La Plaine-des-Palmistes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 54.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
La Plaine-des-Palmistes (INSEE 97406) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST). Population 6,936 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/97406-la-plaine-des-palmistes
Vitality score
Vitality score 54.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 55 % of the 3,470 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 | 0.49 | 25 | 12.19 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.13 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.37 | 10 | 3.74 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.6 | 5 | 2.98 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA FEE CHOCOLAT · LE BEAULIEU · LA SUPERETTE DES DELICES · L'ESKAL GOURMAN · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE LE PLAISIR KREOL). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie). [3]
3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LO YING SENG · TOP BAZAR). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SD LA PLAINE). [3,4]
19 × Restaurant (LE DELICE DES PLAINES · KS PIZZA · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE P.MICKAEL · ESCALE DES CALUMETS). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (LE COYOTT CLUB). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAIRE HENOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ZULME PINOT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GASTON CROCHET). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PHILIPPE GAUTHEY, MÉDECIN · BERNARD KIESER, MÉDECIN · VOAHANGY CHARLES-RABESIAKA, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES PALMISTES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MARC-HENRY PINOT). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (AIRE COUVERTE IMPASSE DES ECOLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ISABLELLE BEGUE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (CAPIL'HAIR · HAIRWAN COIFFURE · ADRIGO L'ATELIER DU BARBIER · LPH LA PLAINE HAIR · KEVIN COIFFEUR). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (SERVICE DISTRIBUTION BIJOUX). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (SEFDP - LA FERME DU POMMEAU · TUIT TUIT HÔTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 4 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA FEE CHOCOLAT · LE BEAULIEU · LA SUPERETTE DES DELICES · L'ESKAL GOURMAN · BOULANGERIE-PATISSERIE LE PLAISIR KREOL | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 3 | LO YING SENG · TOP BAZAR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SD LA PLAINE | 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 | 19 | LE DELICE DES PLAINES · KS PIZZA · LE CAFE DE LA PLACE P.MICKAEL · ESCALE DES CALUMETS | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 40 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | LE COYOTT CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CLAIRE HENOU · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ZULME PINOT | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GASTON CROCHET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | PHILIPPE GAUTHEY, MÉDECIN · BERNARD KIESER, MÉDECIN · VOAHANGY CHARLES-RABESIAKA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES PALMISTES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE MARC-HENRY PINOT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | AIRE COUVERTE IMPASSE DES ECOLES · COMPLEXE SPORTIF ISABLELLE BEGUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 6 | CAPIL'HAIR · HAIRWAN COIFFURE · ADRIGO L'ATELIER DU BARBIER · LPH LA PLAINE HAIR · KEVIN COIFFEUR | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | SERVICE DISTRIBUTION BIJOUX | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | SEFDP - LA FERME DU POMMEAU · TUIT TUIT HÔTEL | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 5,574 (2012) → 6,936 (2023): 24.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 2,676 (1990) → 6,936 (2023): 159.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,702, of which 20.2 % second homes and 9.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (La Plaine-des-Palmistes): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (La Plaine-des-Palmistes): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (La Plaine-des-Palmistes): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (La Plaine-des-Palmistes): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (La Plaine-des-Palmistes): 0.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 0 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 PLAINE DES PALMISTES weather station, 0.2 km away at 1,032 m; the village itself is at 1,036 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 25 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PLAINE DES CAFRES, 9.9 km away at 1,560 m, over 24 summers. [9]
That station sits 524 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 4,235 mm of rain a year, spread over 197 days — about 21.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PLAINE DES PALMISTES, 0.2 km away at 1,032 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97406/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97406/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97406/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97406/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97406
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 9,231 km NW | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
| Nyons | 26 | 8,905 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 8,754 km NW | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fayence | 83 | 8,758 km NW | 6,157 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 0 % |
| Corte | 2B | 8,514 km NW | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 8,917 km NW | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corte | 2B | 8,514 km NW | 7,819 | 80.2 | Well served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Montauroux | 83 | 8,754 km NW | 7,183 | 66.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fayence | 83 | 8,758 km NW | 6,157 | 63.6 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 41 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nyons | 26 | 8,905 km NW | 6,816 | 67.7 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Calvisson | 30 | 8,917 km NW | 6,486 | 62.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cambo-les-Bains | 64 | 9,231 km NW | 6,760 | 63.8 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 31 % · winter 73 % · humidity 36 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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