Saint-Philippe
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Philippe (INSEE 97417) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA du Sud. Population 5,082 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/97417-saint-philippe
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.3/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 84 % of the 4,617 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 | 0.48 | 25 | 11.89 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.92 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.61 | 10 | 6.1 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.77 | 10 | 7.69 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.77 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LE MOULIN DE BASSE VALLEE · BOULANGERIE GASTRIN · LES PATISSES D' ICIENNE · ASS FC). [3,4]
5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE DU SUD SAUVAGE · FUNG-LUK-MIN HARRY · EPICERIE CHEVALIER · CHEZ MALET · SPEED MARKET). [3,4]
25 × Restaurant (TERRAL ANNE-MARIE · LONGANIS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (KABAN'A JUS). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE LA MARINE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE DE SAINT... · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE ET KATIA KRAFFT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BARIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BASSE VALLEE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE BORY DE ST VINCENT). [3]
7 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SÉBASTIEN LERUSTE, MÉDECIN · VINCENT GUERIN, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE GAY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC FRANCO, MÉDECIN · HELENE ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DU VACOA · PHARMACIE DU SUD SAUVAGE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (BASSE VALLEE AP · LE TREMBLET AP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (CENTRE MULTI SERVICES · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CENTRE VILLE). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (RAHERIMAMONJY HARINIAINA · SAMSAM COIFFURE · M.C COIFFURE · SAM SAM COIFFURE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (STATION 889). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LE BARIL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 1 × GP (médecin généraliste).
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LE MOULIN DE BASSE VALLEE · BOULANGERIE GASTRIN · LES PATISSES D' ICIENNE · ASS FC | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 5 | SUPERETTE DU SUD SAUVAGE · FUNG-LUK-MIN HARRY · EPICERIE CHEVALIER · CHEZ MALET · SPEED MARKET | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 25 | TERRAL ANNE-MARIE · LONGANIS | INSEE BPE 25 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | KABAN'A JUS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DU CENTRE LA MARINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE DE SAINT... · ECOLE PRIMAIRE MAURICE ET KATIA KRAFFT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE DU BARIL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BASSE VALLEE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE BORY DE ST VINCENT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 7 | SÉBASTIEN LERUSTE, MÉDECIN · VINCENT GUERIN, MÉDECIN · CÉCILE GAY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-MARC FRANCO, MÉDECIN · HELENE ROUSSEAU, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DU VACOA · PHARMACIE DU SUD SAUVAGE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | BASSE VALLEE AP · LE TREMBLET AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 2 | CENTRE MULTI SERVICES · BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE FRANCOIS MITTERRAND | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CENTRE VILLE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 4 | RAHERIMAMONJY HARINIAINA · SAMSAM COIFFURE · M.C COIFFURE · SAM SAM COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | STATION 889 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LE BARIL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 5,072 (2012) → 5,082 (2023): 0.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 4,005 (1990) → 5,082 (2023): 26.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,515, of which 2.3 % second homes and 12.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Philippe): 0.3 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Philippe): 0.5 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Philippe): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Philippe): 0.6 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Philippe): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 102 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 16 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the SAINT-PHILIPPE weather station, 0.6 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 37 m. [9]
An average of 3,239 mm of rain a year, spread over 221 days — about 14.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT-PHILIPPE, 0.6 km away at 30 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 — 97417/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97417/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97417/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97417/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97417
- 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-Georges | 973 | 11,983 km W | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 9,496 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 58 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 9,491 km NW | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
| Poulx | 30 | 8,942 km NW | 4,348 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 68 % |
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 8,794 km NW | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 38 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 8,960 km NW | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puget-Ville | 83 | 8,794 km NW | 4,610 | 49.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 8 % · winter 38 % |
| Poulx | 30 | 8,942 km NW | 4,348 | 45.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 68 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 8,960 km NW | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Dompierre-sur-Yon | 85 | 9,491 km NW | 4,625 | 51 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 55 % |
| Écouflant | 49 | 9,496 km NW | 4,749 | 50.2 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 58 % |
| Saint-Georges | 973 | 11,983 km W | 4,915 | 49.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97417-saint-philippe