Salazie
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 97 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Salazie (INSEE 97421) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST). Population 7,268 (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/97421-salazie
Vitality score
Vitality score 70/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 97 % of the 3,330 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 | 20.29 |
| Social | 0.7 | 20 | 13.93 |
| Education | 0.83 | 10 | 8.26 |
| Health | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Public & culture | 0.37 | 5 | 1.87 |
| Population trend | 0.54 | 10 | 5.38 |
| Housing mix | 0.85 | 5 | 4.27 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
7 × Bakery (boulangerie) (P'TIT PIMENT MARTIN · GRONDIN SUZON · JEAN DENIS SAMOUSSAS · LE SALAZIE K'FE · LA CASCADE GOURMANDE). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (TRADITION ET GOUT DES HAUTS · KERDEO · CHARCUTERIE TRADITIONNELLE DE SALAZIE · CHEZ GARCON KODAK). [3,4]
15 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (EPICERIE DE BOIS DE POMMES · BOUTIK 101). [3,4]
31 × Restaurant (RESTAURANT CHEZ LOUNA · LE ZE'ZEN CREOLE · RESTAURANT LE P'TIT BAMBOU SARL · RESTAURANT DE LA CASCADE BLANCHE · BONALD EUGENE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CHEZ GERARD · LE SPEAKEASY). [4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARE A VIEILLE PLACE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROLAND SELLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE PAYET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MYRIAM MAILLOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOIS FREDERIC SISAHAYE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALICE HOAREAU). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE AUGUSTE LACAUSSADE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CHRISTIAN LEMETAYER, MÉDECIN · ROBERT FONLUPT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT PRIMARD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE FOUASSIN, MÉDECIN · ANNE LARAVINE, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE HELL BOURG · PHARMACIE DE SALAZIE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (SALAZIE GRAND ILET AP · HELL BOURG SALAZIE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SALAZIE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE AUGUSTE LACAUSSADE). [3]
1 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (DAVID SERVICES). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (MAHAM SEJOURS NATURE SALAOZY · RELAIS DES CIMES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 5 × Restaurant, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 7 | P'TIT PIMENT MARTIN · GRONDIN SUZON · JEAN DENIS SAMOUSSAS · LE SALAZIE K'FE · LA CASCADE GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | TRADITION ET GOUT DES HAUTS · KERDEO · CHARCUTERIE TRADITIONNELLE DE SALAZIE · CHEZ GARCON KODAK | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 15 | EPICERIE DE BOIS DE POMMES · BOUTIK 101 | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [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 | 31 | RESTAURANT CHEZ LOUNA · LE ZE'ZEN CREOLE · RESTAURANT LE P'TIT BAMBOU SARL · RESTAURANT DE LA CASCADE BLANCHE · BONALD EUGENE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CHEZ GERARD · LE SPEAKEASY | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MARE A VIEILLE PLACE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ROLAND SELLIER · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE RENE PAYET · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE MYRIAM MAILLOT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE FRANCOIS FREDERIC SISAHAYE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ALICE HOAREAU | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE AUGUSTE LACAUSSADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | CHRISTIAN LEMETAYER, MÉDECIN · ROBERT FONLUPT, MÉDECIN · LAURENT PRIMARD, MÉDECIN · STEPHANE FOUASSIN, MÉDECIN · ANNE LARAVINE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE HELL BOURG · PHARMACIE DE SALAZIE | 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 | SALAZIE GRAND ILET AP · HELL BOURG SALAZIE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SALAZIE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE AUGUSTE LACAUSSADE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | DAVID SERVICES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | MAHAM SEJOURS NATURE SALAOZY · RELAIS DES CIMES | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 7,320 (2012) → 7,268 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,004 (1990) → 7,268 (2023): 3.8 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,444, of which 7.3 % second homes and 14.5 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Salazie): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Salazie): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
GP (Salazie): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salazie): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Salazie): 0.9 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 42 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 MARE A VIEILLE PLACE weather station, 2.8 km away at 870 m; the village itself is at 440 m. [9]
The village sits 430 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 67 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CILAOS, 13.8 km away at 1,197 m, over 18 summers. [9]
That station sits 757 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 3,718 mm of rain a year, spread over 151 days — about 24.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SALAZIE-VILLAGE_SAPC, 0.5 km away at 476 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 — 97421/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97421/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97421/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97421/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97421
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 8,820 km NW | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Cannat | 13 | 8,825 km NW | 6,097 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Piolenc | 84 | 8,898 km NW | 5,718 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pordic | 22 | 9,657 km NW | 7,454 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 73 | 8,947 km NW | 5,216 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Yssingeaux | 43 | 9,008 km NW | 7,415 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Puy-Sainte-Réparade | 13 | 8,820 km NW | 5,935 | 56.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 23 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Cannat | 13 | 8,825 km NW | 6,097 | 54.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 39 % · humidity 0 % |
| Piolenc | 84 | 8,898 km NW | 5,718 | 63.4 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 59 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Bourget-du-Lac | 73 | 8,947 km NW | 5,216 | 58.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 62 % · winter 15 % · humidity 0 % |
| Yssingeaux | 43 | 9,008 km NW | 7,415 | 70.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 18 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pordic | 22 | 9,657 km NW | 7,454 | 58.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 80 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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