Le François
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 63.7/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 59 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le François (INSEE 97210) is in Martinique (972), part of CA de l'Espace Sud de la Martinique. Population 15,778 (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/97210-le-francois
Vitality score
Vitality score 63.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)).
Better served than 59 % of the 1,540 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 | 0.64 | 25 | 15.89 |
| Social | 0.73 | 20 | 14.62 |
| Education | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Health | 0.69 | 10 | 6.87 |
| Public & culture | 0.12 | 5 | 0.59 |
| Population trend | 0.43 | 10 | 4.32 |
| Housing mix | 0.87 | 5 | 4.35 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
17 × Bakery (boulangerie) (POM KANEL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CLEDOS · DELICES ET TRADITION BIG CHARLY). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (DUPE RENE-YVES · LEVOSTRE GUY-ALBERT). [3,4]
10 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LINEROL MICHELINE · PROVIDENCE FRANCISCAINE · MARIE-NELY ET COMPAGNIE · DOSTA SERVICES). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CHAMPION · PLI BEL PRICE LE FRANCOIS). [3,4]
3 × Fishmonger (RECIF 3 · CARREFOUR MARKET · LES POISSONS DE BARBARA). [3,4]
46 × Restaurant (KAY OLYMPE · DOSTA PIZZA · SOC MEDITERRANEENNE DE RESTAURATION · LE PERIPHERIQUE). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (ESPACE LOISIRS · KAI NONO). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LES COCCINELLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS DUVAL). [3]
11 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATION MARTINIQUE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SUCRERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMMANUEL BRUNO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE MARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
2 × Collège (COLLEGE JEANNE ET EMILE ADENET · COLLEGE TRIANON). [3]
15 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JOSEPH LUPON, MÉDECIN · CAROLE KULIGOWSKI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE CASSILDE-SIETOT, MÉDECIN · ERIC ROOS, MÉDECIN · EMILE ELANA, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MONGIN · PHARMACIE POMIES-SCHAEFER · PHARMACIE ROSEMAIN · PHARMACIE DU CARREFOUR · PHARMACIE DUGUET). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU FRANÇOIS). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE TRIANON). [3]
7 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUYANE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LE FRANCOIS · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · BRED LE FRANCOIS). [3]
20 × Hairdresser (R 2 · QUEEN & KING SOUTH BARBER · ZOUINA CREATURE). [3,4]
4 × Fuel station (SODEVICA · L.M.B · VITO). [3,4]
2 × Hotel (HOTEL PLEIN SOLEIL · HOTEL LA FREGATE BLEUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 4 × Bakery (boulangerie), 13 × Restaurant, 1 × Pharmacy, 5 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 17 | POM KANEL · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE CLEDOS · DELICES ET TRADITION BIG CHARLY | INSEE BPE 17 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | DUPE RENE-YVES · LEVOSTRE GUY-ALBERT | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 10 | LINEROL MICHELINE · PROVIDENCE FRANCISCAINE · MARIE-NELY ET COMPAGNIE · DOSTA SERVICES | INSEE BPE 10 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CHAMPION · PLI BEL PRICE LE FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 3 | RECIF 3 · CARREFOUR MARKET · LES POISSONS DE BARBARA | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 46 | KAY OLYMPE · DOSTA PIZZA · SOC MEDITERRANEENNE DE RESTAURATION · LE PERIPHERIQUE | INSEE BPE 46 / INSEE SIRENE 84 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | ESPACE LOISIRS · KAI NONO | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PRIVEE LES COCCINELLES · ECOLE MATERNELLE FRANCOIS DUVAL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 11 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT ASSOCIATION MARTINIQUE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE SUCRERIE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EMMANUEL BRUNO · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE ANNE MARC · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 11 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | COLLEGE JEANNE ET EMILE ADENET · COLLEGE TRIANON | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 15 | JOSEPH LUPON, MÉDECIN · CAROLE KULIGOWSKI, MÉDECIN · ANNE-LAURE CASSILDE-SIETOT, MÉDECIN · ERIC ROOS, MÉDECIN · EMILE ELANA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 15 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE MONGIN · PHARMACIE POMIES-SCHAEFER · PHARMACIE ROSEMAIN · PHARMACIE DU CARREFOUR · PHARMACIE DUGUET | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [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 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU FRANÇOIS | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF DE TRIANON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 7 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUYANE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL LE FRANCOIS · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · BRED LE FRANCOIS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 20 | R 2 · QUEEN & KING SOUTH BARBER · ZOUINA CREATURE | INSEE BPE 20 / INSEE SIRENE 37 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 4 | SODEVICA · L.M.B · VITO | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 2 | HOTEL PLEIN SOLEIL · HOTEL LA FREGATE BLEUE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day (reported, unverified): Saturday 06h à 22h marché O Franswa (seasonal). No source says whether it is weekly or monthly. [5]
Trajectory
Population 18,452 (2012) → 15,778 (2023): -14.5 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 16,925 (1990) → 15,778 (2023): -6.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 9,899, of which 6.5 % second homes and 18.6 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le François): 0 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Le François): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
GP (Le François): 0.1 km to the west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Le François): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Le François): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 190 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 27 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FRANCOIS-CHOPOT weather station, 2.5 km away at 53 m; the village itself is at 6 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FRANCOIS-SIMON, 4.6 km away at 13 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 1,764 mm of rain a year, spread over 189 days — about 9.3 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FRANCOIS-CHOPOT, 2.5 km away at 53 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
The market day comes from the commune's own website and has not been confirmed by a second source. [5]
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97210/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.ville-francois.fr/actualites/participez-au-village-de-noel-du-francois/— “samedi 20 décembre 2025 de 06h à 22h , au marché O Franswa”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97210/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97210/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97210/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97210
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hennebont | 56 | 6,412 km NE | 15,910 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | 77 | 6,849 km NE | 15,724 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 6,642 km NE | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 209 km NW | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 6,553 km NE | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Annonay | 07 | 6,955 km NE | 17,274 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 209 km NW | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Warmer summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Hennebont | 56 | 6,412 km NE | 15,910 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Herbiers | 85 | 6,553 km NE | 16,521 | 64.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| La Flèche | 72 | 6,642 km NE | 14,947 | 65.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 42 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Fargeau-Ponthierry | 77 | 6,849 km NE | 15,724 | 56.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Annonay | 07 | 6,955 km NE | 17,274 | 63.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 20 % · 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 Le 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-François | 971 | 186 km N | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 21 km NW | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 97 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 14 km S | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Habitants | 971 | 185 km NW | 7,077 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Luce | 972 | 17 km S | 9,410 | 70.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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