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OuanaryFrench Guiana

A town of 150 in French Guiana. Only 7% of residents are 65 or over.

Is Ouanary a good place to live?

Ouanary is too small to grade: French towns get subject grades from 1,000 residents.

What makes Ouanary stand out

The one thing Ouanary does most differently from other towns.

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

1 historic monument, none of them classé

Ouanary 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.

  • 2002First protected: Sites de la Carrière et de l'Anse de la Montagne d'Argent
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The data

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Who lives here

Few people in Ouanary are 65 or over: 6.7%, below compared French towns

Degrees are held by 24% of adults, lower than compared French towns (30%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%. The middle age in Ouanary is 38.

38median age
OuanaryFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma39%
CAP or BEP23%
Baccalauréat12%
Higher education24%

Women and men · all residents

39% women, 61% men

About 63 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Ouanary
OuanaryFrance median
Under 1519%17%
15–2411%11%
25–4437%23%
45–6426%26%
65+6.7%22%
No diploma39%19%
CAP or BEP23%26%
Baccalauréat12%18%
Higher education24%30%

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

History

1 historic monument, none of them classé

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

Ouanary 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

Work & commute

More commuters in Ouanary walk, cycle or take the bus or train than in compared French towns: 59.7%

The unemployment rate comes to 5.3%. Jobs located in Ouanary: 50, for 50 residents in work (0.7 each). At the census, 5.6% of working residents in Ouanary didn’t travel to work at all.

60%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

On foot60%
Driving32%
Motorbike or scooter3%
Public transport0%
Bicycle0%
50
jobs based in Ouanary, 0.7 per working resident
5.3%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
6%
worked without traveling (at or from home)

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

Housing

The estimated advertised rent of an apartment in Ouanary is €13.52/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. Sales in Ouanary from July 2023 to June 2026: 1 houses and apartments.

€13.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Ouanary€13.52/m²
Median of towns€12.41/m²
€13.52/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€10.33 to €17.69/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

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

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Famous people from Ouanary

One notable person was born in Ouanary.

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About Ouanary

Commune in French Guiana

Ouanary is a commune of 150 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
150 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
Département
French Guiana (973)
Area
400.8 sq mi (1,038.1 km²)
INSEE code
97314

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.