Le Marin’s best grade is for walkability (B) — 63% of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 15% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety lags: an average of 14.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.4 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B− for health.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting and employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Le Marin 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.
What makes Le Marin stand out
The one thing Le Marin does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Le Marin 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 Marin.
Safety
Le Marin has more crime per resident than 64% of compared French towns
In 2025, family violence led the graded crimes in Le Marin. 2025 saw 231 offenses recorded locally.
14.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence56
Other physical violence48
Criminal damage46
Sexual violence33
Burglary21
Theft from vehicles15
Vehicle theft12
Drug use60
Theft without violence50
Fraud26
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.
14.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.4
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
231
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
2.8%
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SSMSI (Interior Ministry), recorded crime by commune, 2023–2025 · Licence Ouverte · Small counts of armed robbery go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 2.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
Work & commuteJobs & income C
More people in Le Marin are out of work than in compared French towns: 18.7%
3,050 jobs are based in Le Marin, for 3,050 working residents (1 per worker). Bus, tram or train carried 7.6% of working residents in Le Marin to work at the census.
15%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving80%
Public transport8%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
3,050
jobs based in Le Marin, 1 per working resident
18.7%
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 62% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
History
Le Marin has 2 historic monuments, 2 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Le Marin is Église paroissiale Saint-Étienne. The oldest protected building goes back to the 18th century. 1% of its homes were built before 1919, lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Who lives here
Fewer children live in Le Marin than in compared French towns: 14% are under 15
Just over one in ten residents are 15 to 24, above compared French towns (11%). Graduates make up nearly a quarter of adults. The 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
51median age
Le MarinFrance median
Ages · share of residents
12%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma23%
CAP or BEP27%
Baccalauréat21%
Higher education23%
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%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Martinique has none of its own)
Schools
66.7% of candidates passed the brevet at the two collèges within 5 km, 5.9 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
The bac pass rate near Le Marin is 86.8%, lower than compared French towns (92.9%). A collège lies 0.6 mi away. For exam results, it comes #18 of 25 in Martinique.
99%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
HealthHealth B−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Le Marin run higher than in 52% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
In Martinique, women can expect to live 85.1 years and men 77.5 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. 830 deaths in Le Marin between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 843: 2% below. Its care home for older people (80 places) counts its residents as Le Marin’s; allowing for it, deaths were 12% below expected. The nearest emergency department to Le Marin is Chu de Martinique site Mfme, 15.2 mi away.
−12%deaths against expected, after care homesB−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw98
Adjusted88
Median town88
Expected100
6
GPs in Le Marin · 3.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
15.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chu de Martinique site Mfme
15.2 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 Marin than in compared French towns: €16.52/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
The median price, €3,373/m², comes from 102 sales of houses and apartments in Le Marin from July 2023 to June 2026. The split locally: €2,755/m² for houses, €3,625/m² for apartments. Houses were just over two fifths of what sold.
€3,373/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Le Marin€3,373/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,755/m²
43
Apartments
€3,625/m²
59
€16.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.67 to €21.54/m² a month)
€15.65/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Le Marin
Is Le Marin safe?
It grades C+ for safety, #15 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 21 burglaries and 46 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Le Marin good?
They grade B−, better than 46% of compared French towns and #18 of 25 in Martinique. The lycée stands out: 99% of 160 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Montgérald in 2025, 8 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Le Marin
Commune in Martinique
Le Marin is a commune of 8,486 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
8,486 (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.
