Trois-Rivières’s weakest is jobs & income — 0.5 jobs per working resident; 26.3% unemployment. It also trails on 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. Schools are weaker too — brevet results 0.8 points above the expected rate. Homes sell for a median €1,356/m².
Figures: employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Trois-Rivières 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 Trois-Rivières 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.
Ensemble de roches gravées et de polissoirs précolombiens situés à l'Anse des Galets: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Habitation Belleville: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bloc gravé dit Chez Michaux: Photo: Enrevseluj · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trois-Rivières.
History
Trois-Rivières is rich in protected monuments: 18 per 10,000 residents, more than compared French towns
13historic monuments
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The pre-1919 share of homes is 1.8%. Among the classé monuments in Trois-Rivières is Roches ornées précolombiennes. Most of the list is archaeological sites: 8 of 13. The earliest of these monuments dates from prehistory.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth C−
Trois-Rivières’ death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 85% of compared French towns
+4%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Adjusted mortality in Trois-Rivières: 104 deaths for every 100 expected. 874 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 842: 4% above. In Guadeloupe, women can expect to live 84.7 years and men 78.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 8 GPs practise locally.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw104
Adjusted104
Median town88
Expected100
8
GPs in Trois-Rivières · 3.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre
6 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de la Basse Terre
84.7 · 78.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Guadeloupe, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Guadeloupe has none of its own)
Safety
Trois-Rivières has more crime per resident than 54% of compared French towns
12.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Violence against people ran at 12.9 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 9.3 (2023–2025 average). Trois-Rivières’s tally for 2025: 173 recorded offenses. In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes here.
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence58
Criminal damage45
Other physical violence29
Sexual violence18
Burglary17
Theft from vehicles6
Drug use54
Theft without violence32
Fraud29
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.
12.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
9.3
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
173
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.0%
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 · Small counts of armed robbery and vehicle theft go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 5.0% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income D−
Unemployment in Trois-Rivières, 26.3%, runs above compared French towns
12%walk, cycle or take transit
Public transport took 5.4% of Trois-Rivières’ working residents to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving85%
On foot6%
Public transport5%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,150
jobs based in Trois-Rivières, 0.5 per working resident
26.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Trois-Rivières costs more than in compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €15.19/m² a month
€1,356/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
A house rents for an estimated €12.63/m² a month. 76 houses and apartments changed hands in Trois-Rivières from July 2023 to June 2026. The sales split: 97% houses, the rest apartments.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Trois-Rivières€1,356/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,253/m²
74
€15.19/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.45 to €20.16/m² a month)
€12.63/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Jacques-François Dugommier: François Bouchot, Public domain · Marcelle Pierrot: Aristoi, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moïse Bebel: Jeanfrancois.mouragues, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Trois-Rivières
Commune in Guadeloupe
Trois-Rivières is a commune of 7,415 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
Population
7,415 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération Grand Sud Caraïbe
Département
Guadeloupe (971)
Area
12 sq mi (31.2 km²)
INSEE code
97132
Trois-Rivières’ 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 Trois-Rivières
Is Trois-Rivières safe?
It grades B− for safety, #4 of 26 in Guadeloupe. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 17 burglaries and 45 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Trois-Rivières good?
They grade C−, better than 15% of compared French towns and #20 of 25 in Guadeloupe. 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.
