Pointe-à-Pitre’s strongest is schools: bac results 6.5 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.1 points above the expected rate. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 35.7 recorded violent incidents and 49.3 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 25% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. 15% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Pointe-à-Pitre 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 Pointe-à-Pitre 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 Pointe-à-Pitre.
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Pointe-à-Pitre than in 100% of compared French towns
More of the graded crimes in Pointe-à-Pitre were theft from vehicles than anything else (2025). Police and gendarmerie figures for Pointe-à-Pitre show 1,321 offenses in 2025. This Guadeloupe town ranks last of the 26 compared towns in Guadeloupe on the Safety Grade. It has 10,600 jobs for 4,500 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
35.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearD−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Theft from vehicles331
Other physical violence276
Criminal damage261
Family violence153
Armed robbery89
Vehicle theft75
Sexual violence70
Burglary66
Theft without violence305
Drug use205
Fraud110
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.
35.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
49.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,321
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. 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.
HealthHealth D−
Deaths in Pointe-à-Pitre run above what its ages would predict: 125 per 100 expected, more than compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Guadeloupe is 84.7 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 1,713 residents of Pointe-à-Pitre died, against 1,200 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 43% more. For a family doctor, residents of Pointe-à-Pitre can choose among 26 GPs.
+25%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw143
Adjusted125
Median town88
Expected100
26
GPs in Pointe-à-Pitre · 4.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
0.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier Universitaire de Pointe A Pitre
3.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique les Eaux Claires
84.7 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Guadeloupe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Pointe-à-Pitre is rich in protected monuments: 11 per 10,000 residents, more than compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 0.4% of the housing. Among the classé monuments in Pointe-à-Pitre is Ancien presbytère Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul. Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Schools
Fewer pupils pass the brevet at the collèges near Pointe-à-Pitre than in compared French towns: 77.7%
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pro: 84% of 204 candidates passed at the 2 vocational lycées within 5 km. Its collèges and lycées rank #4 of 25 in Guadeloupe on results. Near Pointe-à-Pitre, 92.1% of lycée candidates passed the bac, close to compared French towns (92.9%).
94%passed the bac (general and technological)B+School Grade
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Buying in Pointe-à-Pitre costs less than in compared French towns: the median sale is €1,394/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The estimated advertised rent is €13.73/m² a month, above compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses were a tenth of what sold. Sales in Pointe-à-Pitre from July 2023 to June 2026: 210 houses and apartments.
€1,394/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Pointe-à-Pitre€1,394/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Apartments
€1,391/m²
188
€13.73/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.95 to €18.95/m² a month)
€11.95/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
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Pointe-à-Pitre’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 Pointe-à-Pitre
Is Pointe-à-Pitre safe?
It grades D− for safety. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 66 burglaries and 261 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Pointe-à-Pitre good?
They grade B+, better than 68% of compared French towns and #4 of 25 in Guadeloupe. 91% of 33 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Carnot in 2025 given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Pointe-à-Pitre
Commune in Guadeloupe
Pointe-à-Pitre is a commune of 15,040 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.
