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The town has 39,400 residents and lies in Martinique.
Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 12.4 recorded violent incidents and 17.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is weaker too (C) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 6% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability. It lags on schools as well — bac results 1.6 points below the expected rate; brevet results at the expected rate.
Figures: recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment and commuting, INSEE census 2023 · amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education. Le Lamentin 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.
The one thing Le Lamentin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Lamentin 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.
Le Lamentin has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here.
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Le Lamentin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
0.3% 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 Le Lamentin.
In 2025, criminal damage led the graded crimes in Le Lamentin. For 2025, the figures show 1,202 offenses locally. The town has 26,650 jobs for 16,600 working residents, so people come in from nearby communes to work.
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.
Source: SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses. Crimes are counted in the commune where they happen, then divided by its residents, so a town that draws people in from around can look higher.
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Le Lamentin can choose among 27 GPs. Average lifespans in Martinique: 85.1 years for women, 77.5 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 3,193 deaths in the town between 2016 and 2025, close to the 3,191 that France’s rates at each age predict.
Source: INSEE, deaths by commune of residence 2016–2025 and censuses; Eurostat, death rates by age (© European Union); INSEE, BPE 2025; DREES, APL 2024; INSEE, life expectancy by département 2025 · Licence Ouverte · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
Residents of Le Lamentin have a median age of 44.6. 11% of the population is aged 15 to 24, higher than compared French towns (11%). Children are 17% of the town.
55% women, 45% men
About 82 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Le Lamentin | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 22% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 26% |
| 65+ | 19% | 22% |
| No diploma | 27% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 19% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 31% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Martinique has none of its own)
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Collège pupils travel 1.1 mi to the nearest one. The town’s schools place #22 of 25 in Martinique on results. At the two general lycées, 97% of 231 candidates passed the bac, 6.7 points above the expected rate.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Édouard GlissantNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 118 | 80%−6 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Acajou IINearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 152 | 97%+5 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Acajou 1Best against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 79 | 96%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.3% of the total, lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Its heritage reaches back to the 19th century. Le Lamentin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
8.0% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport.
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.
573 sales of houses and apartments in Le Lamentin, from July 2023 to June 2026, give the median of €2,608/m². The split locally: €2,479/m² for houses, €2,623/m² for apartments. Among the homes sold, 32% were houses.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,479/m² | 183 |
| Apartments | €2,623/m² | 390 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
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Le Lamentin has 3 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list: 1 classé, the highest protection, and 2 inscrit, the second level.
église paroissiale Saint-Laurent: Photo: WCOMFR · CC BY-SA 4.0
23 notable people were born in Le Lamentin.
Emmanuel Rivière: Asmoulins, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ronald Pognon: Siren-Com, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marielle Amant: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jean-Jacques Acquevillo: Clément Gruin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mandy François-Elie: Fanny Schertzer, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Éric Amalou: Fédération française de handball, Public domain
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Lamentin | 39,400 | — | — | — | C− | C |
| Saint-Joseph | 16,258 | 3.5 | — | — | B | B |
| Fort-de-France | 75,506 | 4.1 | — | — | D | D |
| Ducos | 18,105 | 4.2 | — | — | C | B− |
| Le Robert | 21,553 | 4.9 | — | — | C+ | C |
| Gros-Morne | 9,610 | 5.4 | — | — | B | C+ |
| Le François | 15,778 | 6.2 | — | — | C+ | C− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C− for safety, #21 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 125 burglaries and 339 acts of criminal damage.
They grade C+, better than 39% of compared French towns and #22 of 25 in Martinique. The lycée stands out: 97% of 152 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Acajou II in 2025, 5 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Martinique
Le Lamentin is a commune of 39,400 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Centre 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
Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · DGFiP, DVF property sales, July 2023 to June 2026 · 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.