Les Abymes
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 80.4/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 63 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Les Abymes (INSEE 97101) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA CAP Excellence. Population 51,055 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97101-les-abymes
Vitality score
Vitality score 80.4/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 63 % of the 442 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.86 | 25 | 21.5 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.47 |
| Education | 0.94 | 10 | 9.36 |
| Health | 0.94 | 10 | 9.39 |
| Public & culture | 0.35 | 5 | 1.77 |
| Population trend | 0.32 | 10 | 3.16 |
| Housing mix | 0.95 | 5 | 4.73 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
46 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PAIN NOBEL · EPI CENTRE · GOSPEL K'FE · 3G B · BAGUETISSE). [3,4]
7 × Butcher (boucherie) (MINI BOUDIN CREOLE · CLACER ABY' BOUCH · E & M DISTRIBUTION - TENDANCE'S BEAUTE · SAS BOUCHERIE LACROIX · SARL TACO). [3,4]
105 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NEGRE VINCINE · EPIL HENRI-PHILIPPE · GERVELAS RAPHAELLA · MOZAR MARIETTE · LOUISOR ET FILS). [3,4]
10 × Supermarket (SUPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHE GRAND CAMP · SOFHYPER · SOCAMP). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (BLUE FISH · L'ANGE DE MER). [3,4]
258 × Restaurant (SNACK MICH · MIGAN · TROUILLEFOU GHISLAINE NIDZA · SARL KARAK CENTRE). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (MAEN FESTIV · L'INSTANT · CHEZ DOUDOU · CHEZ JOS). [4]
16 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE TI PRINCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARENAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BOISRIPEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRAND CAMP 2 · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRAND CAMP 1). [3]
22 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MASSABIELLE II · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH-THEODORE FAUSTIN 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH-THEODORE FAUSTIN 1 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMPBELL CHRISTY (ADMIRAL T) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE ST-PIERRE). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE SAINT-JOHN PERSE · COLLEGE AURELIE LAMBOURDE · COLLEGE RAIZET · COLLEGE ALEXANDRE ISAAC · COLLEGE CITE SCOLAIRE D'EXCELLENCE SPORTIVE). [3]
50 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LESLIE-ANNE SOLVAR, MÉDECIN · MARIE-THERESE BICHARA MISTIGRES, MÉDECIN · ANNA BLAQUART, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE GRAZIANI-GERONIMI, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LE BRIZAULT, MÉDECIN). [3]
17 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MIQUEL · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE MEDICAL · PHARMACIE COPAVER-NESTY · PHARMACIE POINTE D OR · PHARMACIE MERAULT). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (ABYMES RAIZET SUD RP · LA POSTE). [3]
4 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PALAIS DE LA CULTURE FELIX PROTO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAZEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE ROGER TOUMSON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOUISY MATHIEU). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINESTAR). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE LGT LA PERSEVERANCE · COLLEGE RAIZET · GRAND GYMNASE DE DOTHEMARE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MICHEL BENJAMIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIEUX BOURG ABYMES). [3]
20 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CENTRE DE CONTACT MULTICANAL (CCM) · LES ABYMES PROVIDENCE · ESPACE PROFESSIONNEL GRANDE-TERRE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE). [3]
89 × Hairdresser (LUCIENNE COIFFURE · SYLVESTRE ANTOINETTE · DAVILLE MARIE-LINE). [3,4]
15 × Fuel station (STACO · ESPACE ANQUETIL · SIQUIL · EMA · STATION ANQUETIL SERVICES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 7 × Bakery (boulangerie), 23 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 2 × Fishmonger, 71 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 5 × GP (médecin généraliste), 5 × Pharmacy, 15 × Hairdresser, 2 × Fuel station.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 46 | PAIN NOBEL · EPI CENTRE · GOSPEL K'FE · 3G B · BAGUETISSE | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 73 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 7 | MINI BOUDIN CREOLE · CLACER ABY' BOUCH · E & M DISTRIBUTION - TENDANCE'S BEAUTE · SAS BOUCHERIE LACROIX · SARL TACO | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 105 | NEGRE VINCINE · EPIL HENRI-PHILIPPE · GERVELAS RAPHAELLA · MOZAR MARIETTE · LOUISOR ET FILS | INSEE BPE 105 / INSEE SIRENE 215 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 10 | SUPER U · CARREFOUR MARKET · SUPERMARCHE GRAND CAMP · SOFHYPER · SOCAMP | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | BLUE FISH · L'ANGE DE MER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 258 | SNACK MICH · MIGAN · TROUILLEFOU GHISLAINE NIDZA · SARL KARAK CENTRE | INSEE BPE 258 / INSEE SIRENE 554 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 