Press kit · department 971

Guadeloupe.

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
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2991 / 625 / 470
Vieux-HabitantsSmall cities7,0401 / 16312 / 1747
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,4322 / 16324 / 1747
Pointe-NoireSmall cities5,8133 / 16569 / 1747
Petit-CanalSmall cities8,2064 / 16895 / 1747
Le MouleMid-size cities22,9242 / 6285 / 470
Sainte-AnneMid-size cities24,4153 / 6291 / 470
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9434 / 6304 / 470
GourbeyreSmall cities7,3785 / 161137 / 1747
Trois-RivièresSmall cities7,5196 / 161170 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Pointe-à-PitreSmall cities14,85516 / 161735 / 1747
Sainte-RoseSmall cities17,49415 / 161713 / 1747
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7606 / 6458 / 470
Basse-TerreSmall cities9,41914 / 161649 / 1747
Port-LouisSmall cities5,59113 / 161641 / 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
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 63 / 470
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,4321 / 1631 / 1747
GourbeyreSmall cities7,3782 / 1640 / 1747
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7602 / 611 / 470
Basse-TerreSmall cities9,4193 / 1642 / 1747
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2993 / 612 / 470
GoyaveSmall cities7,6404 / 1651 / 1747
LamentinSmall cities18,4375 / 1657 / 1747
Port-LouisSmall cities5,5916 / 1666 / 1747
Pointe-à-PitreSmall cities14,8557 / 1670 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
BouillanteSmall cities6,38116 / 16706 / 1747
Morne-à-l'EauSmall cities15,83915 / 16423 / 1747
Petit-CanalSmall cities8,20614 / 16298 / 1747
Saint-FrançoisSmall cities13,24913 / 16241 / 1747
Le GosierMid-size cities27,2056 / 646 / 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
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 6164 / 470
Pointe-à-PitreSmall cities14,8551 / 16695 / 1747
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7602 / 6293 / 470
Basse-TerreSmall cities9,4192 / 161188 / 1747
Le MouleMid-size cities22,9243 / 6374 / 470
Morne-à-l'EauSmall cities15,8393 / 161398 / 1747
Saint-FrançoisSmall cities13,2494 / 161450 / 1747
Le GosierMid-size cities27,2054 / 6393 / 470
GourbeyreSmall cities7,3785 / 161507 / 1747
Sainte-AnneMid-size cities24,4155 / 6415 / 470

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Capesterre-Belle-EauSmall cities17,88216 / 161734 / 1747
GoyaveSmall cities7,64015 / 161726 / 1747
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,43214 / 161686 / 1747
Sainte-RoseSmall cities17,49413 / 161683 / 1747
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2996 / 6448 / 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
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 622 / 470
Vieux-HabitantsSmall cities7,0401 / 16151 / 1747
Basse-TerreSmall cities9,4192 / 16188 / 1747
Petit-CanalSmall cities8,2063 / 16202 / 1747
Pointe-NoireSmall cities5,8134 / 16209 / 1747
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,4325 / 16247 / 1747
Pointe-à-PitreSmall cities14,8556 / 16405 / 1747
BouillanteSmall cities6,3817 / 16439 / 1747
Morne-à-l'EauSmall cities15,8398 / 16491 / 1747
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7602 / 6145 / 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 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
LamentinSmall cities18,4371 / 161171 / 1747
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 6334 / 470
Petit-CanalSmall cities8,2062 / 161455 / 1747
Le GosierMid-size cities27,2052 / 6420 / 470
Le MouleMid-size cities22,9243 / 6426 / 470
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2994 / 6428 / 470
GourbeyreSmall cities7,3783 / 161631 / 1747
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7605 / 6444 / 470
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,4324 / 161687 / 1747
Sainte-AnneMid-size cities24,4156 / 6458 / 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: 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
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 681 / 470
Le MouleMid-size cities22,9242 / 6166 / 470
Sainte-AnneMid-size cities24,4153 / 6174 / 470
Les AbymesMid-size cities51,7604 / 6176 / 470
Pointe-NoireSmall cities5,8131 / 16658 / 1747
Le GosierMid-size cities27,2055 / 6185 / 470
Petit-CanalSmall cities8,2062 / 16789 / 1747
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2996 / 6218 / 470
Morne-à-l'EauSmall cities15,8393 / 16875 / 1747
Pointe-à-PitreSmall cities14,8554 / 16895 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
GoyaveSmall cities7,64016 / 161697 / 1747
Trois-RivièresSmall cities7,51915 / 161630 / 1747
Capesterre-Belle-EauSmall cities17,88214 / 161618 / 1747
GourbeyreSmall cities7,37813 / 161608 / 1747
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,43212 / 161548 / 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 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
Baie-MahaultMid-size cities30,9431 / 669 / 470
Trois-RivièresSmall cities7,5191 / 16398 / 1747
GourbeyreSmall cities7,3782 / 16412 / 1747
Saint-ClaudeSmall cities10,4323 / 16499 / 1747
Basse-TerreSmall cities9,4194 / 16521 / 1747
Vieux-HabitantsSmall cities7,0405 / 16523 / 1747
LamentinSmall cities18,4376 / 16562 / 1747
Capesterre-Belle-EauSmall cities17,8827 / 16586 / 1747
Petit-BourgMid-size cities24,2992 / 6167 / 470
GoyaveSmall cities7,6408 / 16647 / 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.