Port-Louis
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 50.3/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Port-Louis (INSEE 97122) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA du Nord Grande Terre. Population 5,607 (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/97122-port-louis
Vitality score
Vitality score 50.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 41 % of the 4,222 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.69 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.95 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.5 | 10 | 4.99 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.49 | 10 | 4.94 |
| Housing mix | 0.63 | 5 | 3.17 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (LA TARTINE · LA GALETTE DOREE · EFFUSION GOURMANDE). [3,4]
17 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ALPHONSE SUZANNE · ARNASSALON PAULE · LS LE FRUIT A PAIN · SIOUNANDAN MAURICETTE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (MER DES ANTILLES). [3,4]
21 × Restaurant (AROLD BEACH · LE POISSON D'OR · CHEZ GIGI AU COUCHER DU SOLEIL · KABANA BEACH). [3,4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISE MONIQUE ICTOI). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSETTE ERHARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT NARAYANAN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE PORT-LOUIS). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (INGRID CIREDERF, MÉDECIN · ELZA LUPERON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINA CARVIGAN, MÉDECIN · MAUREEN GALOU, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA CARDONA-HITZE, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE PORT LOUIS). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE YVON LEBORGNE BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (LPO NORD GRANDE TERRE). [3]
1 × Bank (AGENCE DE PORT LOUIS). [3]
4 × Hairdresser (SIBER FRANCIA · MARID COIFFURE · ADELINA COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (SOC GUADELOUPEENNE DE VENTE D'ESSENCE · RELAIS DE PORT LOUIS). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar. [4,3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | LA TARTINE · LA GALETTE DOREE · EFFUSION GOURMANDE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 17 | ALPHONSE SUZANNE · ARNASSALON PAULE · LS LE FRUIT A PAIN · SIOUNANDAN MAURICETTE | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 24 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | MER DES ANTILLES | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 21 | AROLD BEACH · LE POISSON D'OR · CHEZ GIGI AU COUCHER DU SOLEIL · KABANA BEACH | INSEE BPE 21 / INSEE SIRENE 50 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE · ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISE MONIQUE ICTOI | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOSETTE ERHARD · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ROBERT NARAYANAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE PORT-LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | INGRID CIREDERF, MÉDECIN · ELZA LUPERON, MÉDECIN · CHRISTINA CARVIGAN, MÉDECIN · MAUREEN GALOU, MÉDECIN · LAETITIA CARDONA-HITZE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DE PORT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [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 | MEDIATHEQUE YVON LEBORGNE BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | LPO NORD GRANDE TERRE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 1 | AGENCE DE PORT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 4 | SIBER FRANCIA · MARID COIFFURE · ADELINA COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | SOC GUADELOUPEENNE DE VENTE D'ESSENCE · RELAIS DE PORT LOUIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 5,646 (2012) → 5,607 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,641 (1990) → 5,607 (2023): -0.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 3,681, of which 18.3 % second homes and 9.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Port-Louis): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Port-Louis): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Port-Louis): 0.7 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Port-Louis): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Port-Louis): 0.4 km to the south-east (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, 5.6 km away at 35 m; the village itself is at 2 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, 5.6 km away at 35 m, over 23 summers. [9]
An average of 1,345 mm of rain a year, spread over 165 days — about 8.2 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at PORT-LOUIS GENDARMERIE, 1 km away at 18 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
64 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 180,000 € — 2,109 € per m² of built surface. [10]
9 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 135,000 € — 1,849 € per m². [10]
The median across Guadeloupe is 2,688 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [10]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Bakery (boulangerie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97122/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97122/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97122/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97122/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97122
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Noire | 971 | 34 km SW | 5,762 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche | 19 | 6,615 km NE | 5,091 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 6,754 km NE | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Morne-Rouge | 972 | 188 km S | 4,388 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Noves | 13 | 6,873 km NE | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marcheprime | 33 | 6,428 km NE | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Noire | 971 | 34 km SW | 5,762 | 57.7 | Partly served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Le Morne-Rouge | 972 | 188 km S | 4,388 | 45.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Marcheprime | 33 | 6,428 km NE | 5,696 | 46.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 43 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Pantaléon-de-Larche | 19 | 6,615 km NE | 5,091 | 45.8 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 26 % · humidity 0 % |
| Florensac | 34 | 6,754 km NE | 5,254 | 49.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noves | 13 | 6,873 km NE | 6,080 | 55.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · 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 Port-Louis'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillante | 971 | 41 km SW | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Petit-Canal | 971 | 6.2 km SE | 8,212 | 70.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| La Trinité | 972 | 196 km S | 11,454 | 58.1 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97122-port-louis