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Baillif

Guadeloupe · CA Grand Sud Caraïbe · INSEE 97104

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Partly served 53.2/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Baillif (INSEE 97104) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA Grand Sud Caraïbe. Population 5,096 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [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/97104-baillif

Vitality score

Vitality score 53.2/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 54 % of the 4,609 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.572514.32
Social0.612012.19
Education0.53105.28
Health0.47104.67
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend0.35103.49
Housing mix0.8454.19

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 5 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 2 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 1 of 2
Everyday services 3 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

4 × Bakery (boulangerie) (BOULANGERIE LAUGIER · PEN AN NOU). [3,4]

1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE DE L'EVOLUTION). [3,4]

8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (BARREAU MOSARD · TOUTOUTE FAUCONNIER ANNY · PROXI MARKET · SOCIETE GUADELOUPEENNE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIRE). [3,4]

3 × Supermarket (LP DISTRIBUTION · SODEX BAILLIF). [3,4]

1 × Fishmonger (DOUMOU FISH). [3,4]

24 × Restaurant (SARL METURA LE MARACUDJA). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar (CARPE DIEM). [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES COLIBRIS). [3]

3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PERSEVERANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-ROBERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GRATIEN CANDACE). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE JEAN JAURES). [3]

5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KOLBE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-SCHOLASTIQUE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHNEDECKER, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE ADELAIDE, MÉDECIN · ERIKA PARASSOURAMIN-VALLY, MÉDECIN). [3]

1 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMACIE DORVILLE). [3,4]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CYGNE NOIR PIERRE MARTIN). [3]

1 × Bank (BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE). [3]

5 × Hairdresser (DOIGTS DE FEE · SAPOR MARYSE · CYN' TRESSES · PRISSOU COIFFURE). [3,4]

1 × Fuel station (SARL WILISAMIDI). [3,4]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 3 × Restaurant, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Fuel station.

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)4BOULANGERIE LAUGIER · PEN AN NOUINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)1BOUCHERIE DE L'EVOLUTIONINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)8BARREAU MOSARD · TOUTOUTE FAUCONNIER ANNY · PROXI MARKET · SOCIETE GUADELOUPEENNE DE DISTRIBUTION ALIMENTAIREINSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4]
Supermarket3LP DISTRIBUTION · SODEX BAILLIFINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger1DOUMOU FISHINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4]
Restaurant24SARL METURA LE MARACUDJAINSEE BPE 24 / INSEE SIRENE 56 [3,4]
Café / bar1CARPE DIEMINSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES COLIBRISINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)3ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE LA PERSEVERANCE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE SAINT-ROBERT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GRATIEN CANDACEINSEE BPE 3 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE JEAN JAURESINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)5KOLBE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · MARIE-SCHOLASTIQUE GAUTHIER, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE SCHNEDECKER, MÉDECIN · SEVERINE ADELAIDE, MÉDECIN · ERIKA PARASSOURAMIN-VALLY, MÉDECININSEE BPE 5 [3]
Pharmacy1SELARL PHARMACIE DORVILLEINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1COMPLEXE SPORTIF DU CYGNE NOIR PIERRE MARTININSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Bank1BRED BANQUE POPULAIREINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Hairdresser5DOIGTS DE FEE · SAPOR MARYSE · CYN' TRESSES · PRISSOU COIFFUREINSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Fuel station1SARL WILISAMIDIINSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 5,214 peak 1990: 6,004 2023: 5,096 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 5,287 (2012) → 5,096 (2023): -3.6 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 6,004 (1990) → 5,096 (2023): -15.1 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 2,964, of which 8.1 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

2.5 km5 kmPharmacy — 1.0 km S (Baillif)
In the commune Bakery, Food shop, Primary school, GP Pharmacy — 1.0 km S Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Baillif): 0.2 km to the north (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Baillif): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]

GP (Baillif): 0 km to the west (straight line). [8]

Pharmacy (Baillif): 1 km to the south (straight line). [8]

Primary school (Baillif): 0.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]

Climate

Where this sits nationally

Each track runs from the 5th to the 95th percentile of the 34,141 communes with that measurement; the tick is the median. A value beyond either end sits at the end and is marked ▸.

An average of 296 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 14 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]

Measured at the BAILLIF AERO weather station, 1.2 km away at 21 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [9]

Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]

Humidity measured at BAILLIF AERO, 1.2 km away at 21 m, over 11 summers. [9]

An average of 1,096 mm of rain a year, spread over 135 days — about 8.1 mm on a day it rains. [9]

Rainfall measured at BAILLIF AERO, 1.2 km away at 21 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97104/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97104/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97104/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97104/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 97104
  9. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Crécy-la-Chapelle776,829 km NE4,97358.9Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche786,764 km NE4,96546.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont626,771 km NE5,02940.8Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 %
Billy-Berclau626,854 km NE5,09350.1Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 %
Rang-du-Fliers626,766 km NE4,29753.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Martin-des-Champs296,337 km NE4,77358.5Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 %
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Martin-des-Champs296,337 km NE4,77358.5Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Nom-la-Bretèche786,764 km NE4,96546.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 %
Rang-du-Fliers626,766 km NE4,29753.3Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 54 % · humidity 0 %
Saint-Étienne-au-Mont626,771 km NE5,02940.8Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 %
Crécy-la-Chapelle776,829 km NE4,97358.9Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 36 % · humidity 0 %
Billy-Berclau626,854 km NE5,09350.1Partly servedCooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 %

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