Lamentin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 64.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 56 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Lamentin (INSEE 97115) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA du Nord Basse-Terre. Population 18,628 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97115-lamentin
Vitality score
Vitality score 64.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 56 % of the 1,288 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 | 0.56 | 25 | 13.95 |
| Social | 0.76 | 20 | 15.27 |
| Education | 0.58 | 10 | 5.83 |
| Health | 0.42 | 10 | 4.2 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
9 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ZODROS SERGIO · LAM 'EPI · LE SUCRE GOURMAND · HI YOU · DUMBO BAKERY). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE LA ROZIERE). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL BIOCHE · STALINA MARKET · AUX MARCHES MESSANGER DU LAMENTIN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (SUPLAMENTIN). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (SANGRADO ELIOT). [3,4]
59 × Restaurant (EXOTIC · HARDO PIZZERIA · LA POMME ROSE). [3,4]
6 × Café / bar (LE CERCLE · LE VYBZ · MIISTER&PRECIOUS). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VERGER DE CASTEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULIEN CHABIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRETTE · ECOL MATE PIERRE BLANCHE). [3]
7 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE L'ECOLE LAWONN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG 2 LAMENTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG 1 LAMENTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CASTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRETTE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE APPEL DU 18 JUIN). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JACQUES HECTUS, MÉDECIN · DANIEL BLANCHINET, MÉDECIN · GERARD MAXIMIN, MÉDECIN · FLORINE BADE, MÉDECIN · WALE KANGAMBEGA-CHATEAU-DEGAT, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (SELARL PHARMAVENIR · SELARL PHARMACIE GIRARD DUGAMIN · PHARMACIE DE L'HARMONIE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE ERNEST J. PÉPIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (CINE THEATRE DE LAMENTIN). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BLACHON). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE LAMENTIN). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (BO IT · JUANA TRESSE-TISSAGE · MADE IN COIFF · ESPACE COIFFURE). [3,4]
5 × Fuel station (DUGAMIN HILAIRE · DTB · SKF). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 8 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 4 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 9 | ZODROS SERGIO · LAM 'EPI · LE SUCRE GOURMAND · HI YOU · DUMBO BAKERY | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE LA ROZIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | SARL BIOCHE · STALINA MARKET · AUX MARCHES MESSANGER DU LAMENTIN | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | SUPLAMENTIN | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | SANGRADO ELIOT | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 59 | EXOTIC · HARDO PIZZERIA · LA POMME ROSE | INSEE BPE 59 / INSEE SIRENE 115 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 6 | LE CERCLE · LE VYBZ · MIISTER&PRECIOUS | INSEE SIRENE 6 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LE VERGER DE CASTEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE JULIEN CHABIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRETTE · ECOL MATE PIERRE BLANCHE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 7 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE L'ECOLE LAWONN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG 2 LAMENTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BOURG 1 LAMENTIN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CASTEL · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PIERRETTE | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE APPEL DU 18 JUIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | JACQUES HECTUS, MÉDECIN · DANIEL BLANCHINET, MÉDECIN · GERARD MAXIMIN, MÉDECIN · FLORINE BADE, MÉDECIN · WALE KANGAMBEGA-CHATEAU-DEGAT, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | SELARL PHARMAVENIR · SELARL PHARMACIE GIRARD DUGAMIN · PHARMACIE DE L'HARMONIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [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 | MÉDIATHÈQUE ERNEST J. PÉPIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | CINE THEATRE DE LAMENTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE BLACHON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE LAMENTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | BO IT · JUANA TRESSE-TISSAGE · MADE IN COIFF · ESPACE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 5 | DUGAMIN HILAIRE · DTB · SKF | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 4 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 15,624 (2012) → 18,628 (2023): 19.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 11,334 (1990) → 18,628 (2023): 64.4 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,743, of which 1.4 % second homes and 16.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Lamentin): 0.8 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Lamentin): 0.4 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Lamentin): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Lamentin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Lamentin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 248 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 17 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the STE-ROSE VIARD weather station, 7 km away at 10 m; the village itself is at 14 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 90 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at STE-ROSE VIARD, 7 km away at 10 m, over 19 summers. [9]
An average of 1,763 mm of rain a year, spread over 179 days — about 9.8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LAMENTIN GENDARMERIE, 0.9 km away at 35 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)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97115/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97115/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97115/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97115/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97115
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saran | 45 | 6,710 km NE | 17,316 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouguenais | 44 | 6,437 km NE | 20,530 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 6,461 km NE | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 6,855 km NE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 6,924 km NE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Morne-à-l'Eau | 971 | 20 km E | 16,228 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morne-à-l'Eau | 971 | 20 km E | 16,228 | 62.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Bouguenais | 44 | 6,437 km NE | 20,530 | 60.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 6,461 km NE | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saran | 45 | 6,710 km NE | 17,316 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 6,855 km NE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Pennes-Mirabeau | 13 | 6,924 km NE | 22,537 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · 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 Lamentin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 9.8 km NW | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Lamentin | 972 | 196 km S | 39,400 | 80.6 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97115-lamentin