Fort-de-France
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 83.2/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 50 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Fort-de-France (INSEE 97209) is in Martinique (972), part of CA du Centre de la Martinique. Population 75,506 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Grands centres urbains (level 1). [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/97209-fort-de-france
Vitality score
Vitality score 83.2/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette); sources disagree on Restaurant).
Better served than 50 % of the 269 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 | 0.88 | 25 | 21.93 |
| Social | 1 | 20 | 19.98 |
| Education | 0.99 | 10 | 9.91 |
| Health | 0.99 | 10 | 9.92 |
| Public & culture | 0.34 | 5 | 1.71 |
| Population trend | 0.25 | 10 | 2.54 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.69 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
70 × Bakery (boulangerie) (GIBOYAU THEODORE · E.U.R.L.PATISSERIE DU BOULEVARD · AU REGAL DE DIDIER). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (LOUVOUNOU LEON · ATHANASE LENARD). [3,4]
65 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (STE RENARD ET JOSEPH). [3,4]
4 × Supermarket (SADECO · CARAIBE PRICE · CARREFOUR MARKET · SOCOPOINT). [3,4]
4 × Fishmonger (POISSONNERIE BAPTE SARL · MULTI FISH SARL · MAGIT/JML SAS · NORDFISH). [3,4]
371 × Restaurant (LIBANUS LUCE · SEPIA SAVEURS · LA MARMITE ANTILLAISE). [3,4]
50 × Café / bar (MAISON BELLEZA · LE CLUB · PLAY BACK · LE P'ROO · LA BOUTIK DU RHUM MATINIK). [4]
19 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LA VOLIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DILLON A LES LIBELLULES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE VOLGA PLAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHATEAUBOEUF A FLECH'KANN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ROSES). [3]
38 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EXTERNAT NOTRE DAME DE REDOUTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT HOPE SCHOOL EN ROUTE VERS TA DESTINEE · ANNEXE ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HC HOPE SCHOOL EN ROUTE VERS TA DESTINEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-BAPTISTE ROUAMSIM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BAIE DES TOURELLES A). [3]
13 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT HOPE SCHOOL HOPE SCHOOL COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT · COLLEGE AIME CESAIRE DE FORT-DE-FRANCE · COLLEGE FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE PERRINON · COLLEGE JULIA NICOLAS · COLLEGE JACQUELINE JULIUS). [3]
92 × GP (médecin généraliste) (FRANCOISE CAILLOT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · OLIVIA MADKAUD, MÉDECIN · GREGORY TSENG-CHING, MÉDECIN · CHRISTANIA MBIDA, MÉDECIN). [3]
33 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DE L IMPERATRICE · PHARMACIE CLIO CALMONT · PHARMACIE DES PALMIERS · PHARMACIE DE JAHAM BONNEL · PHARMACIE BAUDIN). [3,4]
5 × Post office / agence postale (FDF PRESSE REDOUTE LPR RP · FDF CARREFOUR ZABRICOT LPR RP · LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (972 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA MARTINIQUE · BIBLIOTHEQUE SCHOELCHER). [3]
1 × Cinema (TROPIQUES ATRIUM SCENE NATIONALE). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (STADE DE DESCLIEUX · GYMNASE RICHARD GRANVORCKA · PLATEAU SPORTIF DU FOYER DE L ESPERANCE · STADE LOUIS ACHILLE · PLATEAU SPORTIF DU LYCEE SCHOELCHER). [3]
28 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL F DE F CENTRE · LE CREDIT ARTISANAL-CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL · CREDIT SOCIAL - CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE ESPACE ROTONDE · CCF). [3]
126 × Hairdresser (ADELE SAINTE · CABRERA LINA · FRESINO MARIE-ANNETTE). [3,4]
19 × Fuel station (STATION VITO CLUNY · CARBURANT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE · DCML · ESSO DILLON). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (HOTEL L'IMPERATRICE · HOTEL VALMENIERE · ETHIC ETAPES - CIS DE LA MARTINIQUE · BAYFRONT HOTEL · SQUASH HOTEL). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 10 × Bakery (boulangerie), 21 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 1 × Fishmonger, 95 × Restaurant, 1 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Collège, 4 × GP (médecin généraliste), 6 × Pharmacy, 3 × Bank, 29 × Hairdresser, 8 × Fuel station, 2 × Hotel.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 70 | GIBOYAU THEODORE · E.U.R.L.PATISSERIE DU BOULEVARD · AU REGAL DE DIDIER | INSEE BPE 70 / INSEE SIRENE 87 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 8 | LOUVOUNOU LEON · ATHANASE LENARD | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 18 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 65 | STE RENARD ET JOSEPH | INSEE BPE 65 / INSEE SIRENE 154 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 4 | SADECO · CARAIBE PRICE · CARREFOUR MARKET · SOCOPOINT | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 4 | POISSONNERIE BAPTE SARL · MULTI FISH SARL · MAGIT/JML SAS · NORDFISH | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 371 | LIBANUS LUCE · SEPIA SAVEURS · LA MARMITE ANTILLAISE | INSEE BPE 371 / INSEE SIRENE 754 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 50 | MAISON BELLEZA · LE CLUB · PLAY BACK · LE P'ROO · LA BOUTIK DU RHUM MATINIK | INSEE SIRENE 50 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 19 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LA VOLIERE · ECOLE MATERNELLE DILLON A LES LIBELLULES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE DE VOLGA PLAGE · ECOLE MATERNELLE CHATEAUBOEUF A FLECH'KANN · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ROSES | INSEE BPE 19 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 38 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PRIVEE EXTERNAT NOTRE DAME DE REDOUTE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT HOPE SCHOOL EN ROUTE VERS TA DESTINEE · ANNEXE ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HC HOPE SCHOOL EN ROUTE VERS TA DESTINEE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JEAN-BAPTISTE ROUAMSIM · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE BAIE DES TOURELLES A | INSEE BPE 38 [3] |
