Press kit · department 974

La Réunion.

Every town in the department ranked on each criterion, ready to be reused. Each town is compared with French towns of the same size tier — a market town is never measured against a major city. Free to reuse, including commercially, on the sole condition that you credit La Grande Carte with a link to this page.

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01.

Safest cities.

Low crime, rare assaults, few burglaries, downward trend — data from the French Ministry of Interior

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-JosephMid-size cities38,9921 / 1131 / 470
La PossessionMid-size cities36,3902 / 1136 / 470
Sainte-RoseSmall cities6,4501 / 11155 / 1747
Les AvironsSmall cities11,4452 / 11160 / 1747
Entre-DeuxSmall cities7,1153 / 11176 / 1747
Sainte-SuzanneMid-size cities24,8553 / 1151 / 470
Petite-ÎleSmall cities12,9204 / 11288 / 1747
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9644 / 1189 / 470
CilaosSmall cities5,2155 / 11386 / 1747
Saint-PaulLarge cities106,2201 / 212 / 53

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-PierreMid-size cities85,25411 / 11308 / 470
Le PortMid-size cities33,67010 / 11254 / 470
Saint-BenoîtMid-size cities37,5859 / 11231 / 470
Saint-AndréMid-size cities57,5468 / 11229 / 470
L'Étang-SaléSmall cities14,32911 / 11791 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Safest cities.

02.

Best environmental quality.

Compliant drinking water, far from nuclear plants, low radon, low seismic risk, balanced soils, no major hazard

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
La Plaine-des-PalmistesSmall cities6,9201 / 111 / 1747
Saint-PhilippeSmall cities5,0932 / 112 / 1747
Bras-PanonSmall cities13,1313 / 113 / 1747
Entre-DeuxSmall cities7,1154 / 114 / 1747
Sainte-RoseSmall cities6,4505 / 117 / 1747
Sainte-SuzanneMid-size cities24,8551 / 112 / 470
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9642 / 114 / 470
Saint-JosephMid-size cities38,9923 / 115 / 470
Petite-ÎleSmall cities12,9206 / 1121 / 1747
La PossessionMid-size cities36,3904 / 116 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Les AvironsSmall cities11,44511 / 11120 / 1747
Saint-LeuMid-size cities35,59711 / 1130 / 470
Saint-PaulLarge cities106,2202 / 22 / 53
Saint-LouisMid-size cities54,47810 / 1116 / 470
Saint-PierreMid-size cities85,2549 / 1115 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best environmental quality.

03.

Best cities for health.

Access to GPs (APL), hospitals and specialists, drinking water quality, radon and nuclear exposure

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Le PortMid-size cities33,6701 / 11139 / 470
Saint-PaulLarge cities106,2201 / 216 / 53
Saint-PhilippeSmall cities5,0931 / 11634 / 1747
Saint-PierreMid-size cities85,2542 / 11171 / 470
Saint-LeuMid-size cities35,5973 / 11209 / 470
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9644 / 11217 / 470
Saint-LouisMid-size cities54,4785 / 11220 / 470
L'Étang-SaléSmall cities14,3292 / 11925 / 1747
CilaosSmall cities5,2153 / 11972 / 1747
Les Trois-BassinsSmall cities7,1134 / 11975 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
La Plaine-des-PalmistesSmall cities6,92011 / 111665 / 1747
SalazieSmall cities7,33310 / 111604 / 1747
Entre-DeuxSmall cities7,1159 / 111451 / 1747
Sainte-RoseSmall cities6,4508 / 111423 / 1747
Sainte-SuzanneMid-size cities24,85511 / 11382 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for health.

04.

Best cities for families.

Schools and nurseries, safety, doctors, sport and culture, shops, fibre internet — everything to raise kids well

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Sainte-RoseSmall cities6,4501 / 115 / 1747
Saint-PhilippeSmall cities5,0932 / 119 / 1747
Les Trois-BassinsSmall cities7,1133 / 1126 / 1747
SalazieSmall cities7,3334 / 1132 / 1747
Saint-PaulLarge cities106,2201 / 21 / 53
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9641 / 1111 / 470
Saint-LeuMid-size cities35,5972 / 1113 / 470
L'Étang-SaléSmall cities14,3295 / 1165 / 1747
Entre-DeuxSmall cities7,1156 / 1167 / 1747
CilaosSmall cities5,2157 / 1169 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best cities for families.

