It also trails on health (C−). Police record more crime here than in most towns (C+): an average of 10 recorded violent incidents and 14.5 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Petit-Canal 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-Canal 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.
The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Petit-Canal; none is classé, France’s top protection.
0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Louis-Gustave Adolphe Lemercier de Maisoncelle-Vertille de Richemont, born in 1805, is the one person born in Petit-Canal before 1900 that Wikidata records.
Monument aux morts: Photo: Kim Hansen · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Prisons (anciennes): Photo: Aristoi · CC BY-SA 3.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Petit-Canal.
HealthHealth C−
Petit-Canal’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 79% of compared French towns
−0%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 679 residents of Petit-Canal died, about as many as the 681 expected from France’s death rates at each age. Adjusted mortality in the town: 100 deaths for every 100 expected. The nearest emergency department to Petit-Canal is Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre, 10.1 mi away. 3 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw100
Adjusted100
Median town88
Expected100
3
GPs in Petit-Canal · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
10.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre
5.8 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
More crime per resident in Petit-Canal than in 63% of compared French towns
10recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
The commonest graded crime in Petit-Canal was other physical violence (2025). 182 offenses were reported in Petit-Canal during 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence47
Criminal damage47
Family violence31
Theft from vehicles28
Burglary15
Vehicle theft14
Drug use40
Theft without violence39
Fraud31
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.
10
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
182
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.0%
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 · When sexual violence and armed robbery number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (4.0% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
2 historic monuments, none of them classé
2historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Petit-Canal, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 0.8% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Degrees are less common in Petit-Canal than in compared French towns: 18% of adults
48.5median age
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. Young adults of 15 to 24 are 11% of residents, higher than compared French towns (11%). The age that splits Petit-Canal in two is 48.5.
Petit-CanalFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP25%
Baccalauréat16%
Higher education18%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 92 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 Petit-Canal than in compared French towns: €14.46/m² a month
€14.46/m²estimated apartment rent a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Renting a house costs an estimated €13.06/m² a month. Sales in Petit-Canal from July 2023 to June 2026: 27 houses and apartments. Houses made up 96% of the homes sold; apartments the rest.
Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month
Petit-Canal€14.46/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
€14.46/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.90 to €19.18/m² a month)
€13.06/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Louis-Gustave Adolphe Lemercier de Maisoncelle-Vertille de Richemont: Mayer et Pierson, Public domain
About Petit-Canal
Commune in Guadeloupe
Petit-Canal is a commune of 8,212 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
Population
8,212 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Nord Grande Terre
Département
Guadeloupe (971)
Area
28.5 sq mi (73.8 km²)
INSEE code
97119
Petit-Canal’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 Petit-Canal
Is Petit-Canal safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #8 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 15 burglaries and 47 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Petit-Canal good?
They grade B−, better than 54% of compared French towns and #10 of 25 in Guadeloupe. 88% of 91 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Nord Grande-Terre in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
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.
