Where it falls short is jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 23.3% unemployment. It also trails on health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Crime runs high (C+): an average of 12.2 recorded violent incidents and 12.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. The median price paid is €1,451/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Morne-à-l'Eau has no overall grade because cost of living, schools and walkability aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Morne-à-l'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 Morne-à-l'Eau.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Morne-à-l'Eau run higher than in 81% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Morne-à-l'Eau is Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre, 8 mi away. Adjusted for age and care homes, Morne-à-l'Eau records 101 deaths per 100 expected, higher than compared French towns (88). 1,755 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,690: 4% above. In Guadeloupe, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.
+1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted101
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Morne-à-l'Eau · 4.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre
3.5 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
Morne-à-l'Eau ranks above 62% of compared French towns for crime per resident
Police and gendarmerie recorded 403 offenses in Morne-à-l'Eau in 2025. More of the graded crimes locally were other physical violence than anything else (2025).
12.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence97
Family violence92
Criminal damage72
Burglary46
Theft from vehicles35
Sexual violence23
Vehicle theft22
Armed robbery16
Drug use151
Theft without violence79
Fraud67
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.
12.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
12.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
403
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Morne-à-l'Eau has 1 historic monument, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Morne-à-l'Eau is Église de la paroisse Saint-André. Protection here reaches back to the 20th century. 0.1% of its homes were built before 1919, below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer people in Morne-à-l'Eau hold a degree than in compared French towns: 20%
Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than compared French towns (17%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. The middle age in Morne-à-l'Eau is 48.4.
48.4median age
Morne-à-l'EauFrance median
Ages · share of residents
24%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP22%
Baccalauréat18%
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%.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Schools
96% of candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Faustin Fléret, 4 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 88% of 77 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. At the lycées within 5 km of Morne-à-l'Eau, 94.5% passed the bac, above compared French towns (92.9%). The town’s pupils have a collège 3.8 mi away.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Morne-à-l'Eau
Is Morne-à-l'Eau safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #7 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 46 burglaries and 72 acts of criminal damage.
About Morne-à-l'Eau
Commune in Guadeloupe
Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune of 16,228 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Grande Terre. 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.
