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A town of 36,512 in French Guiana.
Matoury has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (D−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 32% 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.
The one thing Matoury does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compares Matoury 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.
Matoury has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
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The Culture ministry lists 1 historic monument in Matoury, none of them classé, France’s highest protection.
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1995.
0.1% 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 Matoury.
29% are under 15, above compared French towns (17%). People 65 and over make up nearly a tenth of the town. Among adults, 20% have a degree.
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Median share of women: France 51.8%.
| Matoury | France median | |
|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 29% | 17% |
| 15–24 | 16% | 11% |
| 25–44 | 25% | 23% |
| 45–64 | 21% | 26% |
| 65+ | 8.6% | 22% |
| No diploma | 40% | 19% |
| CAP or BEP | 18% | 26% |
| Baccalauréat | 18% | 18% |
| Higher education | 20% | 30% |
INSEE, census 2023 · France median: the median of compared communes (French Guiana has none of its own)
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
From 2016 to 2025, 1,423 residents of Matoury died, against 1,075 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 32% more. Adjusted mortality locally: 132 deaths for every 100 expected. 14 GPs practise in the town. Life expectancy in French Guiana: 82.2 years for women and 77.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.
On the Safety Grade, Matoury ranks 11th of the 13 compared towns in French Guiana. Violence against people ran at 21.5 per 1,000 residents a year and the graded property crimes at 17.3 (2023–2025 average). Police and gendarmerie figures for Matoury show 1,445 offenses in 2025. More of the graded crimes in the town were family violence than anything else (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.
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.1% of the total, lower than compared French towns (7.4%). Its oldest listed monument dates from the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
Its schools’ results rank #5 of 7 in French Guiana.
| School | Level | Candidates | Passed, 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège La Canopée -Matoury INearest collègeCollège | Collège | 167 | 80%+17 pts |
| Lycée polyvalent Georges OthilyNearest lycéeGeneral lycée | General lycée | 117 | 79%±0 pts |
Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte
30.5% of the labour force were unemployed, above compared French towns (10.1%). Walking, cycling and public transport carried nearly one in ten commuters at the census. Matoury holds 8,650 jobs; 10,950 of its residents are in work, so 0.8 jobs each.
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Advertised rents are estimated at €15.72/m² a month, higher than compared French towns (€12.41/m²). The sales split: 94% houses, the rest apartments. A house rents for an estimated €16.68/m² a month.
| By type | Median per m² | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | €2,535/m² | 171 |
Source: DGFiP, DVF property sales (Etalab geolocated); Housing Ministry, Carte des loyers 2025; INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Heritage, family days out and museums in and near Matoury. Best known first.
Matoury has one historic monument; beside it, the nearest classé monuments in other towns, within 15.5 mi.
Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Matoury yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matoury | 36,512 | — | — | — | D | D− |
| Remire-Montjoly | 27,723 | 5.3 | — | — | C− | B+ |
| Cayenne | 62,675 | 6.1 | — | — | D− | D− |
| Roura | 3,449 | 8.4 | — | — | — | C− |
| Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | 3,626 | 12 | — | — | A | B− |
| Macouria | 19,899 | 15 | — | — | C+ | D− |
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
It grades D for safety, #11 of 13 in French Guiana. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 162 burglaries and 213 acts of criminal damage.
They grade B−, better than 48% of compared French towns and #5 of 7 in French Guiana. 79% of 117 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Georges Othily 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 French Guiana
Matoury is a commune of 36,512 people in the Communauté d'agglomération du Centre Littoral. 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 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.