L'Étang-Salé
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 67.7/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 79 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
L'Étang-Salé (INSEE 97404) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires). Population 14,464 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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/97404-l-etang-sale
Vitality score
Vitality score 67.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 79 % of the 1,693 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.49 |
| Social | 0.79 | 20 | 15.79 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.89 | 5 | 4.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (COTE PAIN · LE SAINT-HONORE · FARAMINAH · MA BOULANGERIE BIO · BOULANGERIE OGUIA). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (LABEL TRANCHE · LA CREPINETTE). [3,4]
10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (TSAN CHUEN YUEN ODETTE · IP WO HING JEAN-MARC · LE P'TIT COIN VERT DES CANOTS · VIVAL). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SOCOYONG). [3,4]
44 × Restaurant (VIT O PIZZA · SNACK AHORA · SUPER PIZZA · LA BISQUINE · WOODY'S). [3,4]
7 × Café / bar (BAR KIKI · EPICERIE DU MANIRON · LE COL'BEER · BAINS DE FOULE · XING FU TANG). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNE VISNELDA · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE L'AVENIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROCHE CARANGUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAVINE SECHE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABIN DAMBREVILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCIS RIVIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE CADET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE NATIVEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH LEPERLIER). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE SIMON LUCAS · COLLEGE AIME CESAIRE). [3]
19 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ELODIE MOUKINE, MÉDECIN · KAMEL RAMI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BRO, MÉDECIN · EVA MONDON, MÉDECIN · MARION PIET, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE LE PHENIX · PHARMACIE DU SABLE NOIR · PHARMACIE DES CANOTS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRE MALRAUX). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF STADE DU CENTENAIRE). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (PLAGE DE L ETANG SALE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · AGENCE L'ETANG SALE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (TIF-FOLIES · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · ALEX COIFFURE CREATION · ROBIN GAUTHIER VOTRE SALON DE COIFF). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SERVICES LES SABLES · STATION ELF). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (ROSEAUX DES SABLES · HOTEL EXSEL FLORALYS · PAPANGUE HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | COTE PAIN · LE SAINT-HONORE · FARAMINAH · MA BOULANGERIE BIO · BOULANGERIE OGUIA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | LABEL TRANCHE · LA CREPINETTE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 10 | TSAN CHUEN YUEN ODETTE · IP WO HING JEAN-MARC · LE P'TIT COIN VERT DES CANOTS · VIVAL | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SOCOYONG | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 44 | VIT O PIZZA · SNACK AHORA · SUPER PIZZA · LA BISQUINE · WOODY'S | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 66 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 7 | BAR KIKI · EPICERIE DU MANIRON · LE COL'BEER · BAINS DE FOULE · XING FU TANG | INSEE SIRENE 7 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE JEANNE VISNELDA · ECOLE MATERNELLE DE L'AVENIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE ROCHE CARANGUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE RAVINE SECHE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GABIN DAMBREVILLE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FRANCIS RIVIERE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRE CADET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JEANNE NATIVEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH LEPERLIER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE SIMON LUCAS · COLLEGE AIME CESAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 19 | ELODIE MOUKINE, MÉDECIN · KAMEL RAMI, MÉDECIN · CAROLINE BRO, MÉDECIN · EVA MONDON, MÉDECIN · MARION PIET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE LE PHENIX · PHARMACIE DU SABLE NOIR · PHARMACIE DES CANOTS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ANDRE MALRAUX | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF STADE DU CENTENAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | PLAGE DE L ETANG SALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · AGENCE L'ETANG SALE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | TIF-FOLIES · L'HAIR DU TEMPS · ALEX COIFFURE CREATION · ROBIN GAUTHIER VOTRE SALON DE COIFF | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SERVICES LES SABLES · STATION ELF | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | ROSEAUX DES SABLES · HOTEL EXSEL FLORALYS · PAPANGUE HOTEL | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| 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 13,647 (2012) → 14,464 (2023): 6 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,769 (1990) → 14,464 (2023): 64.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,794, of which 5.4 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (L'Étang-Salé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (L'Étang-Salé): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (L'Étang-Salé): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (L'Étang-Salé): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (L'Étang-Salé): 0.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 150 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PONT-MATHURIN weather station, 1.4 km away at 19 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 83 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PIERREFONDS-AEROPORT, 8.5 km away at 21 m, over 25 summers. [9]
An average of 742 mm of rain a year, spread over 59 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PONT-MATHURIN, 1.4 km away at 19 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 — 97404/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97404/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97404/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97404/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97404
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 8,997 km NW | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lieusaint | 77 | 9,369 km NW | 14,017 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Gilles | 30 | 8,891 km NW | 14,734 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Auray | 56 | 9,618 km NW | 14,207 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
| Flers | 61 | 9,552 km NW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 9,542 km NW | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 72 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles | 30 | 8,891 km NW | 14,734 | 58.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Genis-Pouilly | 01 | 8,997 km NW | 14,432 | 59.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 12 % · humidity 0 % |
| Lieusaint | 77 | 9,369 km NW | 14,017 | 62.7 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 31 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Omer | 62 | 9,542 km NW | 14,382 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 72 % |
| Flers | 61 | 9,552 km NW | 14,432 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Auray | 56 | 9,618 km NW | 14,207 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 70 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to L'Étang-Salé's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Port | 974 | 38 km N | 33,969 | 74.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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