Le Diamant’s strongest subject is schools (A) — brevet results 7 points above the expected rate. Jobs & income is its weak spot (D−) — 0.4 jobs per working resident; 14.9% unemployment. Most journeys need a car (C): 66% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 7% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. 27% of homes here are second homes.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025. Le Diamant 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 Le Diamant 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 Le Diamant.
Schools
Exam results around Le Diamant beat 94% of compared French towns
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its collèges and lycées rank #1 of 25 in Martinique on results. The brevet pass rate near Le Diamant is 91.0%, higher than compared French towns (87.5%). The nearest general lycée is 4.2 mi away.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Crime per resident in Le Diamant is higher than in 63% of compared French towns
Le Diamant’s tally for 2025: 133 recorded offenses. Violence against people averaged 10.5 per 1,000 residents a year over 2023–2025; graded property crimes averaged 14. More of the graded crimes locally were criminal damage than anything else (2025).
10.5recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Criminal damage34
Family violence30
Other physical violence24
Burglary18
Sexual violence10
Theft from vehicles9
Vehicle theft8
Theft without violence47
Drug use24
Fraud19
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.
10.5
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
133
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.3%
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 go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
3 historic monuments in Le Diamant, none of them classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than compared French towns (7.4%). The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Martinique has none of its own)
HealthHealth B−
Le Diamant has a lower adjusted death rate than 53% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in Martinique: 85.1 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. From 2016 to 2025, 400 residents of Le Diamant died, against 460 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer. The nearest emergency department to Le Diamant is Chu de Martinique site Mfme, 8.2 mi away. 5 GPs practise locally.
−13%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted87
Median town88
Expected100
5
GPs in Le Diamant · 2.9 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
8.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site Mfme
8.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Chu de Martinique site Mfme
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Le Diamant than in compared French towns: €17.91/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €4,708/m²: 200 houses and apartments sold in Le Diamant between July 2023 and June 2026. No town in Martinique costs more to buy into than Le Diamant, at €4,708/m², the highest of 27. In Le Diamant, houses go for €4,228/m² and apartments for €5,247/m².
€4,708/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Diamant€4,708/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€4,228/m²
98
Apartments
€5,247/m²
102
€17.91/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.03 to €24.62/m² a month)
€17.02/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Diamant
Is Le Diamant safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #14 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 18 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Diamant good?
They grade A, better than 94% of compared French towns and #1 of 25 in Martinique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Le Diamant
Commune in Martinique
Le Diamant is a commune of 6,161 people in the Communauté d'agglomération de l'Espace Sud de la 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
6,161 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté d'agglomération de l'Espace Sud de la 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.
