Schools do well: bac results 6.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.1 points above the expected rate. Crime is the sore point (D−): an average of 19 recorded violent incidents and 24 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health outcomes fall short of most towns: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 10% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Work and incomes lag (C+): 1.5 jobs per working resident; 25.3% unemployment.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Les Abymes 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 Les Abymes 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 Les Abymes.
Safety
Les Abymes records more crime per resident than 97% of compared French towns
With 24,600 jobs for 16,850 working residents, Les Abymes draws people in from neighbouring communes. This Guadeloupe town comes 24th of the 26 compared towns in Guadeloupe on the Safety Grade. Its tally for 2025: 2,443 recorded offenses. Criminal damage topped the graded crimes in Les Abymes (2025).
19recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage591
Other physical violence490
Family violence383
Theft from vehicles309
Burglary217
Vehicle theft191
Armed robbery143
Sexual violence119
Theft without violence502
Fraud290
Drug use235
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.
19
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
24
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2,443
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · 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.
HealthHealth D
Les Abymes loses more people than its age profile suggests, 110 per 100 expected, above compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
5,158 deaths in Les Abymes between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 4,478: 15% above. Life expectancy in Guadeloupe: 84.7 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. There are 55 general practitioners locally.
+10%deaths against expected, after care homesDHealth Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw115
Adjusted110
Median town88
Expected100
55
GPs in Les Abymes · 4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
2.7 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre
1.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Pole Parent Enfant site Palais Royal
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 Les Abymes than in compared French towns: 78.3%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
By results, schools here place #3 of 25 in Guadeloupe. Vocational results within 5 km: 84% passed the bac pro, of 204 candidates at 2 lycées. Also worth knowing: the bac pass rate near Les Abymes is 92.1%, about level with compared French towns (92.9%).
94%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
History
Les Abymes: 3 historic monuments, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
0.5% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than compared French towns (7.4%). The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century. Houses and mansions, 2 of the 3, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Students and young workers shape Les Abymes: 13% are 15 to 24, above compared French towns
Degrees are held by 22% of adults, lower than compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Les Abymes has a median age of 42.8 years.
42.8median age
Les AbymesFrance median
Ages · share of residents
13%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma32%
CAP or BEP20%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education22%
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 76 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
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Les Abymes than in compared French towns: €15.04/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house in Les Abymes goes for €1,937/m², an apartment for €1,690/m². 410 sales of houses and apartments here, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €1,768/m². Of the homes sold, 32% were houses.
€1,768/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Les Abymes€1,768/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,937/m²
133
Apartments
€1,690/m²
277
€15.04/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.47 to €19.71/m² a month)
€13.14/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
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Les Abymes’ 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 Les Abymes
Is Les Abymes safe?
It grades D− for safety, #24 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 217 burglaries and 591 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Les Abymes good?
They grade B+, better than 69% of compared French towns and #3 of 25 in Guadeloupe. The lycée stands out: 95% of 175 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Félix Proto in 2025, 15 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Les Abymes
Commune in Guadeloupe
Les Abymes is a commune of 51,055 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Cap Excellence. 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.
