Getting around on foot or by bus is easy: 48% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 16% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. The local economy is weaker than most: 0.8 jobs per working resident; 17.4% unemployment. It lags on health as well: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 2% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for schools.
Le Lorrain 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 Lorrain 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 Lorrain.
HealthHealth C−
More deaths than expected: Le Lorrain is above 76% of compared French towns once ages and care homes are allowed for
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
France’s death rates at each age would predict 879 deaths in Le Lorrain from 2016 to 2025; there were 862, 2% fewer. After the care-home adjustment, the town’s deaths ran at 98 per 100 expected, above compared French towns (88). The nearest emergency department to Le Lorrain is Chu de Martinique site de Trinite, 9 mi away. 6 GPs practise here.
−2%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted98
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Le Lorrain · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site de Trinite
9.1 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
Degrees are less common in Le Lorrain than in compared French towns: 13% of adults
29% of residents are 65 or over, higher than compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 14% of residents. Those aged 15 to 24 account for nearly one in ten residents.
54.3median age
Le LorrainFrance median
Ages · share of residents
29%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma38%
CAP or BEP24%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education13%
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 85 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.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Le Lorrain has higher unemployment than compared French towns: 17.4%
At the census, 2.4% of working residents in Le Lorrain didn’t travel to work at all. On foot, by bike or by bus and train: that was how 16.4% of commuters travelled at the census.
16%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving81%
Public transport12%
On foot5%
Motorbike or scooter0%
Bicycle0%
1,800
jobs based in Le Lorrain, 0.8 per working resident
17.4%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
2%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
B
Walkability: better than 59% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Safety
Le Lorrain ranks above 52% of compared French towns for crime per resident
All told, Le Lorrain had 145 recorded offenses in 2025. Per 1,000 residents a year, there were 15.2 cases of violence against people and 6.7 graded property crimes (2023–2025 average). More of the graded crimes here were other physical violence than anything else (2025).
15.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence42
Sexual violence37
Family violence33
Criminal damage33
Drug use37
Theft without violence27
Fraud14
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.
15.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.7
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
145
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
10.1%
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 armed robbery, burglary, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 10.1% of the index here. Because that share is over 10%, this Safety Grade is less sure than most. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Schools
75.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, a point above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Le Lorrain, 82.8% passed the bac, lower than compared French towns (92.9%). By results, schools here place #17 of 25 in Martinique. The closest collège is 0.9 mi off.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Buying in Le Lorrain costs less than in compared French towns: the median sale is €1,274/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €14.07/m² a month, higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). Houses are advertised at an estimated €11.29/m² a month. Of the homes sold, 94% were houses.
€1,274/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Lorrain€1,274/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€1,226/m²
32
€14.07/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.92 to €18.12/m² a month)
€11.29/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Lorrain
Is Le Lorrain safe?
It grades B− for safety, #7 of 25 in Martinique.
Are schools in Le Lorrain good?
They grade B−, better than 52% of compared French towns and #17 of 25 in Martinique. The lycée stands out: 98% of 57 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Joseph Pernock in 2025, 10 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Le Lorrain
Commune in Martinique
Le Lorrain is a commune of 6,566 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
6,566 (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.
