Saint-Joseph
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 85.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 89 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Joseph (INSEE 97412) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA du Sud. Population 39,207 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97412-saint-joseph
Vitality score
Vitality score 85.9/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 89 % of the 584 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 | 0.81 | 25 | 20.21 |
| Social | 0.89 | 20 | 17.77 |
| Education | 0.93 | 10 | 9.28 |
| Health | 0.85 | 10 | 8.48 |
| Public & culture | 0.5 | 5 | 2.48 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.96 | 5 | 4.81 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
20 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LES VRAIS SAMOUSSAS · LAW WAN PHILIPPE · LA KAZ DIDI · LA MARQUISE SARL). [3,4]
6 × Butcher (boucherie) (EURL CHARCUTERIE TURPIN CHEZ BEBE · LE SAINT AUGUSTE · MIE CHARCUTERIE MOREL CHEZ CLOVIS · MYMJ CORPORATE · TRADITION LONTAN). [3,4]
31 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MOUNIAMA CHARLEMAGNE · AH PENG AIMEE · LANG CHEONG MARIE · GECKO MARKET). [3,4]
6 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · INTERMARK PARTENAIRE INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DU SUPERMARCHE DE SAINT JOSEPH · E LECLERC · DISTRI - RIVE GAUCHE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SAS \ L'APRO). [3,4]
90 × Restaurant (BAR EPICERIE FREMOUSSE · LE POIVRIER · LES BONS ENFANTS · CASA MIA). [3,4]
12 × Café / bar (HUB GARDEN · B & B · DU DOMAINE DES REMPARTS · LES DELICES DES O' · BAR CHEZ LABONNE). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VINCENDO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES JACQUES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MME CARLO (SUZETTE MAHE)). [3]
21 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JACQUES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PARC A MOUTONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BAS DE JEAN PETIT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VINCENDO). [3]
4 × Collège (ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI SAINT JOSEPH · COLLEGE LA MARINE · COLLEGE JOSEPH HUBERT · COLLEGE ACHILLE GRONDIN). [3]
32 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MAXIME HEMIDY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MICHAUT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT FABRIGOULE, MÉDECIN · SABINE AGAMEMNON, MÉDECIN · ANNIE GONSE, MÉDECIN). [3]
10 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE CHANE MUI · PHARMACIE MICHEL · SOPHARM · PHARMACIE DE VINCENDO · EURL L S M). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (JEAN PETIT AP · LES LIANES AP · LA POSTE). [3]
6 × Library (B.C.D DE GRAND-COUDE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE JACQUES PAYET · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DES LIANES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE LA PLAINE DES GRÈGUES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE LANGEVIN). [3]
3 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE POLYVALENT DE VINCENDO · GYMNASE HENRI GANOFSKY · GYMNASE ACHILLE GRONDIN). [3]
5 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT ST JOSEPH · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · AGENCE SAINT JOSEPH). [3]
43 × Hairdresser (CAZEAU DORICE · @UDACE ET STYLE / COSMETICS 974 · LES CISEAUX DE LYDIE). [3,4]
6 × Fuel station (ESSO BOUTIQUE · SOCIETE COMMERCIALE D'EXPLOITATION · S.C.D.S. · SARL STATION ZAC DES GREGUES · ENGEN). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 4 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 28 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste), 1 × Pharmacy, 10 × Hairdresser, 1 × Fuel station.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 20 | LES VRAIS SAMOUSSAS · LAW WAN PHILIPPE · LA KAZ DIDI · LA MARQUISE SARL | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 6 | EURL CHARCUTERIE TURPIN CHEZ BEBE · LE SAINT AUGUSTE · MIE CHARCUTERIE MOREL CHEZ CLOVIS · MYMJ CORPORATE · TRADITION LONTAN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 31 | MOUNIAMA CHARLEMAGNE · AH PENG AIMEE · LANG CHEONG MARIE · GECKO MARKET | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 39 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 6 | CARREFOUR MARKET · INTERMARK PARTENAIRE INTERMARCHE · SOCIETE D'EXPLOITATION DU SUPERMARCHE DE SAINT JOSEPH · E LECLERC · DISTRI - RIVE GAUCHE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SAS \ L'APRO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 90 | BAR EPICERIE FREMOUSSE · LE POIVRIER · LES BONS ENFANTS · CASA MIA | INSEE BPE 90 / INSEE SIRENE 166 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 12 | HUB GARDEN · B & B · DU DOMAINE DES REMPARTS · LES DELICES DES O' · BAR CHEZ LABONNE | INSEE SIRENE 12 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 5 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CENTRE · ECOLE MATERNELLE VINCENDO · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE LANGEVIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DES