Terre-de-Haut
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 55.3/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 87 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Terre-de-Haut (INSEE 97131) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA Grand Sud Caraïbe. Population 1,463 (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.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97131-terre-de-haut
Vitality score
Vitality score 55.3/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 87 % of the 11,818 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 | 0.47 | 25 | 11.74 |
| Social | 0.93 | 20 | 18.65 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.51 | 10 | 5.13 |
| Public & culture | 0.2 | 5 | 0.98 |
| Population trend | 0.46 | 10 | 4.58 |
| Housing mix | 0.41 | 5 | 2.03 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
3 × Bakery (boulangerie) (TI SAINTOIS · LE JOYEUX GOURMAND). [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (DISCOUNT MARKET). [3,4]
40 × Restaurant (DOUCEUR DE L'ISLE · GARCON ZAMOUR · BEL BIGUINE · BOKIT A BRIGIT). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (LE CITRUS · AU BON VIVRE · CARIB BUBBLES BAR). [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG TERRE-DE-HAUT). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE ARCHIPEL DES SAINTES). [3]
2 × GP (médecin généraliste) (VICTORIA OTTO, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU LEVY-LOEB, MÉDECIN). [3]
1 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES SAINTES). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Hairdresser. [3,4]
1 × Fuel station (EURL CARBURANT SAINTOIS). [3,4]
7 × Hotel (HOTEL BOIS JOLI · HOTEL KANAOA · CHEZ MAX'OU · LES PETITS SAINTS · U C P A SPORT VACANCES). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), Library. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 3 | TI SAINTOIS · LE JOYEUX GOURMAND | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | DISCOUNT MARKET | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 40 | DOUCEUR DE L'ISLE · GARCON ZAMOUR · BEL BIGUINE · BOKIT A BRIGIT | INSEE BPE 40 / INSEE SIRENE 63 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | LE CITRUS · AU BON VIVRE · CARIB BUBBLES BAR | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE BOURG TERRE-DE-HAUT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE ARCHIPEL DES SAINTES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 2 | VICTORIA OTTO, MÉDECIN · MATHIEU LEVY-LOEB, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 1 | PHARMACIE DES SAINTES | 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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [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 | 2 | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 1 | EURL CARBURANT SAINTOIS | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 7 | HOTEL BOIS JOLI · HOTEL KANAOA · CHEZ MAX'OU · LES PETITS SAINTS · U C P A SPORT VACANCES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [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 1,773 (2012) → 1,463 (2023): -17.5 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,527 (1990) → 1,463 (2023): -4.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 1,162, of which 29.7 % second homes and 7.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Terre-de-Haut): 0.2 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Terre-de-Haut): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Terre-de-Haut): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Terre-de-Haut): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Terre-de-Haut): 0.4 km to the north (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 11 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the GOURBEYRE GROS-MORNE DOLE weather station, 18 km away at 477 m; the village itself is at 5 m. [9]
The village sits 472 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. [9]
An average of 1,282 mm of rain a year, spread over 143 days — about 9 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at TERRE-DE-HAUT CASSIN, 0.6 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97131/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97131/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97131/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97131/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97131
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernet-les-Bains | 66 | 6,702 km NE | 1,498 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 % |
| Plainfaing | 88 | 7,120 km NE | 1,569 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole | 48 | 6,807 km NE | 1,385 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 6,967 km NE | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 04 | 6,989 km NE | 1,286 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 6,836 km NE | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 66 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernet-les-Bains | 66 | 6,702 km NE | 1,498 | 50.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 42 % |
| Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole | 48 | 6,807 km NE | 1,385 | 56.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Lasalle | 30 | 6,836 km NE | 1,202 | 56.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 66 % |
| Saint-Christol | 84 | 6,967 km NE | 1,409 | 44.9 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Saint-Étienne-les-Orgues | 04 | 6,989 km NE | 1,286 | 47.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Plainfaing | 88 | 7,120 km NE | 1,569 | 43.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
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