05.

Most dynamic cities.

Growing population, rising incomes, falling unemployment, strong municipal investment, recent housing

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
La Plaine-des-PalmistesSmall cities6,9201 / 1145 / 1747
La PossessionMid-size cities36,3901 / 1131 / 470
Bras-PanonSmall cities13,1312 / 11120 / 1747
Sainte-SuzanneMid-size cities24,8552 / 1144 / 470
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9643 / 1145 / 470
Sainte-MarieMid-size cities35,5844 / 1147 / 470
Saint-LeuMid-size cities35,5975 / 1158 / 470
Saint-PierreMid-size cities85,2546 / 1178 / 470
Petite-ÎleSmall cities12,9203 / 11406 / 1747
Les AvironsSmall cities11,4454 / 11540 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Most dynamic cities.

06.

Best quality of life.

Overall synthesis: amenities, safety, doctors, incomes, fibre, nearby nature, healthy water, low unemployment

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-PaulLarge cities106,2201 / 26 / 53
Le TamponMid-size cities81,9641 / 1185 / 470
Saint-JosephMid-size cities38,9922 / 1199 / 470
Saint-AndréMid-size cities57,5463 / 11108 / 470
CilaosSmall cities5,2151 / 11402 / 1747
Sainte-MarieMid-size cities35,5844 / 11109 / 470
Petite-ÎleSmall cities12,9202 / 11416 / 1747
L'Étang-SaléSmall cities14,3293 / 11432 / 1747
Saint-LeuMid-size cities35,5975 / 11118 / 470
Saint-DenisLarge cities156,1492 / 214 / 53

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
La Plaine-des-PalmistesSmall cities6,92011 / 111512 / 1747
Les AvironsSmall cities11,44510 / 111255 / 1747
Saint-BenoîtMid-size cities37,58511 / 11335 / 470
Bras-PanonSmall cities13,1319 / 111081 / 1747
Sainte-SuzanneMid-size cities24,85510 / 11272 / 470

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Best quality of life.

07.

Preserved nature & environment.

National parks, nature reserves, Natura 2000, regional parks, far from nuclear, no major risks — preserved France

Top-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Les Trois-BassinsSmall cities7,1131 / 11220 / 1747
Saint-BenoîtMid-size cities37,5851 / 1163 / 470
Saint-PhilippeSmall cities5,0932 / 11311 / 1747
Saint-PierreMid-size cities85,2542 / 1186 / 470
Sainte-RoseSmall cities6,4503 / 11345 / 1747
Saint-AndréMid-size cities57,5463 / 1194 / 470
Petite-ÎleSmall cities12,9204 / 11374 / 1747
Bras-PanonSmall cities13,1315 / 11375 / 1747
La Plaine-des-PalmistesSmall cities6,9206 / 11382 / 1747
L'Étang-SaléSmall cities14,3297 / 11396 / 1747

Both tables are sorted by national rank within the size tier, the only measure that is comparable between a small town and a large city. The department rank is read within the same tier: a town that is the only one of its size in the department is therefore automatically ranked 1 of 1.

Full national ranking: Preserved nature & environment.

Method and limits

What these tables say — and what they don’t.

  • Scores are composite: each criterion carries a published weight, shown under each national ranking.
  • Towns are ranked within a population tier (5,000–20,000, 20,000–100,000, over 100,000 inhabitants). Towns under 5,000 inhabitants are not ranked.
  • A town missing the data for a criterion is left out of that ranking, never ranked last by default.
  • This is not a league table of lived quality of life: these figures reflect the public data available, with its blind spots and publication delays.
  • Crime figures are offences recorded by the police and the gendarmerie: they depend on whether victims report them and on how present the services are.

Sources, data years and weightings: About page. A question, a figure that looks wrong to you, a request for a custom breakdown — contact@lagrandecarte.fr.