Saint-Denis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 94.2/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Denis (INSEE 97411) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR). Population 155,634 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97411-saint-denis
Vitality score
Vitality score 94.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 89 % of the 87 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 | 0.96 | 25 | 24 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.9 |
| Education | 1 | 10 | 9.99 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.93 |
| Public & culture | 0.73 | 5 | 3.63 |
| Population trend | 0.78 | 10 | 7.76 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.82 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
96 × Bakery (boulangerie) (KAUSMALLY FADLUL · BOULANGERIE DE LA SOURCE). [3,4]
17 × Butcher (boucherie) (VIRACAOUNDIN YOLAND · VELLAYOUDOM EDMOND · CONDAPANAIKEN DANICK · COUPOUSSAMY ANAMOUTOU JEAN · MALECK NOUSRAT). [3,4]
98 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LES QUATRE A · INDIVISION THUONG SENG*LU YUN · LAW DUNE ANDRE · AH PINE MAURICE · LUI YEE LIM JEAN). [3,4]
17 × Supermarket (INTERMARK PARTENAIRE INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE SURFACES ET AUTRES MAGASINS · SCORE · CARREFOUR MARKET · E LECLERC). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (LE POISSON D'ALISEE · UNIVERS DU SURGELE). [3,4]
569 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT MME MARTIAL · GAL RESTAURATION MASCAREIG SOG · SNACK FINETTE). [3,4]
37 × Café / bar (ANGIE WELLNESS BEAUTY · COLLIENNE SERVICES · MAISON ROUGE · 4.21 · DALONS). [4]
30 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL DEBRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES TULIPIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE DEBUSSY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES BADAMIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT-BERNARD). [3]
53 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES OLIVIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES PETITS MATELOTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DE SAINT DENIS · ECOLE PRIVEE LA CITE DU SAVOIR · ECOLE PRIM PHILIBERT COMMERSON). [3]
15 × Collège (COLLEGE DE LA MONTAGNE · COLLEGE DE BOURBON · COLLEGE JULIETTE DODU · COLLEGE ELIE WIESEL DU CHAUDRON · COLLEGE LES MASCAREIGNES). [3]
152 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN SERGE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS MONTEE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-MARGARET RAMASSAMY, MÉDECIN · ESTHER SOUDRAIN, MÉDECIN · MOHAMMAD SIDDICK GOBURDHUN, MÉDECIN). [3]
34 × Pharmacy (LA PHARMACIE DIONYSIENNE · PHARMACIE HO MOUYE · PHARMACIE DE CHAMP FLEURI · PHARMACIE DE LA PROVIDENCE · PHARMACIE DU PARADIS). [3,4]
12 × Post office / agence postale (BOIS DE NEFLES ST DENIS RP · LE BRULE AP · SAINT BERNARD AP · SAINT FRANCOIS AP · LA POSTE). [3]
9 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ALAIN PETERS · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHAUDRON · 974 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA RÉUNION · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU BOIS DE NEFLES · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA MONTAGNE). [3]
2 × Cinema (CINEMA LE LACAZE · CINEPALMES). [3]
21 × Gym / sports hall (MAISON DE QUARTIER DES TAMARINS · COLLEGE EMILE HUGO · COLLEGE DE BOURBON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JULES REYDELLET · COLLEGE DE MONTGAILLARD). [3]
34 × Bank (BANQUE DELUBAC ET CIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · B.F.C. O.I · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT STE CLOTIL). [3]
172 × Hairdresser (TOUNIA EVENOR · BREZE LUCAY). [3,4]
24 × Fuel station (VITO LA BRETAGNE · VITO DEUX CANONS · STATION DU BUTOR · GENERALL AUTO SERVICES · STATION SERVICE DE LA CLINIQUE). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HOTEL EXSEL CREOLIA · HÔTEL LE JULIETTE DODU · TULIP INN · HOTEL DU CENTRE · DINA MORGABINE SAINT DENIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 21 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 22 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 175 × Restaurant, 5 × GP (médecin généraliste), 11 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 42 × Hairdresser, 4 × Fuel station, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 96 | KAUSMALLY FADLUL · BOULANGERIE DE LA SOURCE | INSEE BPE 96 / INSEE SIRENE 127 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 17 | VIRACAOUNDIN YOLAND · VELLAYOUDOM EDMOND · CONDAPANAIKEN DANICK · COUPOUSSAMY ANAMOUTOU JEAN · MALECK NOUSRAT | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 98 | LES QUATRE A · INDIVISION THUONG SENG*LU YUN · LAW DUNE ANDRE · AH PINE MAURICE · LUI YEE LIM JEAN | INSEE BPE 98 / INSEE SIRENE 138 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 17 | INTERMARK PARTENAIRE INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DE SURFACES ET AUTRES MAGASINS · SCORE · CARREFOUR MARKET · E LECLERC | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | LE POISSON D'ALISEE · UNIVERS DU SURGELE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 569 | RESTAURANT MME MARTIAL · GAL RESTAURATION MASCAREIG SOG · SNACK FINETTE | INSEE BPE 569 / INSEE SIRENE 947 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 37 | ANGIE WELLNESS BEAUTY · COLLIENNE SERVICES · MAISON ROUGE · 4.21 · DALONS | INSEE SIRENE 37 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 30 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL DEBRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES TULIPIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CLAUDE DEBUSSY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES BADAMIERS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT-BERNARD | INSEE BPE 30 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 53 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES OLIVIERS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI LES PETITS MATELOTS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI DE SAINT DENIS · ECOLE PRIVEE LA CITE DU SAVOIR · ECOLE PRIM PHILIBERT COMMERSON | INSEE BPE 53 [3] |
