Cilaos
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 53.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 55 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Cilaos (INSEE 97424) is in La Réunion (974), part of CA CIVIS (Communauté Intercommunale des Villes Solidaires). Population 5,040 (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/97424-cilaos
Vitality score
Vitality score 53.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 55 % of the 4,659 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 | 0.57 | 25 | 14.32 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 10 |
| Education | 0.71 | 10 | 7.13 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.46 | 5 | 2.3 |
| Population trend | 0.36 | 10 | 3.61 |
| Housing mix | 0.65 | 5 | 3.26 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE TI LOUIS - LA BOULANGER · L'ESCALE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (CHARCUTERIE CILAOSIENNE TRADITION PEI). [3]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (GRONDIN SOLANGE · PASS'TEMPS · MADOU). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LEADER PRICE · SUPERMARCHE MARE SECHE). [3,4]
34 × Restaurant (LE VIEUX CEP · SARL LES SENTIERS THERMES · CHARCUTERIE TITIS · PAYET MARIE). [3,4]
5 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE CILAOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ILET A CORDES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PALMISTE ROUGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRAS SEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CATHOLIQUE NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALSACE CORRE). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PATRICE BAILLIF, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS VIAL, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE PILLET, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE LARROSA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-AMELIE CRESPIN, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES THERMES DE CILAOS). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (PALMISTE ROUGE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
3 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE PALMISTE ROUGE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE BRAS SEC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (CLAIN YANNICK JOSEPH · BELLE ET ZEN). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (ENGEN). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LE VIEUX CEP · HOTEL LE CILAOS · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES NEIGES · LE PETIT RANDONNEUR · OTROIZA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy.
Not found in the commune: Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle). [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 4 | BOULANGERIE TI LOUIS - LA BOULANGER · L'ESCALE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | CHARCUTERIE CILAOSIENNE TRADITION PEI | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | GRONDIN SOLANGE · PASS'TEMPS · MADOU | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 10 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LEADER PRICE · SUPERMARCHE MARE SECHE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 34 | LE VIEUX CEP · SARL LES SENTIERS THERMES · CHARCUTERIE TITIS · PAYET MARIE | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 47 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 5 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CENTRE CILAOS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ILET A CORDES · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PALMISTE ROUGE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BRAS SEC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE CATHOLIQUE NOTRE DAME DES NEIGES | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALSACE CORRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | PATRICE BAILLIF, MÉDECIN · NICOLAS VIAL, MÉDECIN · ARMELLE PILLET, MÉDECIN · JULIETTE LARROSA, MÉDECIN · MARIE-AMELIE CRESPIN, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES THERMES DE CILAOS | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | PALMISTE ROUGE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 3 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE PALMISTE ROUGE · BIBLIOTHÈQUE ANNEXE DE BRAS SEC · BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | CLAIN YANNICK JOSEPH · BELLE ET ZEN | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | ENGEN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LE VIEUX CEP · HOTEL LE CILAOS · HOTEL RESTAURANT DES NEIGES · LE PETIT RANDONNEUR · OTROIZA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [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 5,440 (2012) → 5,040 (2023): -7.4 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,856 (1990) → 5,040 (2023): -13.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 2,926, of which 17.4 % second homes and 11.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Cilaos): 0 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Cilaos): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Cilaos): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Salazie): 9.4 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Cilaos): 0.4 km to the north-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. [10]
Measured at the CILAOS weather station, 0.3 km away at 1,197 m; the village itself is at 1,205 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 11 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at CILAOS, 0.3 km away at 1,197 m, over 18 summers. [10]
An average of 1,758 mm of rain a year, spread over 91 days — about 19.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at CILAOS, 0.3 km away at 1,197 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
What property sold for
121 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,501 € per m² of built surface. [11]
5 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 232,000 € — 1,186 € per m². [11]
The median across La Réunion is 2,542 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [11]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97424/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97424/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97424/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97424/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97424
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97421
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanguinet | 40 | 9,279 km NW | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Arradon | 56 | 9,600 km NW | 5,835 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 43 % |
| Marvejols | 48 | 9,019 km NW | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne | 06 | 8,746 km NW | 4,056 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Plouarzel | 29 | 9,767 km NW | 4,029 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 9,508 km NW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Cézaire-sur-Siagne | 06 | 8,746 km NW | 4,056 | 43.2 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 89 % · humidity 79 % |
| Marvejols | 48 | 9,019 km NW | 4,764 | 55.9 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 28 % · winter 0 % · humidity 21 % |
| Sanguinet | 40 | 9,279 km NW | 4,741 | 53.4 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 67 % · winter 84 % · humidity 93 % |
| Villeneuve-en-Retz | 44 | 9,508 km NW | 5,120 | 61.2 | Served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 74 % · winter 76 % · humidity 36 % |
| Arradon | 56 | 9,600 km NW | 5,835 | 55.5 | Partly served | Warmer summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 85 % · winter 58 % · humidity 43 % |
| Plouarzel | 29 | 9,767 km NW | 4,029 | 46.8 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel drier.summer 97 % · winter 96 % · humidity 29 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Cilaos's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Georges-d'Oléron | 17 | 9,398 km NW | 4,067 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 92 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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