Press kit · department 972

Martinique.

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
Rivière-PiloteSmall cities11,7971 / 16300 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4222 / 16535 / 1747
Le RobertMid-size cities21,4901 / 3217 / 470
Le DiamantSmall cities5,9243 / 16864 / 1747
Le LorrainSmall cities6,6074 / 16911 / 1747
Saint-JosephSmall cities16,4705 / 161010 / 1747
Le FrançoisSmall cities15,8586 / 161025 / 1747
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3462 / 3303 / 470
Gros-MorneSmall cities9,7527 / 161133 / 1747
Les Trois-ÎletsSmall cities6,7358 / 161271 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
La TrinitéSmall cities11,62216 / 161630 / 1747
Fort-de-FranceMid-size cities75,1653 / 3418 / 470
Rivière-SaléeSmall cities11,81815 / 161483 / 1747
DucosSmall cities17,83714 / 161456 / 1747
Le MarinSmall cities8,52613 / 161438 / 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
Le FrançoisSmall cities15,8581 / 168 / 1747
Sainte-MarieSmall cities14,8272 / 1613 / 1747
La TrinitéSmall cities11,6223 / 1614 / 1747
Gros-MorneSmall cities9,7524 / 1624 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4225 / 1637 / 1747
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3461 / 311 / 470
Le LorrainSmall cities6,6076 / 1642 / 1747
Les Trois-ÎletsSmall cities6,7357 / 1643 / 1747
Le DiamantSmall cities5,9248 / 1670 / 1747
Le VauclinSmall cities8,4819 / 1679 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Fort-de-FranceMid-size cities75,1653 / 3179 / 470
Saint-JosephSmall cities16,47016 / 16375 / 1747
Rivière-SaléeSmall cities11,81815 / 16341 / 1747
DucosSmall cities17,83714 / 16157 / 1747
Sainte-LuceSmall cities9,27513 / 16110 / 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 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
Rivière-SaléeSmall cities11,8181 / 16619 / 1747
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3461 / 3185 / 470
Le RobertMid-size cities21,4902 / 3192 / 470
La TrinitéSmall cities11,6222 / 16722 / 1747
SchœlcherSmall cities19,3423 / 16854 / 1747
Le MarinSmall cities8,5264 / 16944 / 1747
Fort-de-FranceMid-size cities75,1653 / 3261 / 470
Les Trois-ÎletsSmall cities6,7355 / 161009 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4226 / 161050 / 1747
Sainte-MarieSmall cities14,8277 / 161140 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Le LorrainSmall cities6,60716 / 161525 / 1747
Le VauclinSmall cities8,48115 / 161509 / 1747
Saint-JosephSmall cities16,47014 / 161488 / 1747
Sainte-LuceSmall cities9,27513 / 161385 / 1747
Le DiamantSmall cities5,92412 / 161280 / 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 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
Fort-de-FranceMid-size cities75,1651 / 336 / 470
Sainte-LuceSmall cities9,2751 / 16214 / 1747
Le RobertMid-size cities21,4902 / 361 / 470
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3463 / 381 / 470
Le LorrainSmall cities6,6072 / 16319 / 1747
Le FrançoisSmall cities15,8583 / 16442 / 1747
Sainte-MarieSmall cities14,8274 / 16538 / 1747
La TrinitéSmall cities11,6225 / 16564 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4226 / 16665 / 1747
DucosSmall cities17,8377 / 16673 / 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
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4221 / 16316 / 1747
DucosSmall cities17,8372 / 16328 / 1747
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3461 / 3215 / 470
Le MarinSmall cities8,5263 / 16892 / 1747
Gros-MorneSmall cities9,7524 / 16985 / 1747
Le RobertMid-size cities21,4902 / 3283 / 470
Rivière-PiloteSmall cities11,7975 / 161138 / 1747
Saint-JosephSmall cities16,4706 / 161264 / 1747
Rivière-SaléeSmall cities11,8187 / 161277 / 1747
La TrinitéSmall cities11,6228 / 161312 / 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
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3461 / 360 / 470
Le RobertMid-size cities21,4902 / 3144 / 470
Fort-de-FranceMid-size cities75,1653 / 3146 / 470
Rivière-PiloteSmall cities11,7971 / 16620 / 1747
Le DiamantSmall cities5,9242 / 16624 / 1747
SchœlcherSmall cities19,3423 / 16672 / 1747
DucosSmall cities17,8374 / 16747 / 1747
Rivière-SaléeSmall cities11,8185 / 16758 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4226 / 16774 / 1747
Le MarinSmall cities8,5267 / 16780 / 1747

Lowest-ranked in the department

TownSize tierPopulationRank in its tier · DepartmentRank in its tier · France
Saint-JosephSmall cities16,47016 / 161302 / 1747
Gros-MorneSmall cities9,75215 / 161222 / 1747
Le VauclinSmall cities8,48114 / 161210 / 1747
Sainte-MarieSmall cities14,82713 / 161152 / 1747
Le LorrainSmall cities6,60712 / 161113 / 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
La TrinitéSmall cities11,6221 / 16352 / 1747
Le LorrainSmall cities6,6072 / 16569 / 1747
Sainte-MarieSmall cities14,8273 / 16617 / 1747
Le FrançoisSmall cities15,8584 / 16632 / 1747
Sainte-LuceSmall cities9,2755 / 16661 / 1747
Rivière-PiloteSmall cities11,7976 / 16662 / 1747
Le LamentinMid-size cities39,3461 / 3228 / 470
SchœlcherSmall cities19,3427 / 16849 / 1747
Saint-EspritSmall cities10,4228 / 16871 / 1747
Les Trois-ÎletsSmall cities6,7359 / 16873 / 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.