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Saint Georges (44172299474)

Saint-GeorgesFrench Guiana

A town of 4,915 in French Guiana. 18% of residents are 15 to 24.

Photo: Rômulo Ferreira · CC BY 2.0
Saint Georges (44172299474)

Saint-Georges, French Guiana · Rômulo Ferreira · CC BY 2.0

Is Saint-Georges a good place to live?

Saint-Georges 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 64% 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.

What makes Saint-Georges stand out

The one thing Saint-Georges does most differently from other towns.

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How Saint-Georges grades

Each subject compares Saint-Georges 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

Saint-Georges has no overall grade because cost of living and walkability aren’t graded here.

HealthD−Open →Jobs & income1 job per working resident; 58.7% unemployment · #7 of 15 in French GuianaC−Open →SafetyCOpen →SchoolsC+Open →
Cost of livingNot graded: INSEE doesn’t publish income figures (Filosofi) for this département–
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 →

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Saint-Georges’ story

No historic monuments in Saint-Georges

The Culture ministry lists no building in Saint-Georges as a monument historique. That’s true of 25% of compared French towns too.

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

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The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Georges.

HealthHealth D−

Saint-Georges loses more people than its age profile suggests, 164 per 100 expected, above compared French towns

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

The nearest emergency department to Saint-Georges is Site de Cayenne, 79.9 mi away. France’s death rates at each age would predict 96 deaths locally from 2016 to 2025; there were 157, 64% more. Life expectancy in French Guiana: 82.2 years for women and 77.1 for men (2025); France averages 85.9 and 80.3. Also worth knowing: for a family doctor, residents of Saint-Georges can choose among 2 GPs.

+64%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade

Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025

Raw164
Adjusted164
Median town88
Expected100
2
GPs in Saint-Georges · 1.3 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
79.9 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Cayenne
79.9 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 step is TownRatings’ own calculation, not an official number.

Who lives here

Students and young workers shape Saint-Georges: 18% are 15 to 24, above compared French towns

5% of residents are 65 or over, lower than compared French towns (22%). Under 15: 35% of residents. Degrees are held by 7.4% of adults.

22.9median age
Saint-GeorgesFrance median

Ages · share of residents

Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education

No diploma61%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat9%
Higher education7%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

About an even split. Median share of women: France 51.8%.

Ages and diplomas in Saint-Georges
Saint-GeorgesFrance median
Under 1535%17%
15–2418%11%
25–4425%23%
45–6417%26%
65+5%22%
No diploma61%19%
CAP or BEP17%26%
Baccalauréat8.5%18%
Higher education7.4%30%

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

Safety

Saint-Georges ranks above 72% of compared French towns for crime per resident

The 2025 count: 142 offenses in Saint-Georges. Each year (2023–2025 average), violence against people came to 20 per 1,000 residents and the graded property crimes to 6.8. More of the graded crimes locally were other physical violence than anything else (2025).

20recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearCSafety Grade

Recorded by type · 2025

Other physical violence49
Family violence43
Criminal damage18
Sexual violence17
Burglary10
Theft from vehicles5
Drug use29
Theft without violence26
Fraud6

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.

20
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
6.8
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
142
offenses recorded in the graded categories in 2025
3.3%
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 · When armed robbery and vehicle theft number five or fewer in a recent year, the figure is withheld, and the index uses the département’s average instead (3.3% of the index here). The count covers the offense categories the Safety Grade uses.

Schools

53.0% of candidates passed the brevet at the collège within 5 km, 21 points above the expected rate

Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

Results rank its schools #6 of 7 in French Guiana. General-bac pupils go 76.3 mi to the nearest lycée.

53.0%passed the brevetC+School Grade

Brevet pass rate · collèges within 5 km

Saint-Georges53.0%
Median of towns87.5%
SchoolLevelCandidatesPassed, 2025
Collège Chlore ConstantNearest collègeCollègeCollège11653%+21 pts
53.0%
passed the brevet at the collèges, +21 pts against the expected rate
0.5 mi
to the nearest collège from the town center

Ministry of Education (DEPP) · brevet and bac 2025, value added (IVAC, IVAL) · Licence Ouverte

Work & commuteJobs & income C−

Unemployment in Saint-Georges, 58.7%, runs above compared French towns

42.6% of commuters left the car at home at the census, walking, cycling or taking public transport. 800 jobs are based in Saint-Georges, for 800 working residents (1 per worker).

43%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2023

Driving45%
On foot27%
Bicycle14%
Motorbike or scooter7%
Public transport1%
800
jobs based in Saint-Georges, 1 per working resident
58.7%
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 Saint-Georges is €13.52/m² a month

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

Between July 2023 and June 2026, buyers took 10 homes in Saint-Georges.

€13.52/m²estimated apartment rent a month

Estimated advertised apartment rent per m² a month

Saint-Georges€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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Georges

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Landmarks

Nothing in Saint-Georges is on the monuments historiques list. These are the nearest classé monuments, within 15.5 mi.

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Famous people from Saint-Georges

Wikidata has nobody with a French article born in Saint-Georges yet.

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Questions about Saint-Georges

Is Saint-Georges safe?

It grades C for safety, #7 of 13 in French Guiana. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 10 burglaries and 18 acts of criminal damage.

Are schools in Saint-Georges good?

They grade C+, better than 42% of compared French towns. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.

About Saint-Georges

Commune in French Guiana

Saint-Georges is a commune of 4,915 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
4,915 (INSEE, census 2023)
Intercommunality
Communauté de communes de l'Est Guyanais
Département
French Guiana (973)
Area
1,091.7 sq mi (2,827.5 km²)
INSEE code
97308

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.