Le Lamentin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Well served 80.6/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 75 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Lamentin (INSEE 97213) is in Martinique (972), part of CA du Centre de la Martinique. Population 39,400 (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/97213-le-lamentin
Vitality score
Vitality score 80.6/100 — Well served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 75 % of the 580 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 | 0.84 | 25 | 20.99 |
| Social | 0.92 | 20 | 18.47 |
| Education | 0.78 | 10 | 7.77 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.47 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 0.81 | 10 | 8.12 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.84 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
24 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ATELIER LAFONTAINE · FACOPAL SARL · SAVEURS ARTISANALES · SOGESARM). [3,4]
8 × Butcher (boucherie) (PRIAN BERNADIN · BOURGEOIS GUYNETTE · CARAIBES CHARCUTERIE). [3,4]
22 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SARL PUNCH · V.E.G.S). [3,4]
22 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR · STE COMMER EXPLO GRANDES SURFACES · SOCIETE ALIMENTATION FOUR A CHAUX · PLI BEL PRICE JAMBETTE · PLI BEL PRICE PETIT MANOIR). [3,4]
2 × Fishmonger (DELIMAR · MULTI FISH SARL). [3,4]
161 × Restaurant (SNACK ELIZE EXPRESS · SNACK SANG KEE · SOCIETE COMMERCIALE DE RESTAURATION PINK KEE). [3,4]
15 × Café / bar (LINDS' COCKTAILS / LINDS' BOUTIQUE · CHEZ MARTIN MARTINE · PLAY AND DRINK · AURE BARLADY · ISLAND SPIRIT). [4]
5 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LAMENTIN D - PLAINE PETIT MANOIR · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES CAPUCINES · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE ARC EN CIEL · ECOLE MATERNELLE LAMENTIN B - BAS MISSION · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE BASSE GONDEAU). [3]
12 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE CARIBBEAN MONTESSORI SCHOOL (CMS · ECOLE PRIMAIRE GASPALDY - BELEME · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE LAMENTIN C - P. ZOBDA-QUITMAN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CROIX RIVAIL · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GONDEAU PALMISTE A). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE PETIT MANOIR · COLLEGE EDOUARD GLISSANT · COLLEGE MANDY FRANCOIS-ELIE (EX CLG PLACE D'ARMES 2 · COLLEGE PRIVE LISETTE MOUTACHY). [3]
27 × GP (médecin généraliste) (JEAN-LUC DEGUELLE, MÉDECIN · WILLIAM COHEN, MÉDECIN · AURELIE MATIME, MÉDECIN · JOEL BELLANCE, MÉDECIN · RAGHID ALKARRA, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE VALERE YUNG HING · PHARMACIE DE PLACE D ARMES · PHARMACIE DE L AEROPORT · PHARMACIE OLIVIA · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DE BASSE-GONDEAU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MEDIATHEQUE DU LAMENTIN). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (PALAIS DES SPORTS DU LAMENTIN · L P O ACAJOU 2). [3]
31 × Bank (AGENCE DU LAMENTIN BOURG · AGENCE DE PLACE D'ARMES · CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUYANE · CRCA LAMENTIN GALLERIA · BANQUE EUROPEENNE DU CREDIT MUTUEL). [3]
46 × Hairdresser (PELOPONESE MARIE-ANGE · JACQUES OLIVIER COIFFURE). [3,4]
13 × Fuel station (SOCIETE ANTILLAISE DES PETROLES RUBIS · SHELL · STATION SERVICE LAREINTY · SOC ANTILL GESTION STATION SERVICE · SERVICAR). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (HOTEL DE LA GALLERIA). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 3 × Bakery (boulangerie), 5 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Supermarket, 34 × Restaurant, 3 × Pharmacy, 12 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 39,700 (2012) → 39,400 (2023): -0.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 30,028 (1990) → 39,400 (2023): 31.2 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 22,694, of which 1.6 % second homes and 15.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Lamentin): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Lamentin): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Lamentin): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Lamentin): 0.2 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Le Lamentin): 0.3 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 244 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the LAMENTIN-AERO weather station, 2.4 km away at 3 m; the village itself is at 7 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at LAMENTIN-AERO, 2.4 km away at 3 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 2,294 mm of rain a year, spread over 218 days — about 10.5 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LAMENTIN-QUARRE, 2.3 km away at 19 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 — 97213/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97213/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97213/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97213/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97213
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douai | 59 | 6,933 km NE | 40,250 | 79.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 38 % |
| Neuilly-sur-Marne | 93 | 6,863 km NE | 39,800 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 6,940 km NE | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pontault-Combault | 77 | 6,868 km NE | 39,096 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 6,980 km NE | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Colomiers | 31 | 6,677 km NE | 40,882 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colomiers | 31 | 6,677 km NE | 40,882 | 71.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 66 % · humidity 0 % |
| Neuilly-sur-Marne | 93 | 6,863 km NE | 39,800 | 74.9 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 45 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pontault-Combault | 77 | 6,868 km NE | 39,096 | 78.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Douai | 59 | 6,933 km NE | 40,250 | 79.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 38 % |
| Marcq-en-Barœul | 59 | 6,940 km NE | 40,184 | 73.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 51 % · humidity 0 % |
| Oullins-Pierre-Bénite | 69 | 6,980 km NE | 38,168 | 79.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · 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 Lamentin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kourou | 973 | 1,394 km SE | 24,824 | 72.5 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Rose | 971 | 205 km N | 17,700 | 71.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Lamentin | 971 | 196 km N | 18,628 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
Elsewhere
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