Bouillante
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 58/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Bouillante (INSEE 97106) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA Grand Sud Caraïbe. Population 6,127 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97106-bouillante
Vitality score
Vitality score 58/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 70 % of the 3,866 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 16.97 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.46 | 10 | 4.61 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 0.38 | 10 | 3.79 |
| Housing mix | 0.77 | 5 | 3.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
8 × Bakery (boulangerie) (FOUR DES ILES · LA BOUYANTEZ · MAISON COLOMBO). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (LE COMPTOIR DES VIANDE). [3,4]
12 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (NABAL LISETTE · HATIL TIBURCE · EPICERIE DANY · LEALIANTE). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SDB SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION BOUILLANTAISE). [3,4]
44 × Restaurant (LE P'TIT COIN CREOLE · LE ROCHER DE MALENDURE · DELICES DE LA RESERVE). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURG DE BOUILLANTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MALENDURE). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIGEON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG DE BOUILLANTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MALENDURE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VILLAGE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FONTAINES BOUILLANTES). [3]
3 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MICHELINE BRARD, MÉDECIN · LORAINE DELSOL, MÉDECIN · LUCETTE NISET, MÉDECIN). [3]
2 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE LOSTEAU · PHARMACIE TENON BOUILLANTE). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (SERVICE MÉDIATHÈQUE, CULTURE SPORT ET LOISIRS). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DES SPORTS GILLES ECHEVIN · COLLEGE FONTAINES BOUILLANTES). [3]
1 × Bank (BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (DOLOIR MARIE EMILE · LEI'COIFF & PARFUMERIE). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (SOCIETE HYDROCARBURE DE BOUILLANTE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (LES GALETS ROUGES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 8 × Restaurant, 2 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 8 | FOUR DES ILES · LA BOUYANTEZ · MAISON COLOMBO | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | LE COMPTOIR DES VIANDE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 12 | NABAL LISETTE · HATIL TIBURCE · EPICERIE DANY · LEALIANTE | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 21 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SDB SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION BOUILLANTAISE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Restaurant | 44 | LE P'TIT COIN CREOLE · LE ROCHER DE MALENDURE · DELICES DE LA RESERVE | INSEE BPE 44 / INSEE SIRENE 82 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BOURG DE BOUILLANTE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE MALENDURE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PIGEON · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG DE BOUILLANTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MALENDURE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE VILLAGE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FONTAINES BOUILLANTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 3 | MICHELINE BRARD, MÉDECIN · LORAINE DELSOL, MÉDECIN · LUCETTE NISET, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 2 | PHARMACIE DE LOSTEAU · PHARMACIE TENON BOUILLANTE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | SERVICE MÉDIATHÈQUE, CULTURE SPORT ET LOISIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | HALL DES SPORTS GILLES ECHEVIN · COLLEGE FONTAINES BOUILLANTES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 3 | DOLOIR MARIE EMILE · LEI'COIFF & PARFUMERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | SOCIETE HYDROCARBURE DE BOUILLANTE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | LES GALETS ROUGES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Monthly market (reported, unverified): Friday Tous les matins et le marché nocturne, chaque deuxième vendredi du mois de 16h à 21h Centre-Bourg, le long de la route nationale n°2. See the source for which week of the month. [5]
Trajectory
Population 7,481 (2012) → 6,127 (2023): -18.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 6,973 (1990) → 6,127 (2023): -12.1 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,322, of which 11.6 % second homes and 21.4 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Bouillante): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Bouillante): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Bouillante): 0.5 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Bouillante): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Bouillante): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 196 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 10 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the VIEUX HABITANTS LAURICHESSE weather station, 6 km away at 250 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [10]
The village sits 245 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 7.71 °C per km of altitude before the days were counted. Expect the result to be within about 0.68 °C. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BAILLIF AERO, 13.7 km away at 21 m, over 11 summers. [10]
An average of 1,580 mm of rain a year, spread over 163 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at BOUILLANTE GEND PIGEON_SAPC, 2 km away at 34 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97106/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-bouillante.fr/ma-ville/vie-economique/marche/— “Jours de marché : Tous les matins et le marché nocturne, chaque deuxième vendredi du mois de 16h à 21h.”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97106/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97106/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97106/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97106
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Blanc | 36 | 6,648 km NE | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 84 | 6,930 km NE | 6,058 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 6,838 km NE | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 6,734 km NE | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 6,279 km NE | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 6,772 km NE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plonéour-Lanvern | 29 | 6,279 km NE | 6,452 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Blanc | 36 | 6,648 km NE | 6,164 | 59.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Boulou | 66 | 6,734 km NE | 5,487 | 53.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bédarieux | 34 | 6,772 km NE | 5,804 | 59.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ambert | 63 | 6,838 km NE | 6,517 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Vaison-la-Romaine | 84 | 6,930 km NE | 6,058 | 65.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 35 % · 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 Bouillante'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 41 km NE | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Sainte-Luce | 972 | 206 km SE | 9,410 | 70.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Port-Louis | 971 | 41 km NE | 5,607 | 50.3 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Vieux-Habitants | 971 | 8.1 km S | 7,077 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 205 km SE | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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