Morne-à-l'Eau
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 62.8/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 54 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Morne-à-l'Eau (INSEE 97116) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA du Nord Grande Terre. Population 16,228 (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/97116-morne-a-l-eau
Vitality score
Vitality score 62.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 54 % of the 1,497 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 | 0.74 | 25 | 18.55 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.2 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.58 | 10 | 5.8 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.51 | 10 | 5.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.91 | 5 | 4.54 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (JASAWANT & JASAWANT · CARREFOUR DU PAIN · RAPID DISTRIBUTION · LE FOURNIL DU ROND POINT). [3,4]
4 × Butcher (boucherie) (NODICA · O SAVEURS CHARCUTIERES · LES FERMIERES DE GUADELOUPE). [3,4]
34 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (PENSEDENT CLAIRNOT · SYDIP). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (ECO-MARKET · SOGUADIAL MORNE-A-L'EAU). [3,4]
54 × Restaurant (LE ROMARIC · ALPHONSE FELICIANE). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (ELEGANS NIGHT CLUB). [4]
4 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BAZILE BERTAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDOUARD NELSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE BENIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE POINTE A RETZ). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CHRETIENNE LES SEMAILLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX DUPORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE FOUCAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ACHILLE LABUTHIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUDGER MARIE). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FLORETTE MORAND). [3]
8 × GP (médecin généraliste) (PASCAL RHINAN, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MENDEZ, MÉDECIN · MARIUS RINALDO, MÉDECIN · MICHEL CAYARCY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CLOTILDE, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE HELMANY · PHARMACIES SMS · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE RICHEVAL · SELAS BORDI ALEXANDRA). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE IMPASSE ROSE AIMÉEE DOROCANT). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE FOSTIN FLERET). [3]
2 × Bank (AGENCE DE MORNE A L'EAU · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (ALOPH BERTHE · LE BARBER CLASS). [3,4]
9 × Fuel station (STATION LOUIS JOCELYNE · STATION GRIPPON SERVICES · TOFIMA · NOHAN · DEMETER). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 6 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 11 × Restaurant, 7 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | JASAWANT & JASAWANT · CARREFOUR DU PAIN · RAPID DISTRIBUTION · LE FOURNIL DU ROND POINT | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 4 | NODICA · O SAVEURS CHARCUTIERES · LES FERMIERES DE GUADELOUPE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 34 | PENSEDENT CLAIRNOT · SYDIP | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 69 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | ECO-MARKET · SOGUADIAL MORNE-A-L'EAU | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 54 | LE ROMARIC · ALPHONSE FELICIANE | INSEE BPE 54 / INSEE SIRENE 134 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | ELEGANS NIGHT CLUB | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 4 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BAZILE BERTAUD · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EDOUARD NELSON · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE JEANNE BENIN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE POINTE A RETZ | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE CHRETIENNE LES SEMAILLES · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE FELIX DUPORT · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE PIERRE FOUCAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE ACHILLE LABUTHIE · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE LUDGER MARIE | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FLORETTE MORAND | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 8 | PASCAL RHINAN, MÉDECIN · XAVIER MENDEZ, MÉDECIN · MARIUS RINALDO, MÉDECIN · MICHEL CAYARCY, MÉDECIN · JEAN-PIERRE CLOTILDE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE HELMANY · PHARMACIES SMS · PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DE RICHEVAL · SELAS BORDI ALEXANDRA | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE IMPASSE ROSE AIMÉEE DOROCANT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LYCEE FOSTIN FLERET | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | AGENCE DE MORNE A L'EAU · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | ALOPH BERTHE · LE BARBER CLASS | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 34 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 9 | STATION LOUIS JOCELYNE · STATION GRIPPON SERVICES · TOFIMA · NOHAN · DEMETER | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 6 / 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 16,959 (2012) → 16,228 (2023): -4.3 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 16,042 (1990) → 16,228 (2023): 1.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,789, of which 4.6 % second homes and 18.3 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Morne-à-l'Eau): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Morne-à-l'Eau): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Morne-à-l'Eau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Morne-à-l'Eau): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Morne-à-l'Eau): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 200 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 24 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the PETIT-CANAL GODET-INRAE weather station, 8.6 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 91 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at PETIT-CANAL GODET-INRAE, 8.6 km away at 35 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,465 mm of rain a year, spread over 173 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at MORNE A L'EAU GENDARMERIE, 0.4 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 — 97116/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97116/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97116/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97116/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97116
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 13 | 6,912 km NE | 15,381 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert | 42 | 6,837 km NE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 6,443 km NE | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ollioules | 83 | 6,945 km NE | 14,568 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saran | 45 | 6,692 km NE | 17,316 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 179 km S | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 179 km S | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 72 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Cestas | 33 | 6,443 km NE | 16,666 | 56 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saran | 45 | 6,692 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 | 6,837 km NE | 15,764 | 62.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 19 % · humidity 0 % |
| Bouc-Bel-Air | 13 | 6,912 km NE | 15,381 | 57.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Ollioules | 83 | 6,945 km NE | 14,568 | 68.7 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 97 % · 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 Morne-à-l'Eau'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Trinité | 972 | 185 km S | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Le Moule | 971 | 12 km E | 23,014 | 71.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Ducos | 972 | 202 km S | 18,105 | 65.6 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6.3 km NW | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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