Grand-Bourg’s schools beat most (A−): bac results 2.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 6 points above the expected rate. Health is its weak spot (D): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 13% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. It lags on safety as well: an average of 11.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Grand-Bourg 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 Grand-Bourg 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 Grand-Bourg.
HealthHealth D
More deaths than Grand-Bourg’s ages would predict, 113 per 100 expected, above compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
659 deaths in Grand-Bourg between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 553: 19% above. Women in Guadeloupe live to 84.7 on average and men to 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. The town has 6 family doctors.
+13%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw119
Adjusted113
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Grand-Bourg · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Sainte Marie
28.7 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
Bac results near Grand-Bourg run low: 88.3% passed, below compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The town’s schools place #1 of 25 in Guadeloupe on results. Vocational results within 5 km: 81% passed the bac pro, of 57 candidates. At the collèges within 5 km of Grand-Bourg, 87.0% passed the brevet, about level with compared French towns (87.5%).
96%passed the bac (general and technological)A−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Grand-Bourg than in compared French towns: 17% of adults
Children under 15 make up 15%, below compared French towns (17%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 27% of residents. People aged 15 to 24 make up nearly a tenth of the town.
52.9median age
Grand-BourgFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma36%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 84 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
Safety
Per resident, Grand-Bourg sees more crime than 60% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Grand-Bourg (2,050 to 1,450): it draws people in from around. Police and gendarmerie recorded 101 offenses here in 2025. The graded crime recorded most locally was other physical violence (2025).
11.8recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence25
Family violence22
Vehicle theft21
Criminal damage17
Sexual violence16
Theft without violence30
Drug use18
Fraud16
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.
11.8
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
101
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
8.7%
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 · For armed robbery, burglary and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 8.7% of the index here. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.5% of its homes were built before 1919, below compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Grand-Bourg is Moulin Murat. The protected list starts in the 19th century. On the Culture ministry’s list, Grand-Bourg counts 3 historic monuments: 2 classé at the top level of protection and 1 inscrit at the second.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Grand-Bourg than in compared French towns: €15.98/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
51 sales of houses and apartments in Grand-Bourg, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,372/m². The sales split: 92% houses, the rest apartments.
€2,372/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Grand-Bourg€2,372/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,465/m²
47
€15.98/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.51 to €22.20/m² a month)
€15.01/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Grand-Bourg
Is Grand-Bourg safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #5 of 26 in Guadeloupe.
Are schools in Grand-Bourg good?
They grade A−, better than 80% of compared French towns and #1 of 25 in Guadeloupe. The lycée stands out: 96% of 54 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Hyacinthe Bastaraud in 2025, 3 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Grand-Bourg
Commune in Guadeloupe
Grand-Bourg is a commune of 4,617 people in the Communauté de communes de Marie-Galante. 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.
