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.
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.
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
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.
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%
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
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.