Schœlcher
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 60.4/100 · confidence: high· Better served than 40 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Schœlcher (INSEE 97229) is in Martinique (972), part of CA du Centre de la Martinique. Population 19,478 (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/97229-schoelcher
Vitality score
Vitality score 60.4/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: high.
Better served than 40 % of the 1,237 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 | 0.58 | 25 | 14.41 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.68 | 10 | 6.75 |
| Health | 0.75 | 10 | 7.5 |
| Public & culture | 0.26 | 5 | 1.28 |
| Population trend | 0.48 | 10 | 4.82 |
| Housing mix | 0.88 | 5 | 4.4 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
22 × Bakery (boulangerie) (CASA PIZZA · LE REGAL DE TERREVILLE). [3,4]
1 × Butcher (boucherie) (SOCIETE MARTINIQUAISE DE BOUCHERIE HARPON). [3,4]
9 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (MERCAN FRED · GRILLON JOSETTE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS TERREVILLE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (PLI BEL PRICE FONTAINE · ENCRE POUR TOUS · CLUNYBAM). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (DSK FISH). [3,4]
63 × Restaurant (SOC DISTRIB SNACKS ELIZE MATILLON · ALDO · MC SAM'S · SNACK SANTA CRUZ). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar (CAB K. EXP · LE LYNX DES SAVEURS). [4]
2 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION ANSE MADAME · ECOLE MATERNELLE FOND LAHAYE). [3]
9 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT L ECOLE DE LA PATIENCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT BETH ELIAHOU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIA MONTESSORI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANSE MADAME A · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOCELYNE BEROARD). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT DE LA PATIENCE · COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT AU PETIT PARADIS (MARIA MONTESSORI · COLLEGE VINCENT PLACOLY · COLLEGE TERREVILLE). [3]
29 × GP (médecin généraliste) (ALEXANDRE GBEDO, MÉDECIN · LAURE DAGORNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE AURORE, MÉDECIN · GAËLLE DICKOUAKA, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DUFRENNE, MÉDECIN). [3]
6 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE MICHEL · PHARMACIE DU PATIO · PHARMACIE CLUNY · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE MEDICAL · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DE TERREVILLE). [3,4]
4 × Post office / agence postale (SCHOELCHER TERREVILLE AP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES DEVASSOIGNE DE SCHOELCHER ANCIEN ESPACE OSENAT). [3]
1 × Cinema (MADIANA CONGRES). [3]
2 × Gym / sports hall (MAISON DES JEUNES ET DE LA CULTURE DE L ENCLOS · UNIVERSITE DES ANTILLES GUYANE CAMPUS DE SCHOELCHER). [3]
2 × Swimming pool (PLAN D EAU DE L ANSE MADAME · SITE NAUTIQUE DE MADIANA). [3]
9 × Bank (AGENCE DE CLUNY · CREDIT AGRICOLE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SCHOELCHER · CREDIT MARTINIQUAIS). [3]
19 × Hairdresser (L'HAIR DU TEMPS · SALON JACQUES OLIVIER · JOCELYN COIFFURE). [3,4]
2 × Fuel station (SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE CARBURANT INGREDIENTS · TOTAL BATELIERE). [3,4]
1 × Hotel (FRAMISSIMA HOTEL LA BATELIERE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 1 × Butcher (boucherie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 15 × Restaurant, 2 × Pharmacy, 6 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 22 | CASA PIZZA · LE REGAL DE TERREVILLE | INSEE BPE 22 / INSEE SIRENE 17 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 1 | SOCIETE MARTINIQUAISE DE BOUCHERIE HARPON | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 2 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 9 | MERCAN FRED · GRILLON JOSETTE · CARREFOUR EXPRESS TERREVILLE | INSEE BPE 9 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | PLI BEL PRICE FONTAINE · ENCRE POUR TOUS · CLUNYBAM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | DSK FISH | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 4 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 63 | SOC DISTRIB SNACKS ELIZE MATILLON · ALDO · MC SAM'S · SNACK SANTA CRUZ | INSEE BPE 63 / INSEE SIRENE 106 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | CAB K. EXP · LE LYNX DES SAVEURS | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 2 | ECOLE MATERNELLE D'APPLICATION ANSE MADAME · ECOLE MATERNELLE FOND LAHAYE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 9 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT L ECOLE DE LA PATIENCE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PRIVEE HORS CONTRAT BETH ELIAHOU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIA MONTESSORI · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ANSE MADAME A · ECOLE PRIMAIRE JOCELYNE BEROARD | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT DE LA PATIENCE · COLLEGE PRIVE HORS CONTRAT AU PETIT