| Collège | 15 | COLLEGE DE LA MONTAGNE · COLLEGE DE BOURBON · COLLEGE JULIETTE DODU · COLLEGE ELIE WIESEL DU CHAUDRON · COLLEGE LES MASCAREIGNES | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 152 | JEAN SERGE, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS MONTEE, MÉDECIN · MARIE-MARGARET RAMASSAMY, MÉDECIN · ESTHER SOUDRAIN, MÉDECIN · MOHAMMAD SIDDICK GOBURDHUN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 152 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 34 | LA PHARMACIE DIONYSIENNE · PHARMACIE HO MOUYE · PHARMACIE DE CHAMP FLEURI · PHARMACIE DE LA PROVIDENCE · PHARMACIE DU PARADIS | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 12 | BOIS DE NEFLES ST DENIS RP · LE BRULE AP · SAINT BERNARD AP · SAINT FRANCOIS AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 12 [3] |
| Library | 9 | BIBLIOTHEQUE INTERCOMMUNALE ALAIN PETERS · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU CHAUDRON · 974 - BIBLIOTHEQUE DEPARTEMENTALE DE LA RÉUNION · BIBLIOTHEQUE DU BOIS DE NEFLES · BIBLIOTHEQUE DE LA MONTAGNE | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Cinema | 2 | CINEMA LE LACAZE · CINEPALMES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 21 | MAISON DE QUARTIER DES TAMARINS · COLLEGE EMILE HUGO · COLLEGE DE BOURBON · COMPLEXE SPORTIF JULES REYDELLET · COLLEGE DE MONTGAILLARD | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 34 | BANQUE DELUBAC ET CIE · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · B.F.C. O.I · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT STE CLOTIL | INSEE BPE 34 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 172 | TOUNIA EVENOR · BREZE LUCAY | INSEE BPE 172 / INSEE SIRENE 243 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 24 | VITO LA BRETAGNE · VITO DEUX CANONS · STATION DU BUTOR · GENERALL AUTO SERVICES · STATION SERVICE DE LA CLINIQUE | INSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HOTEL EXSEL CREOLIA · HÔTEL LE JULIETTE DODU · TULIP INN · HOTEL DU CENTRE · DINA MORGABINE SAINT DENIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [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 145,238 (2012) → 155,634 (2023): 7.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 121,999 (1990) → 155,634 (2023): 27.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 76,819, of which 1.8 % second homes and 8.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Denis): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Denis): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Denis): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Denis): 0.2 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Denis): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 54 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 18 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT-DENIS COLLEGE weather station, 1.1 km away at 36 m; the village itself is at 24 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 87 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at GILLOT-AEROPORT, 8.5 km away at 8 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,323 mm of rain a year, spread over 92 days — about 14.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-DENIS COLLEGE, 1.1 km away at 36 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 — 97411/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97411/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97411/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97411/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97411
- 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-Denis | 93 | 9,370 km NW | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Angers | 49 | 9,430 km NW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Grenoble | 38 | 8,900 km NW | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Havre | 76 | 9,535 km NW | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeurbanne | 69 | 8,993 km NW | 163,684 | 95.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dijon | 21 | 9,102 km NW | 161,830 | 92.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenoble | 38 | 8,900 km NW | 156,140 | 93 | Well served | Similar summers, colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 95 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeurbanne | 69 | 8,993 km NW | 163,684 | 95.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Dijon | 21 | 9,102 km NW | 161,830 | 92.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 23 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Denis | 93 | 9,370 km NW | 149,077 | 95 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Angers | 49 | 9,430 km NW | 159,022 | 92.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 21 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Havre | 76 | 9,535 km NW | 166,687 | 91.1 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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