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A town in Guadeloupe, home to 24,665 people.
Work and incomes lag: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 17.1% unemployment. It also trails on health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its schools fall short (C): bac results 2 points above the expected rate; brevet results 12 points below the expected rate.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Petit-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 Petit-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.
Petit-Bourg has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists no building in Petit-Bourg as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.
The nearest classé monument is Fort l'Union, in Le Gosier, 4.6 mi away.
0.1% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Petit-Bourg.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted for age and care homes, Petit-Bourg records 103 deaths per 100 expected, above compared French towns (88). From 2016 to 2025, 1,863 residents of Petit-Bourg died, against 1,812 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 3% more. At birth, a girl in Guadeloupe can expect 84.7 years and a boy 78.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. There are 14 general practitioners locally.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Schools rank #19 of 25 in Guadeloupe. Near Petit-Bourg, 94.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, about level with compared French towns (92.9%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Félix ÉbouéNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 172 | 67%−12 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Des Droits de l'HommeNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 372 | 94%+2 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Over 2025, Petit-Bourg logged 526 recorded offenses. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 11.9 cases of violence against people and 13.4 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes in the town were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents. 18% are under 15, higher than compared French towns (17%). The median resident of Petit-Bourg is 44.3 years old.
53% women, 47% men
About 88 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Petit-Bourg | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 31% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 19% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 20% | 18% |
| Higher education | 37% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
At the census, 4.9% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, below compared French towns (13.4%).
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
314 sales of houses and apartments in Petit-Bourg, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €3,243/m². House rents are put at about €17.14/m² a month. The sales split: 69% houses, the rest apartments.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,270/m² | 217 |
| Apartments | €3,224/m² | 97 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Other places to visit, family days out and museums in and near Petit-Bourg. Best known first.
Nothing in Petit-Bourg is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.
2 notable people were born in Petit-Bourg.
The nearest towns of 2,500 or more. The map uses IGN’s commune boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petit-Bourg | 24,665 | — | — | — | C | C− |
| Goyave | 7,565 | 4.2 | — | — | C | C+ |
| Pointe-à-Pitre | 15,040 | 5.1 | — | — | D− | D− |
| Baie-Mahault | 30,924 | 5.3 | — | — | D | C |
| Lamentin | 18,628 | 6.2 | — | — | C− | D |
| Le Gosier | 27,757 | 6.6 | — | — | D | C− |
| Les Abymes | 51,055 | 7.9 | — | — | D− | D |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #11 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 43 burglaries and 162 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C, better than 28% of compared French towns and #19 of 25 in Guadeloupe. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Guadeloupe
Petit-Bourg is a commune of 24,665 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Basse-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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025 · SSMSI, recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Ministry of Education (DEPP), brevet and bac results and value-added indicators, 2025 · INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses 2012–2023; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025 (care homes, emergency and maternity units, GPs, pharmacies); DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 (provisional) · INSEE, BPE 2025 and Filosofi 200 m grid (walking distances) · IGN Admin Express (boundaries) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking French towns against each other only, updated November 4, 2026. Under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab).
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.