMAND, MÉDECIN · DELPHINE GIBERT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES AVIRONS · PHARMACIE DU RUISSEAU · PHARMACIE DE LA FORET | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MEDIATHEQUE JEAN BERNARD | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE DES AVIRONS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 9 | ARTS ET COIFFURE · LS CREATION · MARGOZ'HAIR · HIBON ANNE-CLAIRE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | ENGEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 11,181 (2012) → 11,536 (2023): 3.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,935 (1990) → 11,536 (2023): 94.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 5,459, of which 3.6 % second homes and 9.6 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Avirons): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Avirons): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Avirons): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Avirons): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Avirons): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 88 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 13 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LES AVIRONS - CIRAD weather station, 0.7 km away at 180 m; the village itself is at 256 m. [9]
The village sits 76 m above the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 6.9 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 86 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at COLIMACONS, 12.8 km away at 798 m, over 12 summers. [9]
That station sits 542 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.22 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 803 mm of rain a year, spread over 62 days — about 13 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LES AVIRONS - CIRAD, 0.7 km away at 180 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97401/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97401/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97401/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97401/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97401
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villerupt | 54 | 9,249 km NW | 10,102 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 27 % |
| Basse-Goulaine | 44 | 9,493 km NW | 9,679 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beuvry | 62 | 9,498 km NW | 9,189 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 13,276 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
| Trignac | 44 | 9,542 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 37 | 9,371 km NW | 11,335 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villerupt | 54 | 9,249 km NW | 10,102 | 46 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 27 % |
| Montlouis-sur-Loire | 37 | 9,371 km NW | 11,335 | 54.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 % |
| Basse-Goulaine | 44 | 9,493 km NW | 9,679 | 59.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beuvry | 62 | 9,498 km NW | 9,189 | 51.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Trignac | 44 | 9,542 km NW | 8,397 | 65.3 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 13,276 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 57 % |
Elsewhere
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