Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni’s weakest is health (D−) — after allowing for care homes, deaths from 2016 to 2025 were 98% above expected, against 12% below for the median of compared French towns. Police record more crime here than in most towns: an average of 19.1 recorded violent incidents and 11.6 recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025. It lags on jobs & income as well (C−) — 1 job per working resident; 40.4% unemployment. 19% of residents are 15 to 24.
Figures: deaths, INSEE (by commune of residence, 2016–2025) · recorded crime, SSMSI (Ministry of the Interior) · employment, INSEE census 2023. Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 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 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni 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.
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 →
Ancien centre pénitentiaire dit Camp de la Transportation · Classé · Photo: Psu973 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni’s story
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in pictures
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
The oldest protected part dates from the 19th century; the first monument here was protected in 1979.
A protected historic area (site patrimonial remarquable) is on the ministry’s list; its rules are still being drawn up.
0.4% of its homes were built before 1919, against 7.4% in the median compared French town.
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni.
HealthHealth D−
Allowing for age and care homes, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni sees more deaths than compared French towns: 198 per 100 expected
Care access and life expectancy are shown for context, not graded.
Average lifespans in French Guiana: 82.2 years for women, 77.1 for men (2025), against 85.9 and 80.3 nationally. 1,840 deaths in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni between 2016 and 2025, where France’s rates at each age predict 824: 123% above. There are 14 general practitioners locally.
+98%deaths against expected, after care homesD−Health Grade
Deaths per 100 expected · 2016–2025
Raw223
Adjusted198
Median town88
Expected100
14
GPs in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni · 1.5 GP consultations a year per resident within reach (APL)
1.2 mi
to the nearest emergency department, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
1.2 mi
to the nearest maternity unit, Site de Saint Laurent du Maroni
82.2 · 77.1
years of life expectancy at birth, women · men, French Guiana, 2025 (provisional) · France 85.9 · 80.3
A younger town: only 3.2% of people in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni are 65 or over, fewer than in compared French towns
Children under 15 make up 42%, higher than compared French towns (17%). Graduates make up 16% of adults. Residents of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni have a median age of 18.6.
18.6median age
Saint-Laurent-du-MaroniFrance median
Ages · share of residents
19%
Under 1515–2425–4445–6465+
Highest diploma · residents 15 and older who have left education
No diploma45%
CAP or BEP17%
Baccalauréat15%
Higher education16%
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 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni than in 83% of compared French towns
All told, Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni had 1,516 recorded offenses in 2025. The commonest graded crime in the town was other physical violence (2025).
19.1recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a yearC−Safety Grade
Recorded by type · 2025
Other physical violence388
Family violence263
Armed robbery211
Criminal damage200
Theft from vehicles154
Burglary132
Sexual violence125
Vehicle theft43
Theft without violence268
Drug use267
Fraud64
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.
19.1
recorded violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
11.6
recorded burglaries, vehicle thefts, thefts from vehicles and acts of criminal damage per 1,000 residents a year, 2023–2025 average
1,516
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.
Schools
60.8% of candidates passed the brevet at the three collèges within 5 km, 12.9 points above the expected rate
Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
At the lycées within 5 km of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, 75.2% passed the bac, lower than compared French towns (92.9%). On results, collèges and lycées here come #7 of 7 in French Guiana.
87%passed the bac (general and technological)CSchool Grade
France has no History Grade yet: this card describes, it doesn’t grade.
Homes from before 1919 make up 0.4% of the total. Among the classé monuments in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is Ancien centre pénitentiaire dit Camp de la Transportation. The oldest protected building goes back to the 19th century.
Ministère de la Culture, Mérimée (Licence Ouverte 2.0) · INSEE, census 2023, homes by build period
Work & commuteJobs & income C−
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni has higher unemployment than compared French towns: 40.4%
The census found nearly a fifth of commuters going to work on foot, by bike or by public transport. 11,100 jobs are based in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, for 10,850 working residents (1 per worker).
19%walk, cycle or take transit
How working residents got to work · census 2023
Driving73%
On foot10%
Bicycle6%
Motorbike or scooter4%
Public transport3%
11,100
jobs based in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, 1 per working resident
40.4%
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
Estimated advertised rents run higher in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni than in compared French towns: €16.81/m² a month
Rents are the ministry’s estimates of advertised rents, not rents actually paid.
Behind the median of €3,000/m²: 92 houses and apartments sold in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni between July 2023 and June 2026. Only one of the 8 towns in French Guiana costs more to buy into than Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, whose median sale is €3,000/m². The sales split: 86% houses, the rest apartments.
€3,000/m²median sale price
Median sale price per m² · Jul 2023 to Jun 2026
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni€3,000/m²
Median of towns€2,430/m²
By type
Median per m²
Sales
Houses
€3,222/m²
79
€16.81/m²
estimated advertised apartment rent a month, charges included (€12.80 to €22.08/m² a month)
€16.86/m²
estimated advertised house rent a month, charges included
The Culture ministry lists 11 historic monuments in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni: 5 classé (France’s highest heritage protection) and 6 inscrit (the second level).
Raoul Diagne: Le Miroir des sports, Public domain · Oriane Jean-François: Katie Chan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Doc Seven: World Poker Tour, CC BY 3.0
Questions about Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Is Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni safe?
It grades C− for safety, #10 of 13 in French Guiana. In 2025 police and gendarmerie recorded 132 burglaries and 200 acts of criminal damage.
Are schools in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni good?
They grade C, better than 26% of compared French towns. The lycée stands out: 86% of 132 candidates passed the bac at Lycée polyvalent Lumina Sophie in 2025, 10 points above the expected rate given its pupils’ backgrounds. Primary schools aren’t graded: France doesn’t publish their results by school.
About Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Commune in French Guiana
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is a commune of 54,429 people in the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest 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.
