Mana has no overall grade because cost of living, schools and walkability aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 27% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is safety (B+): an average of 11.7 recorded violent incidents and 5.2 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Mana 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 Mana.
Who lives here
Few people in Mana are 65 or over: 4.5%, below compared French towns
Under-15s account for 36% of the population. People aged 15 to 24 make up 18% of the town, above compared French towns (11%). Mana has a median age of 22.
22median age
ManaFrance median
Ages · share of residents
18%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma51%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education11%
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 105 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (French Guiana has none of its own)
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Mana sees more deaths than compared French towns: 127 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
The nearest emergency department to Mana is Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni, 20.8 mi away. 321 deaths here between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 253: 27% above. 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. There are 4 general practitioners locally.
+27%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw127
Adjusted127
Median town88
Expected100
4
GPs in Mana · 1.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
20.8 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
20.8 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
82.2 · 77.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, French Guiana, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
Crime per resident in Mana runs lower than in 73% of compared French towns
Of the graded crimes in Mana, other physical violence came up most often (2025). The police record for Mana lists 183 offenses in 2025.
11.7recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearB+Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence57
Family violence37
Burglary32
Criminal damage22
Sexual violence20
Theft from vehicles9
Armed robbery6
Theft without violence28
Drug use15
Fraud12
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
5.2
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
183
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
1.3%
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 · For vehicle theft, the count isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in a year of the last three), so the index uses the département’s average, 1.3% of the index here. The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Mana: 6 historic monuments, 3 classé
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes built before 1919 account for 1.5% of the housing. Mana has 5.5 protected monuments per 10,000 residents, above compared French towns (2.5). Among the classé monuments here is Ancienne léproserie de l'Acarouany. The earliest of these monuments dates from the 19th century.
Église paroissiale Saint-Joseph-de-Mana et son presbytère: Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Maison des Soeurs de Saint-Joseph-de-Cluny: Photo: Don-vip · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Mana
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Mana yet.
It grades B+ for safety, #5 of 13 in French Guiana. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 32 burglaries and 22 acts of criminal damage.
About Mana
Commune in French Guiana
Mana is a commune of 10,957 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest 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
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.
