Iracoubo
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Few services 38.9/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 41 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Iracoubo (INSEE 97303) is in Guyane (973), part of CC des Savanes. Population 1,662 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Rural à habitat dispersé (level 6). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97303-iracoubo
Vitality score
Vitality score 38.9/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)).
Better served than 41 % of the 10,866 communes of a similar size.
Compare this with communes of a similar size. The score measures how well a place is served relative to its own size band, and larger communes score higher as a rule — so it reads meaningfully against another village, and misleadingly against a town.
Measured but not scored in this model: Market. See the methodology for why.
| Component | Value (0–1) | Weight | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daily food | 0.21 | 25 | 5.27 |
| Social | 0.5 | 20 | 9.98 |
| Education | 0.63 | 10 | 6.32 |
| Health | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Public & culture | 0.39 | 5 | 1.97 |
| Population trend | 0.55 | 10 | 5.53 |
| Housing mix | 0.79 | 5 | 3.96 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (CAI ZONGHUA · BELLE VIE). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger. [3,4]
12 × Restaurant (YANG THONG · LES SAVEURS DE DANY · MBILA · CHEZ LYN). [3,4]
1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL LOHIER). [3]
2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE IRACOUBO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE YAKALUWAN). [3]
1 × Collège (COLLEGE FERDINAND MADELEINE). [3]
1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES OTHILY). [3]
1 × Gym / sports hall (COLLEGE FERDINAND MADELEINE). [3]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.
Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, Café / bar, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 2 | CAI ZONGHUA · BELLE VIE | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] | |
| Restaurant | 12 | YANG THONG · LES SAVEURS DE DANY · MBILA · CHEZ LYN | INSEE BPE 12 / INSEE SIRENE 16 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 1 | ECOLE MATERNELLE MICHEL LOHIER | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 2 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE IRACOUBO · ECOLE PRIMAIRE YAKALUWAN | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Collège | 1 | COLLEGE FERDINAND MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Pharmacy | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 1 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE GEORGES OTHILY | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 1 | COLLEGE FERDINAND MADELEINE | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Fuel station | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Hotel | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4] | |
| Campsite | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] |
Market and village life
Market day: unknown — nothing found in the datasets or on the commune website.
Trajectory
Population 1,955 (2012) → 1,662 (2023): -15 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 1,578 (1990) → 1,662 (2023): 5.3 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 634, of which 10.4 % second homes and 13.4 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Sinnamary): 29.6 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Iracoubo): 0.1 km to the east (straight line). [9]
GP (Mana): 66.6 km to the west (straight line). [10]
Pharmacy (Sinnamary): 30.3 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Iracoubo): 0.1 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 321 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 19 complete years in 1995–2024. [11]
Measured at the IRACOUBO weather station, 0.8 km away at 2 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [11]
An average of 2,800 mm of rain a year, spread over 200 days — about 14 mm on a day it rains. [11]
Rainfall measured at IRACOUBO, 0.8 km away at 2 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [11]
What property sold for
20 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 55,000 € — 612 € per m² of built surface. [12]
The median across Guyane is 2,425 € per m², so this commune sits below it. [12]
These are recorded sale prices, not valuations or asking prices, and a median over five years spans five different markets. Built surface excludes land, which carries much of a rural property's value.
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Grocery (épicerie / supérette)
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97303/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97303/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97303/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97303/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97312
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97303
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97306
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
- DVF (DGFiP property transactions) 2021-2025
Villages like this one
Matched on size, density, second homes and which everyday shops and services are present — not on the score, so a village of the same kind that is doing better or worse shows up rather than being hidden.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faverges-de-la-Tour | 38 | 7,177 km NE | 1,487 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
| Bierné-les-Villages | 53 | 6,845 km NE | 1,285 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
| Boutigny-Prouais | 28 | 7,032 km NE | 1,704 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Lindry | 89 | 7,115 km NE | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 34 % |
| Coteaux-sur-Loire | 37 | 6,878 km NE | 1,867 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 47 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 7,107 km NE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bierné-les-Villages | 53 | 6,845 km NE | 1,285 | 30.6 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 43 % |
| Coteaux-sur-Loire | 37 | 6,878 km NE | 1,867 | 41.1 | Partly served | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 47 % |
| Boutigny-Prouais | 28 | 7,032 km NE | 1,704 | 32.3 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 39 % |
| Eurre | 26 | 7,107 km NE | 1,431 | 34 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 35 % |
| Lindry | 89 | 7,115 km NE | 1,326 | 32.2 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 34 % |
| Faverges-de-la-Tour | 38 | 7,177 km NE | 1,487 | 32.4 | Few services | Cooler summers and colder winters.summer 0 % · winter 0 % |
Elsewhere
Commune website · Wikipedia (en) ·Wikipedia (fr) · INSEE dossier complet · OpenStreetMap · Web search · Map
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