Saint-François
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 68.8/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 84 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-François (INSEE 97125) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA La Riviéra du Levant. Population 13,942 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Petites villes (level 3). [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/97125-saint-francois
Vitality score
Vitality score 68.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 84 % of the 1,776 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 | 0.69 | 25 | 17.33 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.63 | 10 | 6.29 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.32 | 5 | 1.6 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
30 × Bakery (boulangerie) (PELMONT ANNIA · BARCA JOCELYN · FLEURS DE PARADIS). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (BOUCHERIE CTL). [3,4]
34 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (AU PRESTIGE · CHELAMIE MAURILLE · AUGUSTE JULIO). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (LEADER PRICE · SUPER U). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (MOUL' ATLANTIC · GUADA PECHE IMPORT). [3,4]
156 × Restaurant (MARTISSON RAYMONDE · TOMATO PIZZA - GAINSBAR). [3,4]
8 × Café / bar (LA DOLCE · GREEN GARDEN · KAWANE CAFE · CHEZ HONORE · KOOL KAKO). [4]
3 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE OLGA CAPRO-JEANVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE POMBIRAY). [3]
8 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISE MONIQUE ICTOI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHRISTOPHE PROTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHRISTIAN GOBERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KAWANN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANGELE NAYAGOM-EPITER). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ALEXANDRE MACAL). [3]
16 × GP (médecin généraliste) (KEVE-YANN LARA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK PRIEUR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LAMARRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE ORGAER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES AUBRY, MÉDECIN). [3]
4 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MAZEROLLES TORDJEMAN · PHARMACIE DE LA LICORNE · SNC PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DU GOLF). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-FRANCOIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (GYMNASE ET BOULODROME DES RAISINS CLAIRS). [3]
5 × Bank (AGENCE DE SAINT-FRANCOIS · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SAINT-FRANCOIS). [3]
14 × Hairdresser (PERRAN FLORENTIN · AMBIANCE COIFFURE). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (AVIMAR · LOHAVE SEQUOIA · TOTAL · VITO · DT2MG STATION TOTAL). [3,4]
8 × Hotel (LA COCOTERAIE · RÉSIDENCE LE VALLON · VILLAGE DE BRAGELOGNE · HOSTELLERIE DES CHÂTEAUX · GUADELOUPE PALM SUITES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 40 × Restaurant, 3 × Hairdresser, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 30 | PELMONT ANNIA · BARCA JOCELYN · FLEURS DE PARADIS | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | BOUCHERIE CTL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 34 | AU PRESTIGE · CHELAMIE MAURILLE · AUGUSTE JULIO | INSEE BPE 34 / INSEE SIRENE 61 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | LEADER PRICE · SUPER U | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 2 | MOUL' ATLANTIC · GUADA PECHE IMPORT | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 156 | MARTISSON RAYMONDE · TOMATO PIZZA - GAINSBAR | INSEE BPE 156 / INSEE SIRENE 273 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 8 | LA DOLCE · GREEN GARDEN · KAWANE CAFE · CHEZ HONORE · KOOL KAKO | INSEE SIRENE 8 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 3 | ECOLE MATERNELLE OLGA CAPRO-JEANVILLE · ECOLE MATERNELLE POMBIRAY | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 8 | ECOLE MATERNELLE ELISE MONIQUE ICTOI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHRISTOPHE PROTO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE CHRISTIAN GOBERT · ECOLE PRIMAIRE KAWANN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE ANGELE NAYAGOM-EPITER | INSEE BPE 8 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ALEXANDRE MACAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 16 | KEVE-YANN LARA, MÉDECIN · PATRICK PRIEUR, MÉDECIN · PIERRE LAMARRE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTOPHE ORGAER, MÉDECIN · JEAN-JACQUES AUBRY, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 4 | PHARMACIE MAZEROLLES TORDJEMAN · PHARMACIE DE LA LICORNE · SNC PHARMACIE DU MARCHE · PHARMACIE DU GOLF | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 9 [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 MUNICIPALE DE SAINT-FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | GYMNASE ET BOULODROME DES RAISINS CLAIRS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 5 | AGENCE DE SAINT-FRANCOIS · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · SAINT-FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 14 | PERRAN FLORENTIN · AMBIANCE COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 14 / INSEE SIRENE 25 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | AVIMAR · LOHAVE SEQUOIA · TOTAL · VITO · DT2MG STATION TOTAL | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 8 | LA COCOTERAIE · RÉSIDENCE LE VALLON · VILLAGE DE BRAGELOGNE · HOSTELLERIE DES CHÂTEAUX · GUADELOUPE PALM SUITES | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 83 [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 14,797 (2012) → 13,942 (2023): -5.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 7,987 (1990) → 13,942 (2023): 74.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,644, of which 34 % second homes and 11.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-François): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-François): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-François): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-François): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-François): 0.3 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 188 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 LE MOULE GARDEL-INRAE weather station, 7.7 km away at 30 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 90 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LE MOULE GARDEL-INRAE, 7.7 km away at 30 m, over 14 summers. [9]
An average of 1,246 mm of rain a year, spread over 155 days — about 8 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at ST-FRANCOIS GENDARMERIE, 0.3 km away at 8 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97125/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97125/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97125/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97125/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97125
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 6,372 km NE | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 6,402 km NE | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · humidity 0 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 6,391 km NE | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fouesnant | 29 | 6,253 km NE | 10,436 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pornic | 44 | 6,374 km NE | 18,745 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Douarnenez | 29 | 6,236 km NE | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douarnenez | 29 | 6,236 km NE | 14,068 | 64.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 77 % · humidity 0 % |
| Fouesnant | 29 | 6,253 km NE | 10,436 | 53.7 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 72 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Brevin-les-Pins | 44 | 6,372 km NE | 14,541 | 60.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pornic | 44 | 6,374 km NE | 18,745 | 68.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 73 % · humidity 0 % |
| Biscarrosse | 40 | 6,391 km NE | 15,836 | 65 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 84 % · humidity 0 % |
| Andernos-les-Bains | 33 | 6,402 km NE | 12,710 | 67.5 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 86 % · 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 Saint-François'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le François | 972 | 186 km S | 15,778 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 200 km S | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 166 km S | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Luce | 972 | 202 km S | 9,410 | 70.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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