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Basse-Terre
Medium city · 97100 · Guadeloupe
👥 Population
9 417
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
1 971 €
📈 26% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Basse-Terre — Score 49/100.
Why this score? This score is penalized mainly by improvable safety statistics (1/100) and a high purchase price for the area (44/100).
49
💰 Yield63
🌳 Quality of life72
📊 Dynamism54
💸 Affordability44
🛡️ Safety1
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 24 Transactions · Basse-Terre
🏢 Apt. /m²
1 971 €
🏡 House /m²
1 667 €
📋 Transactions
24
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Abymes | 2 061 € | 1 979 € | 201 | 51 055 |
| Baie-Mahault | 3 542 € | 2 758 € | 174 | 30 924 |
| Le Gosier | 3 807 € | 3 830 € | 163 | 27 757 |
| Petit-Bourg | 3 125 € | 3 198 € | 133 | 24 665 |
| Sainte-Anne | 3 411 € | 3 846 € | 95 | 23 973 |
| Le Moule | 3 409 € | 2 899 € | 86 | 23 014 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
12.45 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
7.6 %
⏳ Payback period
13.2 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
74.4 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
1.0 %
🚪 Vacant homes
24.6 %
🏢 Apartments
45.5 %
53.5 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
No
Free rents
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
73.910 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
97.010 %
🏘️ Housing tax
48.030 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
24.500 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
22.80 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
9 417
2023
📐 Area
4.50 km²
2093 inh/km²
📊 Median age
45.1 yrs
35.1% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.2 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
39.4 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
3 340
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
191
+15.1% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
166
💼 Economic density
355
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Brest
À 6286.58 km · Segment A
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Basse-Terre
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA Grand Sud Caraïbe
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Poor
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
—
🏫 Middle schools
3
🎓 High schools
3
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LYCEE GERVILLE REACHE | public | 98.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| PENSIONNAT DE VERSAILLES (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 97.0 % | — | +0.0 |
| LYCEE RAOUL GEORGES NICOLO (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 94.0 % | — | +2.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
90.2 %
Average pass rate · 3 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE PENSIONNAT DE VERSAILLES | privé sous contrat | 99.4 |
| COLLEGE JOSEPH PITAT | public | 84.4 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE LES PERSEVERANTS | privé sous contrat | 83.3 |
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
302
📋 Commerce
204
📋 Enseignement
26
🏥 Sante
277
🚆 Transport
5
⚽ Sport
41
🎭 Culture
4
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 8 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 7 | Commission départementale de conciliation - Guadeloupe, Cour d'appel de Basse-Terre, Mission d'accueil et d'information des associations (MAIA) - Guadeloupe |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Direction régionale des finances publiques (DRFIP) - Guadeloupe |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 131 | 13.90 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | +93 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 123 | 13.10 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | +56 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 108 | 11.50 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +188 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 84 | 8.90 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +22 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 82 | 8.70 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 64 | 6.80 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +62 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 59 | 6.30 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -16 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 47 | 7.60 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 40 | 4.20 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -33 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 33 | 3.50 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +46 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 15 | 1.60 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +60 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 9 | 1.00 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | +67 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 6 | 0.60 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -84 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 6 | 0.60 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 19 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| palais de justice;tribunal | 2e quart 20e siècle |
| fort | 2e quart 17e siècle;4e quart 18e siècle |
| glacière | 4e quart 18e siècle;1er quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| caserne;arsenal | 18e siècle |
| aqueduc;réservoir | 1ère moitié 18e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 18e siècle |
| cathédrale | 18e siècle;19e siècle |
| lycée | 1er quart 19e siècle |
| établissement administratif | 2e quart 20e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 8 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Eruption volcanique
Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère
Cyclone / Ouragan (vent)
Mouvement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Inondation
Séisme
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 11 515 analyses · SMGEAG
🧪 Bacteriology
✅ Compliant
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
11 515
⚡ EV charging stations
IRVE
🔌 Stations
2
⚡ Charge points
4
🚀 Incl. fast charging
0
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
Lamentin
97129
48/100
18 628 Inhabitants
Vieux-Habitants
97119
48/100
7 077 Inhabitants
Grand-Bourg
97112
51/100
4 617 Inhabitants
Morne-à-l'Eau
97111
45/100
16 228 Inhabitants
Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante
97140
45/100
3 123 Inhabitants
Baie-Mahault
97122
44/100
30 924 Inhabitants
Sainte-Anne
97180
44/100
23 973 Inhabitants
Gourbeyre
97113
44/100
7 307 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gourbeyre | 4.4 km | 44/100 | 7 307 |
| Baillif | 5.8 km | 34/100 | 5 096 |
| Vieux-Fort | 5.8 km | 67/100 | 1 674 |
| Saint-Claude | 5.9 km | 60/100 | 10 177 |
| Trois-Rivières | 8.6 km | 32/100 | 7 415 |
| Vieux-Habitants | 9.6 km | 48/100 | 7 077 |
| Capesterre-Belle-Eau | 13.0 km | 57/100 | 17 684 |
| Bouillante | 15.8 km | 34/100 | 6 127 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Basse-Terre
What is the price per m² in Basse-Terre? ▶
The median price per m² in Basse-Terre is 1 971 €.
What is the rental yield in Basse-Terre? ▶
The gross rental yield in Basse-Terre is 7.6%.
Is Basse-Terre a good real estate investment? ▶
Basse-Terre has a ScorCity score of 49/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Basse-Terre? ▶
8 risks are identified in Basse-Terre: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Eruption volcanique, Phénomène lié à l'atmosphère.