Some subjects shine; others lag. Its weakest is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 20% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Overall, Sainte-Suzanne earns a C−, which places it #3 of 22 in Réunion. Nationally, it does better than 24% of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 26.8% unemployment. A 70 m² home at the median €2,297/m² costs 7.9 times the median annual income per consumption unit in the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR). Where it does best is schools (A−): bac results 6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.2 points above the expected rate.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · 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 Sainte-Suzanne 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 Sainte-Suzanne.
Who lives here
A young town: 14% of people in Sainte-Suzanne are 15 to 24, more than in Réunion’s towns or compared French towns
22% of adults hold a degree, near Réunion’s towns (21%) and lower than compared French towns (30%). Over-65s are 11% of the population. The share of residents under 15 is 23%.
36.1median age
Sainte-SuzanneRéunion medianFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma34%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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−
Sainte-Suzanne loses more people than its age profile suggests, 120 per 100 expected, above Réunion’s towns and compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 1,074 deaths in Sainte-Suzanne from 2016 to 2025; there were 1,288, 20% more. The nearest emergency department to Sainte-Suzanne is Chu site Felix Guyon Saint Denis, 11 mi away. The town has 15 family doctors. In Réunion, women can expect to live 84.5 years and men 78.2 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+20%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw120
Adjusted120
Median town88
Expected100
15
GPs in Sainte-Suzanne · 3.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu site Felix Guyon Saint Denis
8.6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Sainte Clotilde
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.
The estimated advertised rent is €14.34/m² a month, near Réunion’s towns (€14.14/m²) and higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The median price, €2,297/m², comes from 164 sales of houses and apartments in Sainte-Suzanne from July 2023 to June 2026. The split in the town: €2,272/m² for houses, €2,337/m² for apartments.
€2,297/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Sainte-Suzanne€2,297/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
Réunion median€2,445/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,272/m²
124
Apartments
€2,337/m²
40
€14.34/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.57 to €17.76/m² a month)
7.9
times the median annual income per consumption unit in the intercommunality, for 70 m² at the median price
€15.05/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
€20,330
median annual income per consumption unit, Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR)
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Sainte-Suzanne than in Réunion’s towns or compared French towns: 80.8%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Sainte-Suzanne is 94.0%, above Réunion’s towns (90.8%) and close to compared French towns (92.9%). At the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km, 84% of 70 candidates passed the bac pro. Its schools’ results rank #4 of 24 in Réunion.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Per resident, Sainte-Suzanne sees less crime than 72% of compared French towns
Police and gendarmerie recorded 431 offenses in Sainte-Suzanne in 2025. Violence against people ran at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 6.9 (2023–2025 average). Of the graded crimes in the town, criminal damage came up most often (2025).
10.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage123
Family violence113
Other physical violence100
Sexual violence49
Theft from vehicles22
Burglary15
Vehicle theft9
Theft without violence86
Drug use82
Fraud57
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.
10.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
431
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.4%
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, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 0.4% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
27% of Sainte-Suzanne’s labor force aged 15 to 64 is unemployed
Households’ median disposable income: €19,560 a year per consumption unit. 2.8% of Sainte-Suzanne’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
11%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving84%
Public transport6%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle1%
5,400
jobs based in Sainte-Suzanne, 0.6 per working resident
26.8%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
€19,560
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 69% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Sainte-Suzanne: 4 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Sainte-Suzanne is Phare de Bel-Air. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. Also worth knowing: 0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, near Réunion’s towns (0.4%) and lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Cheminée dite de "Quartier Français": Photo: Thierry Caro · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Domaine du Grand Hazier: Photo: David Rofas · CC BY 3.0 · Phare de Bel-Air: Photo: B.navez · CC BY-SA 3.0
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Sainte-Suzanne
Is Sainte-Suzanne safe?
It grades B+ for safety, #6 of 22 in Réunion. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 123 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Sainte-Suzanne good?
They grade A−, better than 79% of compared French towns and #4 of 24 in Réunion. The lycée stands out: 99% of 135 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Bel Air in 2025, 4 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Is Sainte-Suzanne expensive to live in?
Prices are close to the median of compared French towns: the median sale price from July 2023 to June 2026 was €2,297/m², against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are lower than in most compared French towns, so Sainte-Suzanne grades D for cost of living.
About Sainte-Suzanne
Commune in Réunion
Sainte-Suzanne is a commune of 25,551 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR). 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
25,551 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Intercommunale du Nord de la Réunion (CINOR)
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.
