Deshaies
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 52.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 61 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Deshaies (INSEE 97111) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA du Nord Basse-Terre. Population 3,710 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [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/97111-deshaies
Vitality score
Vitality score 52.7/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 61 % of the 5,999 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 | 0.6 | 25 | 14.99 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.53 | 10 | 5.28 |
| Health | 0.47 | 10 | 4.67 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.57 | 10 | 5.67 |
| Housing mix | 0.18 | 5 | 0.88 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
5 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TERRASSE DE LEROUX · OP' TIT PAINS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (TRADISIYON BON ANMAN (AU R.M)). [3]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL LE MARAIS · EXO 7 LE MARAIS · ZIOTTE MULTI SERVICES · LE MANGOLA). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
61 × Restaurant (UNEAU RAPHAELE · SARL KARACOLI). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar (H.CORP). [4]
3 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE AUDELON BETHSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUJOUR AGENOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FELIX ALADIN FLEMIN). [3]
5 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ETIENNE PICARDAT, MÉDECIN · NOURREDDINE ADJAL, MÉDECIN · FORTUNATO DESSI, MÉDECIN · FRANTZ UGOLIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE DACOURT, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy. [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
3 × Hairdresser (LAN.DRE.27 · MYSTER COIF). [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (WIPCO). [3,4]
10 × Hotel (HABITATION GRANDE ANSE · FLEURS DES ILES · RÉSIDENCE CARAIBES BONHEUR · LANGLEY HOTEL FORT ROYAL · AU JARDIN DES COLIBRIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 7 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 5 | LA TERRASSE DE LEROUX · OP' TIT PAINS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | TRADISIYON BON ANMAN (AU R.M) | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | SARL LE MARAIS · EXO 7 LE MARAIS · ZIOTTE MULTI SERVICES · LE MANGOLA | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 61 | UNEAU RAPHAELE · SARL KARACOLI | INSEE BPE 61 / INSEE SIRENE 106 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | H.CORP | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 3 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE AUDELON BETHSY · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE BEAUJOUR AGENOR · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FELIX ALADIN FLEMIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 5 | ETIENNE PICARDAT, MÉDECIN · NOURREDDINE ADJAL, MÉDECIN · FORTUNATO DESSI, MÉDECIN · FRANTZ UGOLIN, MÉDECIN · MARINE DACOURT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 3 | LAN.DRE.27 · MYSTER COIF | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 1 | WIPCO | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 10 | HABITATION GRANDE ANSE · FLEURS DES ILES · RÉSIDENCE CARAIBES BONHEUR · LANGLEY HOTEL FORT ROYAL · AU JARDIN DES COLIBRIS | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 23 [3,4] |
| 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 4,271 (2012) → 3,710 (2023): -13.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 3,476 (1990) → 3,710 (2023): 6.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,292, of which 41.2 % second homes and 5.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Deshaies): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Deshaies): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Deshaies): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Pointe-Noire): 8.2 km to the south (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Deshaies): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 258 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 12 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the POINTE-NOIRE BELLEVUE weather station, 8.5 km away at 213 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [10]
The village sits 210 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 90 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at STE-ROSE VIARD, 12.1 km away at 10 m, over 19 summers. [10]
An average of 1,545 mm of rain a year, spread over 163 days — about 9.5 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at DESHAIES GENDARMERIE, 0.6 km away at 42 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97111/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97111/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97111/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97111/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97111
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97121
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 29 | 6,289 km NE | 3,508 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 84 | 6,942 km NE | 3,004 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 50 | 6,491 km NE | 3,274 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Erdeven | 56 | 6,343 km NE | 4,008 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 972 | 230 km SE | 4,306 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 6,361 km NE | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne | 972 | 230 km SE | 4,306 | 53 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| La Forêt-Fouesnant | 29 | 6,289 km NE | 3,508 | 55.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 81 % · humidity 0 % |
| Erdeven | 56 | 6,343 km NE | 4,008 | 47.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 69 % |
| Penvénan | 22 | 6,361 km NE | 2,584 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 82 % · humidity 0 % |
| Gouville-sur-Mer | 50 | 6,491 km NE | 3,274 | 48.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 74 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Saturnin-lès-Apt | 84 | 6,942 km NE | 3,004 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · 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 Deshaies'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Noire | 971 | 8.3 km S | 5,762 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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