Le Marin
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 71.9/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 98 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Le Marin (INSEE 97217) is in Martinique (972), part of CA de l'Espace Sud de la Martinique. Population 8,486 (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/97217-le-marin
Vitality score
Vitality score 71.9/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 98 % of the 2,894 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 | 0.78 | 25 | 19.61 |
| Social | 0.86 | 20 | 17.13 |
| Education | 0.39 | 10 | 3.93 |
| Health | 0.65 | 10 | 6.52 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.11 |
| Population trend | 0.84 | 10 | 8.39 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.41 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (SARL BAKER · LA FEE SYLDA · DOUCEURS MARINOISES). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (CAFE ANTONY · LA VITRINE DU BOUCHER · LA VIANDE D'OR). [3,4]
8 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (FILET CONSTANCE · MONTGERALD SARL · SOCIETE NOUVELLE D'ALIMENTATION VAUCLINOISE · SIMPLY MARKET). [3,4]
2 × Supermarket (CARREFOUR MARKET · PLI BEL PRICE LE MARIN). [3,4]
47 × Restaurant (SOUS LE MANGUIER · CHEZ CHICHINE · RESTAURANT MARIN MOUILLAGE · INDIGO · MANGO BAY). [3,4]
5 × Café / bar (LE LIV'). [4]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAP MARIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PEROU-COURBARIL). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE GERARD CAFE). [3]
6 × GP (médecin généraliste) (MIGUEL MATHURINA, MÉDECIN · FABIEN ROLLAND, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN SALOMON, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GUTMANN, MÉDECIN · CAROLE PLATON, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES ALIZES · PHARMACIE DE LA BAIE DU MARIN · PHARMACIE ANNE LAVENTURE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE ANCA BERTRAND DU MARIN). [3]
6 × Bank (CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUYANE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MARIN · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL ANTILLES GUYANE). [3]
15 × Hairdresser (AQUIN MARIE-FRANCE · COUTE RAYMONDE · GUSTO LEANDRE · LA TET A L ENV HAIR). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (MARIN YACHT SERVICES · PETROFOOD · JERRYKANSUD S.A.S). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 16 × Restaurant, 1 × Nursery school (maternelle), 2 × Primary school (élémentaire), 4 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Nursery school (maternelle). [3]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | SARL BAKER · LA FEE SYLDA · DOUCEURS MARINOISES | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | CAFE ANTONY · LA VITRINE DU BOUCHER · LA VIANDE D'OR | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 8 | FILET CONSTANCE · MONTGERALD SARL · SOCIETE NOUVELLE D'ALIMENTATION VAUCLINOISE · SIMPLY MARKET | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 13 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 2 | CARREFOUR MARKET · PLI BEL PRICE LE MARIN | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 47 | SOUS LE MANGUIER · CHEZ CHICHINE · RESTAURANT MARIN MOUILLAGE · INDIGO · MANGO BAY | INSEE BPE 47 / INSEE SIRENE 86 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 5 | LE LIV' | INSEE SIRENE 5 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE PUBLIQUE CAP MARIN · ECOLE PRIMAIRE PEROU-COURBARIL | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE GERARD CAFE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 6 | MIGUEL MATHURINA, MÉDECIN · FABIEN ROLLAND, MÉDECIN · LUCIEN SALOMON, MÉDECIN · SOPHIE GUTMANN, MÉDECIN · CAROLE PLATON, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES ALIZES · PHARMACIE DE LA BAIE DU MARIN · PHARMACIE ANNE LAVENTURE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [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 ANCA BERTRAND DU MARIN | 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 | 6 | CAISSE REGIONALE DE CREDIT AGRICOLE MUTUEL DE LA MARTINIQUE ET DE LA GUYANE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL MARIN · BRED BANQUE POPULAIRE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL ANTILLES GUYANE | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 15 | AQUIN MARIE-FRANCE · COUTE RAYMONDE · GUSTO LEANDRE · LA TET A L ENV HAIR | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | MARIN YACHT SERVICES · PETROFOOD · JERRYKANSUD S.A.S | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 5 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 8,547 (2012) → 8,486 (2023): -0.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 6,338 (1990) → 8,486 (2023): 33.9 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 4,613, of which 5.9 % second homes and 12.2 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Le Marin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Le Marin): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Le Marin): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Le Marin): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Anne): 2.8 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 214 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 23 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the STE ANNE-SECI_CTM weather station, 3.7 km away at 22 m; the village itself is at 22 m. [10]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [10]
Humidity measured at FRANCOIS-SIMON, 13.2 km away at 13 m, over 14 summers. [10]
An average of 1,844 mm of rain a year, spread over 193 days — about 9.6 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at MARIN, 1.3 km away at 3 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 — 97217/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97217/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97217/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97217/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97217
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97226
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 7,099 km NE | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coutances | 50 | 6,586 km NE | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 6,926 km NE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Feurs | 42 | 6,937 km NE | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évron | 53 | 6,638 km NE | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
| Saint-Renan | 29 | 6,344 km NE | 8,577 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Renan | 29 | 6,344 km NE | 8,577 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 91 % · humidity 0 % |
| Coutances | 50 | 6,586 km NE | 8,321 | 76.5 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 65 % · humidity 0 % |
| Évron | 53 | 6,638 km NE | 8,252 | 68.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
| Monistrol-sur-Loire | 43 | 6,926 km NE | 8,823 | 71.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · humidity 0 % |
| Feurs | 42 | 6,937 km NE | 8,367 | 75 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 16 % · humidity 0 % |
| Reignier-Ésery | 74 | 7,099 km NE | 8,464 | 61.8 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 0 % · 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 Marin'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Trois-Îlets | 972 | 19 km NW | 6,507 | 65.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivière-Salée | 972 | 13 km NW | 11,829 | 63.1 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Grand-Bourg | 971 | 164 km N | 4,617 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| Les Anses-d'Arlet | 972 | 23 km W | 3,912 | 53.2 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Anne | 972 | 4.2 km S | 4,306 | 53 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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