PARADIS (MARIA MONTESSORI · COLLEGE VINCENT PLACOLY · COLLEGE TERREVILLE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 29 | ALEXANDRE GBEDO, MÉDECIN · LAURE DAGORNE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE AURORE, MÉDECIN · GAËLLE DICKOUAKA, MÉDECIN · JULIEN DUFRENNE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 29 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 6 | PHARMACIE MICHEL · PHARMACIE DU PATIO · PHARMACIE CLUNY · PHARMACIE DU CENTRE MEDICAL · PHARMACIE LAFAYETTE DE TERREVILLE | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 4 | SCHOELCHER TERREVILLE AP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHÈQUE MUNICIPALE GEORGES DEVASSOIGNE DE SCHOELCHER ANCIEN ESPACE OSENAT | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | MADIANA CONGRES | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 2 | MAISON DES JEUNES ET DE LA CULTURE DE L ENCLOS · UNIVERSITE DES ANTILLES GUYANE CAMPUS DE SCHOELCHER | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 2 | PLAN D EAU DE L ANSE MADAME · SITE NAUTIQUE DE MADIANA | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Bank | 9 | AGENCE DE CLUNY · CREDIT AGRICOLE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE · CAISSE DE CREDIT MUTUEL SCHOELCHER · CREDIT MARTINIQUAIS | INSEE BPE 9 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 19 | L'HAIR DU TEMPS · SALON JACQUES OLIVIER · JOCELYN COIFFURE | INSEE BPE 19 / INSEE SIRENE 31 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 2 | SOCIETE DE DISTRIBUTION DE CARBURANT INGREDIENTS · TOTAL BATELIERE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 1 | FRAMISSIMA HOTEL LA BATELIERE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 8 [3,4] |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Weekly market (reported, unverified): Friday 15h à 18h Boulevard Allègre. [5]
Trajectory
Population 20,103 (2012) → 19,478 (2023): -3.1 % over 10 years. [6,1]
Population 19,825 (1990) → 19,478 (2023): -1.8 % over 30 years. [7,1]
Dwellings (2023): 11,863, of which 6 % second homes and 12.9 % vacant. [8]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Schœlcher): 0.4 km to the east (straight line). [9]
Food shop (Schœlcher): 0 km to the north (straight line). [9]
GP (Schœlcher): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [9]
Pharmacy (Schœlcher): 1.3 km to the south-east (straight line). [9]
Primary school (Schœlcher): 0.3 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 222 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 29 complete years in 1995–2024. [10]
Measured at the FORT-DE-FRANCE DESAIX weather station, 4 km away at 143 m; the village itself is at 10 m. [10]
The village sits 133 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 FORT-DE-FRANCE DESAIX, 4 km away at 143 m, over 26 summers. [10]
That station sits 133 m above the village, so each day's humidity was shifted by 4.92 °C per km before the muggy days were counted. [10]
An average of 1,918 mm of rain a year, spread over 198 days — about 9.7 mm on a day it rains. [10]
Rainfall measured at FORT-DE-FRANCE DESAIX, 4 km away at 143 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [10]
Uncertainties
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 — 97229/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- Commune website 2026-10— https://www.mairie-schoelcher.fr/ma-ville/marches-saisonniers-et-hebdomadaires/— “Le vendredi de 15h à 18h”(unverified)
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97229/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97229/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97229/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97229
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Saint-Aignan | 76 | 6,779 km NE | 20,165 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | 77 | 6,871 km NE | 19,527 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Meylan | 38 | 7,057 km NE | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chevilly-Larue | 94 | 6,855 km NE | 19,826 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 6,855 km NE | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cesson-Sévigné | 35 | 6,555 km NE | 18,761 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cesson-Sévigné | 35 | 6,555 km NE | 18,761 | 62.1 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 59 % · humidity 0 % |
| Mont-Saint-Aignan | 76 | 6,779 km NE | 20,165 | 58.3 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 47 % · humidity 0 % |
| Chevilly-Larue | 94 | 6,855 km NE | 19,826 | 57.6 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Juvisy-sur-Orge | 91 | 6,855 km NE | 19,292 | 69.2 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 53 % · humidity 0 % |
| Le Mée-sur-Seine | 77 | 6,871 km NE | 19,527 | 56.4 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 11 % · humidity 0 % |
| Meylan | 38 | 7,057 km NE | 18,770 | 61.6 | Served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 27 % · humidity 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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