Basse-Pointe has no overall grade because cost of living and safety aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is walkability (B+): 41% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 19% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Basse-Pointe 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 Basse-Pointe.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Basse-Pointe run higher than in 96% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Life expectancy at birth in Martinique is 85.1 years for women and 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. Adjusted for age and care homes, Basse-Pointe records 118 deaths per 100 expected, higher than compared French towns (88). 482 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 409: 18% above. The nearest emergency department to Basse-Pointe is Chu de Martinique site de Trinite, 13.6 mi away.
+18%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw118
Adjusted118
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Basse-Pointe · 1.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.6 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
13.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
15% of adults hold a degree, below compared French towns (30%). Under-15s account for 11% of the population. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
57.1median age
Basse-PointeFrance median
Ages · share of residents
33%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma40%
CAP or BEP26%
Baccalauréat14%
Higher education15%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 90 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Work & commuteJobs & income C
18% of Basse-Pointe’s labor force aged 15 to 64 is unemployed
Per resident in work, Basse-Pointe counts 1.1 jobs (1,050 jobs, 950 workers). At the census, 18.8% went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport, higher than compared French towns (13.4%). Unemployment runs at 18.4%.
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving77%
On foot11%
Public transport7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Bicycle0%
1,050
jobs based in Basse-Pointe, 1.1 per working resident
18.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
3%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B+
Walkability: better than 68% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Basse-Pointe: 2 historic monuments, 1 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Basse-Pointe is Habitation Pecoul. The oldest protected building goes back to the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 1.6% 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
Safety
Basse-Pointe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
2025 saw 40 offenses recorded in Basse-Pointe. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 13.3 cases of violence against people and 6.5 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in the town.
13.3recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence25
Other physical violence9
Criminal damage6
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.
13.3
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.5
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
40
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
29.5%
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 · For sexual violence, armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, 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, 29.5% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Housing
The middle sale price in Basse-Pointe: €1,097/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
No town in Martinique costs less to buy into than Basse-Pointe, at €1,097/m², the lowest of 27. From July 2023 to June 2026, 34 homes were sold in the town. For a house, the estimated advertised rent is €11.29/m² a month.
€1,097/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Basse-Pointe€1,097/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,097/m²
34
€13.01/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€9.93 to €17.04/m² a month)
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Basse-Pointe
Is Basse-Pointe safe?
Basse-Pointe has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.
Are schools in Basse-Pointe good?
They grade C, better than 25% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Basse-Pointe
Commune in Martinique
Basse-Pointe is a commune of 2,852 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique. 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
2,852 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique
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.
