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RéginaFrench Guiana

A town of 1,658 in French Guiana.

Is Régina a good place to live?

Régina 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 23% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its strongest is jobs & income (A−): 1 job per working resident; 8.6% unemployment.

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

What makes Régina stand out

The 2 things Régina does most differently from other towns.

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How Régina grades

Each subject compares Régina 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; 8.6% unemploymentA−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–

How TownRatings grades French towns →

Roches gravées de la Montagne Favard
Roches gravées de la Montagne Favard · Inscrit · Photo: Gfievet · CC BY-SA 4.0
Régina’s story

Régina in pictures

Régina has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

The oldest protected part dates from prehistory; the first monument here was protected in 1991.

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

  • 1991First protected: Roches gravées de la Montagne Favard
  • 2020Most recently protected: La maison Aubin-Laigné ou Ecomusée municipal d’Approuague-K…
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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Régina.

Who lives here

A younger town: only 5% of residents are 65 or over

The share aged 15 to 24 is 13%. People 65 and over make up 4.5% of the town, below compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 42% have a degree.

36.8median age
RéginaFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma34%
CAP or BEP11%
Baccalauréat9%
Higher education42%

Women and men · all residents

31% women, 69% men

About 44 women for every 100 men. Median share of women: France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Régina
RéginaFrance median
Under 1513%17%
15–2413%11%
25–4444%23%
45–6425%26%
65+4.5%22%
No diploma34%19%
CAP or BEP11%26%
Baccalauréat9.2%18%
Higher education42%30%

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

HealthHealth D−

Régina has a higher adjusted death rate than 98% of compared French towns

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

The nearest emergency department to Régina is Site de Cayenne, 44.1 mi away. Weighed against its ages and care homes, Régina records 123 deaths per 100 expected. France’s death rates at each age would predict 41 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 50, 23% more. At birth, a girl in French Guiana can expect 82.2 years and a boy 77.1 (2025); across France, 85.9 and 80.3.

+23%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw123
Adjusted123
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Régina · 0 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
44.1 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Cayenne
44.1 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 · The care-home figures behind this are our own model (TownRatings), not official statistics.

History

Régina has 2 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory

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

The Culture ministry’s list holds 2 historic monuments in Régina; none is classé, France’s top protection. 0% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.

2historic monuments

Monuments by protection · Mérimée

Classé0
Inscrit2
Prehistory
oldest protected part
1991
first monument protected

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A−

84% of Régina’s residents in work work in the commune itself

Per resident in work, Régina counts 1 jobs (1,100 jobs, 1,050 workers). At the census, 74.2% of commuters got to work without a car. Nearly a tenth of the labour force were unemployed, lower than compared French towns (10.1%).

74%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

On foot73%
Driving24%
Bicycle1%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport0%
1,100
jobs based in Régina, 1 per working resident
8.6%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
1%
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 Régina is €13.52/m² a month

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

Régina recorded 6 home sales from July 2023 to June 2026.

€13.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Régina€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

Nearby attractions

Écomusée de l'approuague and 2 more in and around Régina

Museums and other places to visit in and near Régina. Best known first.

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Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata
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Everything we know about Régina

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Landmarks

Régina has 2 historic monuments on the Culture ministry’s list, none at the highest level (classé).

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Photo credits

Roches gravées de la Montagne Favard: Photo: Gfievet · CC BY-SA 4.0

Famous people from Régina

Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Régina as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.

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Questions about Régina

Is Régina safe?

Régina has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 9.9 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.

About Régina

Commune in French Guiana

Régina is a commune of 1,658 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
1,658 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
Département
French Guiana (973)
Area
4,370 sq mi (11,318.2 km²)
INSEE code
97301

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.