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Home to 19,478 people, this town lies in Martinique.
Schœlcher’s schools beat most: bac results 2.6 points above the expected rate; brevet results 3.3 points above the expected rate. Work and incomes lag: 0.7 jobs per working resident; 13.8% unemployment. Health lags (C): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 5% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Safety is weaker too — an average of 11.8 recorded violent incidents and 11.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Figures: brevet and bac results, Ministry of Education · employment, INSEE census 2023 · deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Schœlcher 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 Schœlcher 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.
Schœlcher has no overall grade because cost of living isn’t graded here.
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Schœlcher has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).
0.7% 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 Schœlcher.
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Vocational results within 5 km: 79% passed the bac pro, of 278 candidates at 4 lycées. Results rank its schools #3 of 25 in Martinique. 91.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the collèges within 5 km of Schœlcher, higher than compared French towns (87.5%).
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Vincent PlacolyNearest collègeCollège | Collège | 99 | 88%−4 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Saint-Joseph de Cluny PrivateNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 158 | 99%±0 pts |
| Lycée général et technologique Joseph GaillardBest against expectations: 10 points above the expected rateGeneral lycée | General lycée | 205 | 92%+10 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
The unemployment rate comes to 13.8%. 2.0% of Schœlcher’s working residents had no journey to work at the census.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Schœlcher’s deaths ran at 95 per 100 expected, above compared French towns (88). 1,933 deaths locally between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 1,869: 3% above. At birth, a girl in Martinique can expect 85.1 years and a boy 77.5 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: there are 29 general practitioners here.
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 · Allowing for care homes is a TownRatings estimate, not a published statistic.
All told, Schœlcher had 455 recorded offenses in 2025. Family violence topped the graded crimes in Schœlcher (2025).
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.
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Schœlcher has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 0.7% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
14% are under 15, below compared French towns (17%). Those aged 15 to 24 account for 13% of residents. Add to that, the 65-and-over age group makes up 24% of residents.
57% women, 43% men
About 76 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Schœlcher | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 13% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 26% |
| 65+ | 24% | 22% |
| No diploma | 14% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 15% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 22% | 18% |
| Higher education | 42% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (Martinique has none of its own)
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Houses sell for €3,036/m² in Schœlcher, apartments for €3,321/m². The middle sale price: €3,242/m², higher than compared French towns (€2,430/m²). House rents are put at about €17.33/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €3,036/m² | 117 |
| Apartments | €3,321/m² | 288 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, other places to visit and museums in and near Schœlcher. Best known first.
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Louis de Fort-de-France3.6 km southeast, in Fort-de-France
AttractionBibliothèque Schœlcher3.8 km southeast, in Fort-de-France
MuseumMusée régional d'histoire et d'ethnographie de Martinique3.9 km southeast, in Fort-de-FranceChâteauChâteauFort Saint-Louis4.3 km southeast, in Fort-de-FranceChâteauChâteauFort Desaix3.6 km east, in Fort-de-FranceChâteauChâteauAncien palais de justice de Fort-de-France3.6 km southeast, in Fort-de-FrancePhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each under its own licence (our copy, resized).
Schœlcher has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
19 notable people were born in Schœlcher.
Garry Bocaly: 34 super héros, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mélanie de Jesus dos Santos: Liviefromparis, CC BY-SA 4.0
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schœlcher | 19,478 | — | — | — | C+ | C |
| Fort-de-France | 75,506 | 2.5 | — | — | D | D |
| Case-Pilote | 4,537 | 2.9 | — | — | A− | C− |
| Saint-Joseph | 16,258 | 5.2 | — | — | B | B |
| Le Lamentin | 39,400 | 6.6 | — | — | C− | C |
| Les Trois-Îlets | 6,507 | 6.8 | — | — | D | C |
| Le Carbet | 3,721 | 7.6 | — | — | C | B+ |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades C+ for safety, #10 of 25 in Martinique. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 35 burglaries and 120 acts of criminal damage.
They grade A, better than 88% of compared French towns and #3 of 25 in Martinique. 99% of 158 candidates passed the bac at Lycée général et technologique Saint-Joseph de Cluny in 2025, at the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Commune in Martinique
Schœlcher is a commune of 19,478 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 November 4, 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.