Where it does best is walkability — two thirds of residents live within 800 m of a bakery, and 24% of working residents walk, cycle or take public transport to work. Safety is its weak spot (D): an average of 26.2 recorded violent incidents and 10.9 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Health is weaker too — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 3% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. The Culture ministry lists 16 historic monuments.
Figures: amenities, INSEE BPE 2025 · commuting, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025). Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre 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 Saint-Pierre.
History
Saint-Pierre is rich in protected monuments: 40 per 10,000 residents, more than compared French towns
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Among the classé monuments in Saint-Pierre is Cimetière du Fort. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 17th century. Homes from before 1919 make up 2.1% of the total, lower than compared French towns (7.4%).
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Saint-Pierre sees more crime per resident than 93% of compared French towns
Jobs outnumber working residents in Saint-Pierre (1,550 to 1,150): it draws people in from around. This Martinique town comes 23rd of the 25 compared towns in Martinique on the Safety Grade. Police and gendarmerie figures for Saint-Pierre show 138 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were family violence than anything else (2025).
26.2recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearDSafety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Family violence49
Criminal damage34
Other physical violence32
Sexual violence17
Burglary6
Drug use42
Theft without violence32
Fraud22
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.
26.2
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
10.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
138
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
5.9%
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, 5.9% of the index here. 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. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
HealthHealth C−
Allowing for age and care homes, deaths in Saint-Pierre run higher than in 84% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Ages and care homes taken into account, deaths in Saint-Pierre come to 103 per 100 predicted. France’s death rates at each age would predict 503 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 520, 3% more. The nearest emergency department to Saint-Pierre is Chum de Martinique, 12.5 mi away. 4 GPs practise in the town.
+3%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw103
Adjusted103
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Saint-Pierre · 2.7 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
12.5 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Chum de Martinique
11.7 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Clinique Saint Paul
85.1 · 77.5
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, Martinique, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Unemployment in Saint-Pierre, 19.9%, runs above compared French towns
Bus, tram or train carried 10.7% of working residents in Saint-Pierre to work at the census. At the census, 3.7% of working residents in Saint-Pierre didn’t travel to work at all.
24%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving71%
On foot13%
Public transport11%
Motorbike or scooter2%
Bicycle0%
1,550
jobs based in Saint-Pierre, 1.3 per working resident
19.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
4%
worked without traveling (at or from home)
A−
Walkability: better than 77% of compared French towns
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Who lives here
Fewer people in Saint-Pierre hold a degree than in compared French towns: 11%
27% of residents are 65 or over, higher than compared French towns (22%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for one in ten residents. Children are 16% of the town.
51.6median age
Saint-PierreFrance median
Ages · share of residents
27%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP21%
Baccalauréat19%
Higher education11%
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
83.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 4 points below the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Near Saint-Pierre, 98.0% of lycée candidates passed the bac, above compared French towns (92.9%). The closest collège is 2.7 mi off. On school results, the town ranks #14 of 25 in Martinique.
98%passed the bac (general and technological)BSchool Grade
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Saint-Pierre’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 Saint-Pierre
Is Saint-Pierre safe?
It grades D for safety, #23 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 6 burglaries and 34 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Pierre good?
They grade B, better than 62% of compared French towns and #14 of 25 in Martinique. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saint-Pierre
Commune in Martinique
Saint-Pierre is a commune of 3,961 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
3,961 (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.