JACQUES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MME CARLO (SUZETTE MAHE) | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 21 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA MAISON DES ENFANTS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE LES JACQUES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE PARC A MOUTONS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BAS DE JEAN PETIT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE VINCENDO | INSEE BPE 21 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | ECOLE SECONDAIRE PRIVEE MONTESSORI SAINT JOSEPH · COLLEGE LA MARINE · COLLEGE JOSEPH HUBERT · COLLEGE ACHILLE GRONDIN | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 32 | MAXIME HEMIDY, MÉDECIN · JULIEN MICHAUT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT FABRIGOULE, MÉDECIN · SABINE AGAMEMNON, MÉDECIN · ANNIE GONSE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 32 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 10 | PHARMACIE CHANE MUI · PHARMACIE MICHEL · SOPHARM · PHARMACIE DE VINCENDO · EURL L S M | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | JEAN PETIT AP · LES LIANES AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 6 | B.C.D DE GRAND-COUDE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE JACQUES PAYET · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DES LIANES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE LA PLAINE DES GRÈGUES · BIBLIOTHÈQUE RELAIS DE LANGEVIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 3 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU LYCEE POLYVALENT DE VINCENDO · GYMNASE HENRI GANOFSKY · GYMNASE ACHILLE GRONDIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA REUNION ET DE MAYOTTE · BANQUE FRANCAISE COMMERCIALE OCEAN INDIEN · CAISSE LOCALE CREDIT AGRI MUT ST JOSEPH · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · AGENCE SAINT JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 43 | CAZEAU DORICE · @UDACE ET STYLE / COSMETICS 974 · LES CISEAUX DE LYDIE | INSEE BPE 43 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 6 | ESSO BOUTIQUE · SOCIETE COMMERCIALE D'EXPLOITATION · S.C.D.S. · SARL STATION ZAC DES GREGUES · ENGEN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / 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 37,069 (2012) → 39,207 (2023): 5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 25,630 (1990) → 39,207 (2023): 53 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 17,815, of which 1.9 % second homes and 7.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Joseph): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Joseph): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Joseph): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Joseph): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Joseph): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 105 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the ST-JOSEPH_SAPC weather station, 1.2 km away at 13 m; the village itself is at 32 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 84 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LIGNE-PARADIS - CIRAD, 15.4 km away at 178 m, over 19 summers. [9]
That station sits 146 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 1,687 mm of rain a year, spread over 129 days — about 13.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-JOSEPH_SAPC, 1.2 km away at 13 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97412/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97412/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97412/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97412/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97412
- 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-Benoît | 974 | 40 km N | 38,604 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 974 | 54 km N | 37,093 | 81 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Matoury | 973 | 12,061 km W | 36,512 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Leu | 974 | 42 km NW | 36,163 | 78.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Baie-Mahault | 971 | 13,423 km W | 30,924 | 85.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 12,058 km W | 27,723 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benoît | 974 | 40 km N | 38,604 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 56 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Leu | 974 | 42 km NW | 36,163 | 78.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel more humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 974 | 54 km N | 37,093 | 81 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 77 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 12,058 km W | 27,723 | 68 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Matoury | 973 | 12,061 km W | 36,512 | 69.8 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Baie-Mahault | 971 | 13,423 km W | 30,924 | 85.4 | Well served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel more humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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