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A town in Guadeloupe, home to 5,762 people.
Where it falls short is health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 4% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Incomes are on the low side (C−): 0.8 jobs per working resident; 20.3% unemployment. Second homes make up a fifth of its housing. It skews older: 31% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Pointe-Noire 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.
The 2 things Pointe-Noire does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Pointe-Noire 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.
Pointe-Noire has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Pointe-Noire, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 20th century; the first monument here was protected in 1992.
1.1% 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 Pointe-Noire.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Guadeloupe, life expectancy at birth reaches 84.7 years for women and 78.1 for men (2025), next to 85.9 and 80.3 for France. After the care-home adjustment, Pointe-Noire’s deaths ran at 104 per 100 expected, above compared French towns (88). 819 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 784: 4% above. The nearest emergency department to Pointe-Noire is Clinique les Eaux Claires, 13.6 mi away.
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.
Young adults of 15 to 24 are 8.9% of residents, below compared French towns (11%). 17% of adults hold a degree. At 55.7, the median resident of Pointe-Noire sits in the middle of the age range.
51% women, 49% men
About 94 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Pointe-Noire | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 8.9% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 16% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 32% | 26% |
| 65+ | 31% | 22% |
| No diploma | 37% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 22% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 17% | 18% |
| Higher education | 17% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
Of the graded crimes in Pointe-Noire, family violence came up most often (2025). In all, 132 offenses reached the police record here in 2025. Violence against people averaged 15.7 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 9.6.
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 · For armed robbery and vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 7.2% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
1.1% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Protection here reaches back to the 20th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Pointe-Noire, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, higher than compared French towns (92.9%). The bac pro: 95% of 38 candidates passed at the vocational lycée within 5 km. On results, collèges and lycées here come #15 of 25 in Guadeloupe.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège CourbarilNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 57 | 63%−16 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent de Pointe-NoireNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 58 | 100%+9 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
At the census, 3.5% of working residents in Pointe-Noire didn’t travel to work at all. Walking, cycling and public transport carried 14.7% of commuters at the census.
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.
24 houses and apartments changed hands in Pointe-Noire from July 2023 to June 2026.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Museums and other places to visit in and near Pointe-Noire. Best known first.
MuseumMaison du cacaoin townAttractionAttractionParc aquacole en Guadeloupein townMuseumMuseumHabitation Côte-sous-le-Ventin townArt galleryArt galleryRêve de sablein townAttractionAttractionVanilleraie de Fétyin townPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Pointe-Noire has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
4 notable people were born in Pointe-Noire.
Mickaël Gelabale: jan fante, CC BY-SA 2.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Noire | 5,762 | — | — | — | C | D |
| Deshaies | 3,710 | 5.1 | — | — | C− | C− |
| Bouillante | 6,127 | 7.1 | — | — | C− | C |
| Sainte-Rose | 17,700 | 9.2 | — | — | D | C |
| Lamentin | 18,628 | 11 | — | — | C− | D |
| Vieux-Habitants | 7,077 | 12 | — | — | B+ | C− |
| Petit-Bourg | 24,665 | 14 | — | — | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C for safety, #9 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 11 burglaries and 30 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 50% of compared French towns and #15 of 25 in Guadeloupe. The lycée stands out: 100% of 58 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent de Pointe-Noire in 2025, 9 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Guadeloupe
Pointe-Noire is a commune of 5,762 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) · 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 October 30, 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.