Vieux-Fort
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 35/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 29 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Vieux-Fort (INSEE 97133) is in Guadeloupe (971), part of CA Grand Sud Caraïbe. Population 1,674 (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/97133-vieux-fort
Vitality score
Vitality score 35/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 29 % of the 10,815 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 | 0.13 | 25 | 3.28 |
| Social | 0.39 | 20 | 7.77 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.2 | 10 | 1.97 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.63 | 10 | 6.33 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (VIVAL). [4,3]
3 × Restaurant (LA BANANE · CITTE GREGOIRE · LE PHARE). [4,3]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [4]
1 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-BAPTISTE MAS, MÉDECIN). [4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [4]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VIEUX-FORT). [4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, Nursery school (maternelle), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 2 / INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | VIVAL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [4,3] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Restaurant | 3 | LA BANANE · CITTE GREGOIRE · LE PHARE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [4,3] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 1 | JEAN-BAPTISTE MAS, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE VIEUX-FORT | INSEE BPE 1 [4] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [4,3] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,843 (2012) → 1,674 (2023): -9.2 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,478 (1990) → 1,674 (2023): 13.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 925, of which 5.2 % second homes and 14.1 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Gourbeyre): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Vieux-Fort): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
GP (Vieux-Fort): 0.3 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Gourbeyre): 4.4 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Vieux-Fort): 0.4 km to the west (straight line). [9]
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 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the BASSE-TERRE CONSEIL REGIONAL weather station, 5.6 km away at 125 m; the village itself is at 47 m. [10]
The village sits 78 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. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 91 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BASSE-TERRE CONSEIL REGIONAL, 5.6 km away at 125 m, over 12 summers. [10]
That station sits 78 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 3.97 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,647 mm of rain a year, spread over 180 days — about 9.2 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at VIEUX-FORT BOURG, 0 km away at 39 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97133/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97133/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97133/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97133/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97109
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97133
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipel | 35 | 6,484 km NE | 1,738 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Alairac | 11 | 6,701 km NE | 1,395 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cauvigny | 60 | 6,791 km NE | 1,669 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valros | 34 | 6,794 km NE | 1,685 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brouilla | 66 | 6,748 km NE | 1,572 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thil | 01 | 6,949 km NE | 1,261 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guipel | 35 | 6,484 km NE | 1,738 | 39.1 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Alairac | 11 | 6,701 km NE | 1,395 | 35.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Brouilla | 66 | 6,748 km NE | 1,572 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cauvigny | 60 | 6,791 km NE | 1,669 | 30.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Valros | 34 | 6,794 km NE | 1,685 | 36.8 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Thil | 01 | 6,949 km NE | 1,261 | 40.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 9 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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