Capesterre-Belle-Eau has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D): 0.7 jobs per working resident; 29.1% unemployment. Its strongest is schools (B+): bac results 18 points above the expected rate; brevet results 4.5 points above the expected rate.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Capesterre-Belle-Eau 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 Capesterre-Belle-Eau.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Capesterre-Belle-Eau run higher than in 76% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Capesterre-Belle-Eau has 7 family doctors. Adjusted mortality here: 98 deaths for every 100 expected. 1,943 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,865: 4% above. The nearest emergency department to Capesterre-Belle-Eau is Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre, 11.3 mi away.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
7
GPs in Capesterre-Belle-Eau · 2.1 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
11.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre
11.3 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 pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Capesterre-Belle-Eau than in compared French towns: 77.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #2 of 25 in Guadeloupe on results. Near Capesterre-Belle-Eau, 84.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, lower than compared French towns (92.9%). At the vocational lycée within 5 km, 84% of 101 candidates passed the bac pro.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Capesterre-Belle-Eau ranks above 66% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Other physical violence topped the graded crimes in Capesterre-Belle-Eau (2025). 453 offenses were reported in Capesterre-Belle-Eau during 2025. On average over 2023–2025, every 1,000 residents saw 12.5 violent offenses and 12.8 graded property crimes a year.
12.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence113
Criminal damage101
Family violence96
Burglary44
Sexual violence29
Vehicle theft27
Theft from vehicles23
Armed robbery20
Drug use94
Theft without violence90
Fraud63
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.
12.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
453
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
0.3%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Capesterre-Belle-Eau hold a degree than in compared French towns: 16%
15% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 26% of the town, higher than compared French towns (22%). Line up the people of Capesterre-Belle-Eau by age and the one in the middle is 49.8.
49.8median age
Capesterre-Belle-EauFrance median
Ages · share of residents
26%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education16%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Capesterre-Belle-Eau costs more than in compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.09/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €1,360/m², comes from 151 sales of houses and apartments in Capesterre-Belle-Eau from July 2023 to June 2026. Of the homes sold, 98% were houses.
€1,360/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Capesterre-Belle-Eau€1,360/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,409/m²
148
€15.09/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.35 to €20.06/m² a month)
€12.39/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Junot Mistoco: Yannick34, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Paul Lacavé: Identity picture of the owners taken when was alive. Photography found in the family pictures. Produced here by one of the children of the owner., CC BY-SA 4.0
Capesterre-Belle-Eau’s neighbors
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Capesterre-Belle-Eau
Is Capesterre-Belle-Eau safe?
It grades C for safety, #9 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 44 burglaries and 101 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Capesterre-Belle-Eau good?
They grade B+, better than 74% of compared French towns and #2 of 25 in Guadeloupe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Capesterre-Belle-Eau
Commune in Guadeloupe
Capesterre-Belle-Eau is a commune of 17,684 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.