15 | MAEN FESTIV · L'INSTANT · CHEZ DOUDOU · CHEZ JOS | INSEE SIRENE 15 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 16 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE TI PRINCE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CARENAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE BOISRIPEAUX · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRAND CAMP 2 · ECOLE MATERNELLE GRAND CAMP 1 | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 22 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE MASSABIELLE II · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH-THEODORE FAUSTIN 2 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSEPH-THEODORE FAUSTIN 1 · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAMPBELL CHRISTY (ADMIRAL T) · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MAURICE ST-PIERRE | INSEE BPE 22 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE SAINT-JOHN PERSE · COLLEGE AURELIE LAMBOURDE · COLLEGE RAIZET · COLLEGE ALEXANDRE ISAAC · COLLEGE CITE SCOLAIRE D'EXCELLENCE SPORTIVE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 50 | LESLIE-ANNE SOLVAR, MÉDECIN · MARIE-THERESE BICHARA MISTIGRES, MÉDECIN · ANNA BLAQUART, MÉDECIN · EMMANUELLE GRAZIANI-GERONIMI, MÉDECIN · JULIEN LE BRIZAULT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 50 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 17 | PHARMACIE MIQUEL · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE MEDICAL · PHARMACIE COPAVER-NESTY · PHARMACIE POINTE D OR · PHARMACIE MERAULT | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | ABYMES RAIZET SUD RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 4 | MÉDIATHÈQUE DU PALAIS DE LA CULTURE FELIX PROTO · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE CHAZEAU · MÉDIATHÈQUE ROGER TOUMSON · BIBLIOTHÈQUE DE LOUISY MATHIEU | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINESTAR | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | COLLEGE LGT LA PERSEVERANCE · COLLEGE RAIZET · GRAND GYMNASE DE DOTHEMARE · COMPLEXE SPORTIF MICHEL BENJAMIN · COMPLEXE SPORTIF VIEUX BOURG ABYMES | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 20 | CAISSE REGIONALE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL · CENTRE DE CONTACT MULTICANAL (CCM) · LES ABYMES PROVIDENCE · ESPACE PROFESSIONNEL GRANDE-TERRE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE | INSEE BPE 20 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 89 | LUCIENNE COIFFURE · SYLVESTRE ANTOINETTE · DAVILLE MARIE-LINE | INSEE BPE 89 / INSEE SIRENE 154 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 15 | STACO · ESPACE ANQUETIL · SIQUIL · EMA · STATION ANQUETIL SERVICES | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 32 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 23 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 58,606 (2012) → 51,055 (2023): -12.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 62,605 (1990) → 51,055 (2023): -18.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 31,663, of which 2.7 % second homes and 19.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Les Abymes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Les Abymes): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Les Abymes): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Les Abymes): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Les Abymes): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 235 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LE RAIZET AERO weather station, 1.4 km away at 11 m; the village itself is at 25 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE RAIZET AERO, 1.4 km away at 11 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 1,578 mm of rain a year, spread over 175 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LE RAIZET AERO, 1.4 km away at 11 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97101/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97101/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97101/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97101/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97101
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval | 53 | 6,508 km NE | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 6,667 km NE | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 6,834 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 6,480 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 6,431 km NE | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 6,741 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 6,431 km NE | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 6,480 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Laval | 53 | 6,508 km NE | 49,400 | 86.1 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évreux | 27 | 6,667 km NE | 49,360 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 6,741 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 6,834 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Les Abymes's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie-Mahault | 971 | 8.7 km W | 30,924 | 85.4 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Gosier | 971 | 7.4 km S | 27,757 | 78.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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