Petite-Île
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58.8/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 48 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Petite-Île (INSEE 97405) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires). Population 13,067 (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/97405-petite-ile
Vitality score
Vitality score 58.8/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 48 % of the 1,882 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 | 0.45 | 25 | 11.32 |
| Social | 0.65 | 20 | 13.04 |
| Education | 0.46 | 10 | 4.65 |
| Health | 0.52 | 10 | 5.24 |
| Public & culture | 0.27 | 5 | 1.33 |
| Population trend | 0.98 | 10 | 9.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.93 | 5 | 4.65 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
10 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE CROISSANT D'OR · LE MACARON DES ILES · BOULANGERIE DE PETITE ILE · LE CROISSANT D OR · SALEDOU OI). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE LES PLATANES). [3,4]
6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LIANG LIN ANDRE · CASSANTE MOISE · HO CUIXING AGNES · SARL CYLE REUNION · LS FONTAINE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (U EXPRESS). [3,4]
38 × Restaurant (LA TERRASSE · RAMIN FREDO · CHEZ MIMI · LA MARMITE 100 FLAMMES · MA POUL & ROTI). [3,4]
3 × Café / bar (LA TOUPIE · LE BANC D'OR). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES BADAMIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUES LES FLORALIES). [3]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES ALPINIAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PLATANES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VETYVER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES BOUGAINVILLIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FLEUR DE CANNE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE JOSEPH SUACOT). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (RAMKUMAR GUNGOOSINGH, MÉDECIN · JOSETTE FABRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN PIERRE DECAMPS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY MASSE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE DUPONT, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE RAVINE DU PONT). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE RAVINE DU PONT · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PETITE-ILE · BIBLIOBUS PETITE-ÎLE). [3]
1 × Cinema (LE FANGOURIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE JOSEPH SUACOT). [3]
1 × Swimming pool (GRANDE ANSE). [3]
3 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT PETITE ILE · AGENCE PETITE ILE). [3]
11 × Hairdresser (DAN'BEAUTE · COIFF MOD CHEZ AURELIA · MOREL ANNE KELLY · L&A AND CO COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (STATION SHELL · JFC SERVICES). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (PALM HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 5 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 9 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 10 | LE CROISSANT D'OR · LE MACARON DES ILES · BOULANGERIE DE PETITE ILE · LE CROISSANT D OR · SALEDOU OI | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE LES PLATANES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 6 | LIANG LIN ANDRE · CASSANTE MOISE · HO CUIXING AGNES · SARL CYLE REUNION · LS FONTAINE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | U EXPRESS | 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 | 38 | LA TERRASSE · RAMIN FREDO · CHEZ MIMI · LA MARMITE 100 FLAMMES · MA POUL & ROTI | INSEE BPE 38 / INSEE SIRENE 59 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 3 | LA TOUPIE · LE BANC D'OR | INSEE SIRENE 3 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES BADAMIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUES LES FLORALIES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES ALPINIAS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LES PLATANES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LE VETYVER · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LES BOUGAINVILLIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE FLEUR DE CANNE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE JOSEPH SUACOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | RAMKUMAR GUNGOOSINGH, MÉDECIN · JOSETTE FABRE, MÉDECIN · JEAN PIERRE DECAMPS, MÉDECIN · THIERRY MASSE, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE DUPONT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU CENTRE · PHARMACIE RAVINE DU PONT | INSEE BPE 2 / 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 | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE RAVINE DU PONT · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE DE PETITE-ILE · BIBLIOBUS PETITE-ÎLE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | LE FANGOURIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE JOSEPH SUACOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 1 | GRANDE ANSE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Bank | 3 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT PETITE ILE · AGENCE PETITE ILE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 11 | DAN'BEAUTE · COIFF MOD CHEZ AURELIA · MOREL ANNE KELLY · L&A AND CO COIFFURE ET ESTHETIQUE | INSEE BPE 11 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | STATION SHELL · JFC SERVICES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | PALM HOTEL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [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 11,564 (2012) → 13,067 (2023): 13 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 8,852 (1990) → 13,067 (2023): 47.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,136, of which 3.5 % second homes and 8.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Petite-Île): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Petite-Île): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Petite-Île): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Petite-Île): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Petite-Île): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 29 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 21 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PITON-BLOC_SAPC weather station, 3.9 km away at 812 m; the village itself is at 301 m. [9]
The village sits 511 m below 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 77 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LIGNE-PARADIS - CIRAD, 9.4 km away at 178 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 123 m below 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 2,583 mm of rain a year, spread over 131 days — about 19.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PITON-BLOC_SAPC, 3.9 km away at 812 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 — 97405/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97405/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97405/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97405/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97405
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auriol | 13 | 8,817 km NW | 13,037 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 29 | 9,767 km NW | 13,434 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tarnos | 40 | 9,263 km NW | 12,957 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rognac | 13 | 8,850 km NW | 12,576 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 13,301 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ollioules | 83 | 8,787 km NW | 14,568 | 68.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ollioules | 83 | 8,787 km NW | 14,568 | 68.7 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 79 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Auriol | 13 | 8,817 km NW | 13,037 | 54.8 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rognac | 13 | 8,850 km NW | 12,576 | 49.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 36 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Tarnos | 40 | 9,263 km NW | 12,957 | 61.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plougastel-Daoulas | 29 | 9,767 km NW | 13,434 | 52.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 13,301 km W | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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