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CamopiFrench Guiana

A town of 2,189 in French Guiana.

Is Camopi a good place to live?

Camopi has subject grades but no overall grade: French towns get one from 2,500 residents. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 139% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns.

Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.

WeakestD−Health

What makes Camopi stand out

The one thing Camopi does most differently from other towns.

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How Camopi grades

Each subject compares Camopi 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.

How grading works

HealthD−Open →Jobs & income1 job per working resident; 10.8% unemploymentB−Open →
Cost of livingNot graded: INSEE doesn’t publish income figures (Filosofi) for this département–
SafetyNot graded: over a quarter of the index would rest on the département’s average, where small counts aren’t published–
SchoolsNot graded: no collège with published results within 5 km–
WalkabilityNot graded: INSEE’s 200 m population grid doesn’t cover this town–
Hazard riskNot graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas–

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Camopi’s outline. No photo of the town is in our collection yet.
Camopi’s story

1 historic monument, none of them classé

The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Camopi, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.

0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

  • 2002First protected: La Roche Crabe
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Camopi.

HealthHealth D−

Camopi loses more people than its age profile suggests, 239 per 100 expected, above compared French towns

Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.

The nearest emergency department to Camopi is Site de Cayenne, 121.2 mi away. 61 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 25: 139% above. Also worth knowing: life expectancy at birth in French Guiana is 82.2 years for women and 77.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France.

+139%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw239
Adjusted239
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Camopi · 0 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
121.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Cayenne
121.3 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site de Cayenne
82.2 · 77.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, French Guiana, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3

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 · Care-home places are adjusted for by TownRatings, using a model rather than an official statistic.

Who lives here

Children make up 35% of Camopi, above compared French towns

People aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of the town, higher than compared French towns (11%). Retirement age and beyond: 2.4% of residents are 65 or older. Among adults, 12% have a degree.

22.6median age
CamopiFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma70%
CAP or BEP9%
Baccalauréat3%
Higher education12%

Women and men · all residents

46% women, 54% men

About 116 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Camopi
CamopiFrance median
Under 1535%17%
15–2418%11%
25–4431%23%
45–6413%26%
65+2.4%22%
No diploma70%19%
CAP or BEP8.6%26%
Baccalauréat3%18%
Higher education12%30%

INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (French Guiana has none of its own)

History

1 historic monument in Camopi, none of them classé

France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.

Camopi has 1 historic monument on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé). 0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

1historic monument

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit1
2002
first monument protected
0%
of homes built before 1919 · median town 7.4%

Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period

Safety

Camopi has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average

Graded property crimes ran at 2.9 per 1,000 residents a year, and violence against people at 11.7 (2023–2025 average). 21 offenses were reported in Camopi during 2025. Of the graded crimes in the town, family violence came up most often (2025).

11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year

Recorded by type · 2025

Family violence21
Armed robbery0
Theft from vehicles0

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.

11.7
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
2.9
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
21
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
43.8%
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 other physical violence, sexual violence, burglary, vehicle theft and criminal damage go unpublished (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the département’s average stands in, 43.8% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Work & commuteJobs & income B−

More commuters in Camopi walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in compared French towns: 72.8%

Jobs based in Camopi number 450, against 400 residents in work (1 per worker). No commute at all: 3.6% of working residents here at the census. 10.8% of the labour force are out of work.

73%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

On foot72%
Driving24%
Bicycle1%
Public transport0%
Motorbike or scooter0%
450
jobs based in Camopi, 1 per working resident
10.8%
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)

Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

Housing

Renting in Camopi costs more than in compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €14.48/m² a month

Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.

House rents are put at about €11.37/m² a month.

€14.48/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Camopi€14.48/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
€14.48/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€11.31 to €18.53/m² a month)
€11.37/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included

Source: Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte

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Landmarks

Camopi has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Camopi

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Questions about Camopi

Is Camopi safe?

Camopi has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average.

About Camopi

Commune in French Guiana

Camopi is a commune of 2,189 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais. 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
2,189 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
Département
French Guiana (973)
Area
4,017.3 sq mi (10,404.8 km²)
INSEE code
97356

Sources: INSEE, census 2023 (population, employment, commuting) · INSEE, Filosofi 2023 (income per consumption unit, poverty) · 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 October 30, 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.