Sainte-Luce
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 70.5/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 96 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Sainte-Luce (INSEE 97227) is in Martinique (972), part of CA de l'Espace Sud de la Martinique. Population 9,410 (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 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97227-sainte-luce
Vitality score
Vitality score 70.5/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 96 % of the 2,615 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 | 0.65 | 25 | 16.14 |
| Social | 0.82 | 20 | 16.32 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0.71 | 10 | 7.11 |
| Public & culture | 0.31 | 5 | 1.54 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.49 | 5 | 2.46 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
6 × Bakery (boulangerie) (L'ORCHIDEE · CARIBEAN FOURNIL · O PAIN D'ANTAN · CARAIB'PRALINES · LES ARTISANS DU PAIN). [3,4]
3 × Butcher (boucherie) (COUTE ERNEST · BOUCHERIE BLACK ANGUS). [3,4]
4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (SUPERETTE TROIS RIVIERES · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SIMPLY MARKET SAINTE LUCE). [3,4]
57 × Restaurant (URITY SUZETTE · OCEANE). [3,4]
4 × Café / bar (FAB'LICIOUS · LE WOOD · ALL-IN). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE CARAIBE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ABEILLES). [3]
4 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LES CHERUBINS DU SUD · ECOLE ELEMENT PUBLI A-S ET A CABRISSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OMER LESUEUR MONESIE). [3]
2 × Collège (ANNEXE COLLEGE PRIVE ANNEXE COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH DE CLUNY · COLLEGE DE SAINTE LUCE). [3]
9 × GP (médecin généraliste) (LÉA KOCK, MÉDECIN · ELIANE RICHARDSON, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE RICHARD, MÉDECIN · LOÏC WIART, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BUSCAGLIA, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE DES RAISINIERS · PHARMACIE LUCEENNE · PHARMACIE DE SAINTE LUCE). [3,4]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
2 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE-LUCE · COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION DE L'ESPACE SUD MARTINIQUE). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL). [3]
2 × Bank (CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINTE LUCE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL ANTILLES GUYANE). [3]
8 × Hairdresser (SOC D'EXP. DE LA COIFFURE ET DE L'ESTH · FOUT'OU BEL · A.M BARBER'S). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (NOVTWO · SYLEX · TOTAL SAINTE LUCE NORD). [3,4]
9 × Hotel (RESIDENCE DEVILLE · LES CAYALINES · PIERRE ET VACANCES VILLAGE SAINTE LUCE · LES CREOLINES · HOTEL LE PANORAMIQUE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 6 × Restaurant, 1 × Collège, 1 × Hairdresser.
Not found in the commune: Supermarket. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 6 | L'ORCHIDEE · CARIBEAN FOURNIL · O PAIN D'ANTAN · CARAIB'PRALINES · LES ARTISANS DU PAIN | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 3 | COUTE ERNEST · BOUCHERIE BLACK ANGUS | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 4 | SUPERETTE TROIS RIVIERES · CARREFOUR EXPRESS · SIMPLY MARKET SAINTE LUCE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 6 [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 | 57 | URITY SUZETTE · OCEANE | INSEE BPE 57 / INSEE SIRENE 92 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 4 | FAB'LICIOUS · LE WOOD · ALL-IN | INSEE SIRENE 4 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE CARAIBE · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE LES ABEILLES | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 4 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT LES CHERUBINS DU SUD · ECOLE ELEMENT PUBLI A-S ET A CABRISSEAU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE B · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE OMER LESUEUR MONESIE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Collège | 2 | ANNEXE COLLEGE PRIVE ANNEXE COLLEGE PRIVE SAINT JOSEPH DE CLUNY · COLLEGE DE SAINTE LUCE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 9 | LÉA KOCK, MÉDECIN · ELIANE RICHARDSON, MÉDECIN · CAMILLE RICHARD, MÉDECIN · LOÏC WIART, MÉDECIN · LIONEL BUSCAGLIA, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE DES RAISINIERS · PHARMACIE LUCEENNE · PHARMACIE DE SAINTE LUCE | 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 | 2 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE DE SAINTE-LUCE · COMMUNAUTÉ D'AGGLOMÉRATION DE L'ESPACE SUD MARTINIQUE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COMPLEXE SPORTIF MUNICIPAL | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SAINTE LUCE · CAISSE REGIONALE DU CREDIT MUTUEL ANTILLES GUYANE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 8 | SOC D'EXP. DE LA COIFFURE ET DE L'ESTH · FOUT'OU BEL · A.M BARBER'S | INSEE BPE 8 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | NOVTWO · SYLEX · TOTAL SAINTE LUCE NORD | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 9 | RESIDENCE DEVILLE · LES CAYALINES · PIERRE ET VACANCES VILLAGE SAINTE LUCE · LES CREOLINES · HOTEL LE PANORAMIQUE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 35 [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 10,083 (2012) → 9,410 (2023): -6.7 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 5,881 (1990) → 9,410 (2023): 60 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 6,715, of which 25.4 % second homes and 5.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sainte-Luce): 0.1 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Sainte-Luce): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
GP (Sainte-Luce): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Sainte-Luce): 0 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Sainte-Luce): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 192 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 20 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the RIVIERE-PILOTE STADE_CTM weather station, 2.3 km away at 80 m; the village itself is at 3 m. [9]
The village sits 77 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. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at FRANCOIS-SIMON, 14.7 km away at 13 m, over 14 summers. [9]
An average of 1,959 mm of rain a year, spread over 209 days — about 9.4 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at RIVIERE-PILOTE STADE_CTM, 2.3 km away at 80 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
No specific uncertainties flagged.
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97227/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97227/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97227/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97227/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97227
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salazie | 974 | 13,287 km E | 7,268 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 14 | 6,689 km NE | 9,766 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 6,512 km NE | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 6,535 km NE | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 6,524 km NE | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 6,544 km NE | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talmont-Saint-Hilaire | 85 | 6,512 km NE | 8,492 | 66.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 76 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Philbert-de-Grand-Lieu | 44 | 6,524 km NE | 9,400 | 66.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Marennes-Hiers-Brouage | 17 | 6,535 km NE | 6,163 | 60.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 85 % · humidity 0 % |
| Nort-sur-Erdre | 44 | 6,544 km NE | 9,570 | 64.4 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mézidon Vallée d'Auge | 14 | 6,689 km NE | 9,766 | 74 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 34 % · humidity 0 % |
| Salazie | 974 | 13,287 km E | 7,268 | 70 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · 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 Sainte-Luce'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouillante | 971 | 206 km NW | 6,127 | 58 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Vieux-Habitants | 971 | 199 km NW | 7,077 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Rivière-Pilote | 972 | 2.8 km NE | 11,604 | 57.7 | Partly served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 100 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 972 | 36 km N | 14,756 | 64.4 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 92 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-François | 971 | 202 km N | 13,942 | 68.8 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 90 % · winter 100 % · humidity 86 % |
| Le François | 972 | 17 km N | 15,778 | 63.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 95 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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