| Collège | 13 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT HOPE SCHOOL HOPE SCHOOL COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT · COLLEGE AIME CESAIRE DE FORT-DE-FRANCE · COLLEGE FRANCOIS-AUGUSTE PERRINON · COLLEGE JULIA NICOLAS · COLLEGE JACQUELINE JULIUS | INSEE BPE 13 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 92 | FRANCOISE CAILLOT, MÉDECIN · PHILIPPE MICHEL, MÉDECIN · OLIVIA MADKAUD, MÉDECIN · GREGORY TSENG-CHING, MÉDECIN · CHRISTANIA MBIDA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 92 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 33 | PHARMACIE DE L IMPERATRICE · PHARMACIE CLIO CALMONT · PHARMACIE DES PALMIERS · PHARMACIE DE JAHAM BONNEL · PHARMACIE BAUDIN | INSEE BPE 33 / INSEE SIRENE 54 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 5 | FDF PRESSE REDOUTE LPR RP · FDF CARREFOUR ZABRICOT LPR RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 5 [3] |
| Library | 2 | 972 - BIBLIOTHÈQUE DÉPARTEMENTALE DE PRET DE LA MARTINIQUE · BIBLIOTHEQUE SCHOELCHER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | TROPIQUES ATRIUM SCENE NATIONALE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | STADE DE DESCLIEUX · GYMNASE RICHARD GRANVORCKA · PLATEAU SPORTIF DU FOYER DE L ESPERANCE · STADE LOUIS ACHILLE · PLATEAU SPORTIF DU LYCEE SCHOELCHER | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 28 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL F DE F CENTRE · LE CREDIT ARTISANAL-CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL · CREDIT SOCIAL - CAISSE CREDIT MUTUEL · AGENCE ESPACE ROTONDE · CCF | INSEE BPE 28 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 126 | ADELE SAINTE · CABRERA LINA · FRESINO MARIE-ANNETTE | INSEE BPE 126 / INSEE SIRENE 212 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 19 | STATION VITO CLUNY · CARBURANT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE · DCML · ESSO DILLON | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | HOTEL L'IMPERATRICE · HOTEL VALMENIERE · ETHIC ETAPES - CIS DE LA MARTINIQUE · BAYFRONT HOTEL · SQUASH HOTEL | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 49 [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 85,667 (2012) → 75,506 (2023): -11.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 100,080 (1990) → 75,506 (2023): -24.6 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 48,116, of which 3.1 % second homes and 18.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Fort-de-France): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Fort-de-France): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Fort-de-France): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Fort-de-France): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Fort-de-France): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 174 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the FORT-DE-FRANCE LOUIS weather station, 1.1 km away at 16 m; the village itself is at 2 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FORT-DE-FRANCE DESAIX, 1.3 km away at 143 m, over 26 summers. [9]
That station sits 141 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.92 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [9]
An average of 1,442 mm of rain a year, spread over 169 days — about 8.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at FORT-DE-FRANCE LOUIS, 1.1 km away at 16 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
sources disagree on Restaurant
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97209/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97209/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97209/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97209/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97209
- 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-Maur-des-Fossés | 94 | 6,864 km NE | 76,572 | 87.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 6,593 km NE | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 6,549 km NE | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pau | 64 | 6,541 km NE | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noisy-le-Grand | 93 | 6,870 km NE | 72,978 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Drancy | 93 | 6,864 km NE | 72,390 | 88.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pau | 64 | 6,541 km NE | 80,441 | 89.8 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mérignac | 33 | 6,549 km NE | 78,090 | 88.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cherbourg-en-Cotentin | 50 | 6,593 km NE | 78,258 | 87 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 95 % · humidity 0 % |
| Drancy | 93 | 6,864 km NE | 72,390 | 88.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Maur-des-Fossés | 94 | 6,864 km NE | 76,572 | 87.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Noisy-le-Grand | 93 | 6,870 km NE | 72,978 | 88.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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