Police record less crime here than in most towns (B): an average of 11.4 recorded violent incidents and 8.1 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its weakest is jobs & income: 0.5 jobs per working resident; 21.2% unemployment. Walkability is weaker too — just over half of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 8% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Homes sell for a median €1,750/m².
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Gros-Morne has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Gros-Morne 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.
église Notre-Dame-de-la Visitation: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Habitation Saint-Etienne: Photo: Thérèse Gaigé · CC BY-SA 4.0
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Gros-Morne.
Who lives here
Fewer people in Gros-Morne hold a degree than in compared French towns: 17%
53.1median age
People 65 and over make up 29% of the town, higher than compared French towns (22%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents. The median resident of Gros-Morne is 53.1 years old.
Gros-MorneFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma35%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 89 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.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth C+
More deaths than expected: Gros-Morne is above 61% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
−8%deaths against expected, after care homesC+Health Grade
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. 1,150 deaths in Gros-Morne between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,196: 4% below. Its care home for older people (49 places) counts its residents as Gros-Morne’s; allowing for it, deaths were 8% below expected. For a family doctor, residents of Gros-Morne can choose among 6 GPs.
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw96
Adjusted92
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Gros-Morne · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.4 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
3.5 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
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Gros-Morne is lower than in 59% of compared French towns
11.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearBSafety Grade
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Gros-Morne. All told, Gros-Morne had 199 recorded offenses in 2025.
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence49
Criminal damage48
Other physical violence46
Burglary33
Sexual violence23
Drug use52
Theft without violence29
Fraud24
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.
11.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
8.1
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
199
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
4.7%
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, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 4.7% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Housing
Renting in Gros-Morne costs more than in compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €13.71/m² a month
€1,750/m²median sale price
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses were 87% of what sold. From July 2023 to June 2026, 30 homes were sold in Gros-Morne. That is the middle of 30 sales of houses and apartments locally from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and – for the median of compared towns in Martinique.
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Gros-Morne€1,750/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
€13.71/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.47 to €17.97/m² a month)
€15.21/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Gros-Morne is a commune of 9,610 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
9,610 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération du Pays Nord Martinique
Département
Martinique (972)
Area
17.8 sq mi (46 km²)
INSEE code
97212
Gros-Morne’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 Gros-Morne
Is Gros-Morne safe?
It grades B for safety, #5 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 33 burglaries and 48 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Gros-Morne good?
They grade C+, better than 40% of compared French towns and #21 of 25 in Martinique. 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.
