A town with more to fix than most. Where it falls short is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The local economy is weaker than most (D−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 30.7% unemployment. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+): 89% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 11% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €2,028/m²: 70 m² comes to 8.4 years of the median income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST). Overall, that makes a D−, better than 2% of compared French towns.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · prices, DVF · income per consumption unit (an income adjusted for household size), INSEE Filosofi.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas. The overall grade uses the other six subjects.
Each subject compares Saint-André with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-André.
Who lives here
Children make up 25% of Saint-André, above Réunion’s towns and compared French towns
15% of residents are 15 to 24, higher than both Réunion’s towns (13%) and compared French towns (11%). People 65 and over make up 11% of the town. Graduates make up 17% of adults.
34.1median age
Saint-AndréRéunion medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
15%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma38%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: Réunion 51.8%, France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · Réunion median and France median: the median of compared communes
HealthHealth D−
Saint-André loses more people than its age profile suggests, 123 per 100 expected, above Réunion’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Saint-André can choose among 51 GPs. The nearest emergency department to Saint-André is Gher Saint Benoit, 7.8 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 2,550 deaths here from 2016 to 2025; there were 3,302, 29% more. Average lifespans in Réunion: 84.5 years for women, 78.2 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally.
+23%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw129
Adjusted123
Median town88
Expected100
51
GPs in Saint-André · 4.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
7.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Gher Saint Benoit
10.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Gher Saint Benoit
84.5 · 78.2
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Réunion, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
445 sales of houses and apartments in Saint-André, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,028/m². Houses in Saint-André sell for €2,138/m² and apartments for €1,752/m². The estimated advertised rent is €13.01/m² a month, below Réunion’s towns (€14.14/m²) and close to compared French towns (€12.41/m²).
€2,028/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-André€2,028/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Réunion median€2,445/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,138/m²
331
Apartments
€1,752/m²
114
€13.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.57 to €16.00/m² a month)
8.4
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€11.70/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€16,920
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Saint-André, 30.7%, runs above Réunion’s towns and compared French towns
The median disposable income is €17,030 a year per consumption unit. At the census, 4.1% of working residents in Saint-André went to work by public transport.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
On foot6%
Public transport4%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
13,800
jobs based in Saint-André, 0.8 per working resident
30.7%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€17,030
median annual income per consumption unit, 2023 · median of compared French towns €25,970
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 74% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
78.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the seven collèges within 5 km, 4.7 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-André, 88.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, below Réunion’s towns (90.8%) and compared French towns (92.9%) alike. Ranked by results, schools here are #21 of 24 in Réunion.
93%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Saint-André sees more crime than 55% of compared French towns
Saint-André’s tally for 2025: 1,428 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 13.7 cases of violence against people and 8.6 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). Also worth knowing: the graded crime recorded most here was family violence (2025).
13.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence400
Criminal damage337
Other physical violence303
Burglary179
Sexual violence123
Theft from vehicles59
Vehicle theft27
Drug use208
Theft without violence196
Fraud165
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
13.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,428
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.1%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · For armed robbery, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 0.1% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Saint-André: 13 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, near Réunion’s towns (0.4%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Saint-André is Maison Martin ou Martin Valliamé, actuellement office du tourisme de Saint-André. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Grille, portail et vestiges du guétali et mur de la maison Loupy: Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Propriété Appavoupoulle: Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Propriété Camalon: Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Saint-André
Is Saint-André safe?
It grades B− for safety, #14 of 22 in Réunion. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 179 burglaries and 337 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-André good?
They grade C, better than 35% of compared French towns and #21 of 24 in Réunion. 93% of 377 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Sarda Garriga in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Saint-André expensive to live in?
Homes cost less than in most compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,028/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns too, so Saint-André grades D for cost of living.
About Saint-André
Commune in Réunion
Saint-André is a commune of 58,885 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST). TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Population
58,885 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale de la Réunion Est (CIREST)
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
