Roura has no overall grade because cost of living, safety, schools and walkability aren’t graded here. Its weakest subject is health (C−): after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 1% below 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.
Each subject compares Roura 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 Roura.
Who lives here
A younger town: only 10% of residents are 65 or over
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 10% are 65 or over, against 11% and 22% in the median compared French town. 19% of adults who have left education hold a higher-education diploma (France 30%).
37.1median age
RouraFrance median
Ages · share of residents
11%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma41%
CAP or BEP18%
Baccalauréat17%
Higher education19%
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
WomenFrance medianMen
About 77 women for every 100 men. 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 C−
Roura’s death rate, adjusted for age and care homes, is higher than in 78% of compared French towns
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
After the care-home adjustment, Roura’s deaths ran at 99 per 100 expected, above compared French towns (88). The care-home adjustment is a TownRatings modeling step, not an official statistic. A less sure grade: it could be anywhere from D to B.
−1%deaths against expected, after care homesC−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw99
Adjusted99
Median town88
Expected100
0
GPs in Roura · 0.4 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
13.3 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Cayenne
13.4 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
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
The Culture ministry lists 2 historic monuments in Roura, none of them classé, France’s highest protection. 0.9% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Safety
Roura has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average
Police and gendarmerie recorded 25 offenses in the graded categories in Roura in 2025. For family violence, sexual violence, armed robbery, vehicle theft and theft from vehicles, this figure isn’t published when it’s small (five or fewer in at least one of the last three years); the index uses the département’s average instead, 25.5% of the index here.
6.9recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence10
Burglary8
Criminal damage7
Theft without violence17
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.
6.9
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
7.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
25
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
25.5%
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
Work & commuteJobs & income C
Roura has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.8 for each
7.7% of Roura’s working residents walked, cycled or took public transport to work in the 2023 census, against 13% for the median of compared French towns; 87% drove.
8%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving87%
On foot7%
Motorbike or scooter1%
Public transport1%
Bicycle0%
1,250
jobs based in Roura, 0.8 per working resident
11.9%
unemployment rate, ages 15 to 64 in the labor force · median of compared French towns 10.1%
Source: INSEE, census 2023 (commuting, employment, jobs at place of work); INSEE, Filosofi 2023 · Licence Ouverte
Housing
The median sale price of homes in Roura is €2,576/m²
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
That is the middle of 36 sales of houses and apartments in Roura from July 2023 to June 2026, against €2,430/m² for the median of compared French towns and – for the median of compared towns in French Guiana.
€2,576/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Roura€2,576/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€2,576/m²
36
€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
People: INSEE, census 2023. Miles: center to center.
Questions about Roura
Is Roura safe?
Roura has no Safety Grade: over a quarter of its index would rest on the département’s average. Recorded figures: an average of 6.9 recorded violent incidents and 7.8 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 8 burglaries and 7 acts of criminal damage.
About Roura
Commune in French Guiana
Roura is a commune of 3,449 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.
