People here tend to be in good health: after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 18% below expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income: 0.6 jobs per working resident; 17.4% unemployment. Safety lags: an average of 15.4 recorded violent incidents and 14.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. Only 10% of residents are 65 or over.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · employment, INSEE census 2023 · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior). Remire-Montjoly has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.
Hazard risk isn’t graded in France yet: national flood maps cover only some areas.
Each subject compares Remire-Montjoly 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 Remire-Montjoly.
Who lives here
Children make up 24% of Remire-Montjoly, above compared French towns
Those aged 15 to 24 account for 14% of residents. People 65 and over make up a tenth of the town, below compared French towns (22%). Among adults, 41% have a degree.
34.8median age
Remire-MontjolyFrance median
Ages · share of residents
14%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma24%
CAP or BEP13%
Baccalauréat18%
Higher education41%
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 93 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)
Safety
Recorded crime per resident is higher in Remire-Montjoly than in 81% of compared French towns
Recorded offenses in Remire-Montjoly came to 728 in 2025. Among the graded crimes locally, the most frequent was other physical violence (2025).
15.4recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence155
Family violence133
Criminal damage117
Vehicle theft94
Burglary92
Theft from vehicles64
Sexual violence48
Armed robbery25
Drug use147
Theft without violence142
Fraud103
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.
15.4
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
14.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
728
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
under 0.1%
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 · The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.
History
Remire-Montjoly has 15 historic monuments, the oldest from prehistory
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.2% of the total, below compared French towns (7.4%). Among the classé monuments in Remire-Montjoly is Roches gravées dites du Mahury, actuellement roches de la Crique Pavée. The protected list starts in prehistory. Archaeological sites, 8 of the 15, make up the bulk.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
HealthHealth B+
Deaths in Remire-Montjoly run below what its ages would predict: 82 per 100 expected, fewer than compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
For a family doctor, residents of Remire-Montjoly can choose among 13 GPs. Women in French Guiana live to 82.2 on average and men to 77.1 (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 across France. From 2016 to 2025, 924 residents of Remire-Montjoly died, against 1,061 expected from France’s death rates at each age: 13% fewer.
−18%deaths against expected, after care homesB+Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw87
Adjusted82
Median town88
Expected100
13
GPs in Remire-Montjoly · 2.6 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
3.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Cayenne
3.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Centre hospitalier de Cayenne
82.2 · 77.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, French Guiana, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
82.2% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 8.8 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
On school results, the town ranks #4 of 7 in French Guiana. At the four general lycées, 90% of 946 candidates passed the bac, a point above the expected rate.
90%passed the bac (general and technological)B−School Grade
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
Renting in Remire-Montjoly costs more than in compared French towns, at an estimated advertised €17.59/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
At the median, a home went for €3,109/m², above compared French towns (€2,430/m²). Remire-Montjoly is the most expensive of the 8 towns in French Guiana: its median sale is €3,109/m². Houses sell for €3,090/m² locally, apartments for €3,162/m².
€3,109/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Remire-Montjoly€3,109/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,090/m²
325
Apartments
€3,162/m²
219
€17.59/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€13.76 to €22.48/m² a month)
€17.98/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
Roches gravées dites du Mahury, actuellement roches de la Crique Pavée: Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Moulin à vent: Photo: Collège Holder · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Vestiges de l'ancienne habitation Vidal ou Mondélice: Photo: Andre Gaston Georges · CC BY-SA 4.0
Famous people from Remire-Montjoly
Wikidata places 1 person here, but the articles don’t both confirm Remire-Montjoly as the birthplace, so nobody is listed.
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Remire-Montjoly
Is Remire-Montjoly safe?
It grades C− for safety, #8 of 13 in French Guiana. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 92 burglaries and 117 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Remire-Montjoly good?
They grade B−, better than 51% of compared French towns and #4 of 7 in French Guiana. 93% of 178 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Lama-Prévot in 2025, a point below the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Remire-Montjoly
Commune in French Guiana
Remire-Montjoly is a commune of 27,723 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
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.
