Macouba
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Partly served 42.6/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 70 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Macouba (INSEE 97215) is in Martinique (972), part of CA du Pays Nord Martinique. Population 987 (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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 42.6/100 — Partly served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 70 % of the 14,410 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 | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.75 | 20 | 14.97 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.63 | 5 | 3.16 |
| Population trend | 0.16 | 10 | 1.6 |
| Housing mix | 0.97 | 5 | 4.86 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
1 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MON ILE). [3,4]
2 × Restaurant (MOUTOUSSAMY GEORGETTE · CHRISTY FOOD SACK BAR). [3,4]
1 × Café / bar. [4]
1 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU MACOUBA BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU MACOUBA). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Nursery school (maternelle), GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 1 | MON ILE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [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 | 2 | MOUTOUSSAMY GEORGETTE · CHRISTY FOOD SACK BAR | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 1 | INSEE SIRENE 1 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 1 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Collège | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 MACOUBA BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DU MACOUBA | INSEE BPE 1 [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 | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [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 1,119 (2012) → 987 (2023): -11.8 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,496 (1990) → 987 (2023): -34 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 572, of which 1.4 % second homes and 22.7 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Basse-Pointe): 3.8 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Macouba): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Basse-Pointe): 2.5 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Basse-Pointe): 2.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Macouba): 0.6 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 164 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the MACOUBA-BELL. weather station, 1.6 km away at 192 m; the village itself is at 45 m. [10]
The village sits 147 m below the station, so each day's reading was shifted by 7.86 °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 92 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at BASSEPOINTE-CHAL, 5.8 km away at 45 m, over 15 summers. [10]
An average of 2,623 mm of rain a year, spread over 209 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MACOUBA-POTICHE_CTM, 0.7 km away at 105 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97215/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97215/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97215/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97215/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97203
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97215
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pomas | 11 | 6,738 km NE | 1,017 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Mesnil-Aubry | 95 | 6,846 km NE | 914 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 79 | 6,576 km NE | 1,105 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Langon | 85 | 6,545 km NE | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mas-Saintes-Puelles | 11 | 6,707 km NE | 923 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 6,827 km NE | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Langon | 85 | 6,545 km NE | 1,045 | 43.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 61 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Rémy | 79 | 6,576 km NE | 1,105 | 37.7 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mas-Saintes-Puelles | 11 | 6,707 km NE | 923 | 46.5 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 70 % · humidity 0 % |
| Pomas | 11 | 6,738 km NE | 1,017 | 37.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 57 % · humidity 0 % |
| Villeneuve-les-Sablons | 60 | 6,827 km NE | 1,196 | 36.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Mesnil-Aubry | 95 | 6,846 km NE | 914 | 52.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 58 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
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