Where it falls short is safety — an average of 16.3 recorded violent incidents and 15.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Work and incomes lag: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 25.2% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Over-65s are 28% of the population.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Bouillante has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Bouillante with other French towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far its rank is from the middle. American and UK towns are graded separately.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bouillante.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Bouillante than in 85% of compared French towns
2025 saw 205 offenses recorded in Bouillante. Of the graded crimes locally, other physical violence came up most often (2025).
16.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence60
Criminal damage55
Family violence35
Theft from vehicles24
Sexual violence17
Burglary8
Vehicle theft6
Theft without violence57
Fraud30
Drug use24
Not in the gradeTheft without violence, drug use and fraud are shown for information but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence plus burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and criminal damage per resident.
16.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
15.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
205
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.4%
of the index rests on the département’s average, used where small counts aren’t published
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · When armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.4% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C
Adjusted for age and care homes, Bouillante sees more deaths than 71% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Bouillante is Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre, 9.3 mi away. Its care home for older people (70 places) counts its residents as Bouillante’s; allowing for it, deaths were 4% below expected. From 2016 to 2025, 804 residents of Bouillante died, against 758 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 6% more. Women in Guadeloupe live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
−4%deaths against expected, after care homesCHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw106
Adjusted96
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Bouillante · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre
9.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre
84.7 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Guadeloupe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Fewer children live in Bouillante than in compared French towns: 12% are under 15
The 65-and-over age group makes up 28% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town, lower than compared French towns (11%). 20% of adults hold a degree.
54.1median age
BouillanteFrance median
Ages · share of residents
28%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma31%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education20%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 86 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Bouillante has 4 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Most of the list is houses and mansions: 3 of 4. Among the classé monuments in Bouillante is Habitation La Lise. Protection here reaches back to the 18th century. 0.9% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Bouillante
Is Bouillante safe?
It grades C− for safety, #18 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 55 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Bouillante good?
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #16 of 25 in Guadeloupe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Bouillante
Commune in Guadeloupe
Bouillante is a commune of 6,127 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe. TownRatings compares communes, France’s local unit: each has its own mayor and its own statistics. Its area takes in the town and the countryside around it.
Built from INSEE’s 2026 official geography (COG) and IGN Admin Express boundaries
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.
