Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in Guadeloupe has a population of 873.
French towns are graded from 1,000 residents, which leaves Terre-de-Bas out for now. A third of homes here are second homes. Over-65s are 40% of the population.
The 2 things Terre-de-Bas does most differently from other towns.
Terre-de-Bas has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 0 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 18th century; the first monument here was protected in 1997.
1.2% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terre-de-Bas.
6.9% are under 15, below compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up 40% of the town. The 15-to-24 age group makes up 6.1% of residents.
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Terre-de-Bas | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6.9% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 6.1% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 11% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 36% | 26% |
| 65+ | 40% | 22% |
| No diploma | 59% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 17% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 12% | 18% |
| Higher education | 6.4% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Terre-de-Bas is Ancienne poterie. Its heritage reaches back to the 18th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.2% of the total, below compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
27.8% of people in the labour force have no job. 200 jobs are based in Terre-de-Bas, for 200 working residents (0.9 per worker). No commute at all: 12.0% of working residents in the town 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.
Sales in Terre-de-Bas from July 2023 to June 2026: 6 houses and apartments. A house rents for an estimated €12.61/m² a month.
Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Terre-de-Bas has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Ancienne poterie: Photo: UHF · CC BY-SA 3.0
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Terre-de-Bas yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre-de-Bas | 873 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trois-Rivières | 7,415 | 8.8 | — | — | B− | C− |
| Gourbeyre | 7,307 | 11 | — | — | C+ | C+ |
| Basse-Terre | 9,417 | 12 | — | — | D− | C |
| Saint-Claude | 10,177 | 13 | — | — | B+ | C+ |
| Baillif | 5,096 | 14 | — | — | C− | C |
| Capesterre-Belle-Eau | 17,684 | 14 | — | — | C | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Commune in Guadeloupe
Terre-de-Bas is a commune of 873 people in the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe. 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.