Matoury
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 69.8/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 46 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Matoury (INSEE 97307) is in Guyane (973), part of CA du Centre Littoral. Population 36,512 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Ceintures urbaines (level 4). [2]
Data vintages: INSEE BPE 2025 · INSEE SIRENE 2026-09 · INSEE census (RP) 2023 · INSEE COG 2026 · INSEE density grid 2026 · Commune website 2026-10-24.
Permanent link: https://vivantrural.com/en/fr/97307-matoury
Vitality score
Vitality score 69.8/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie); sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 46 % of the 627 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 | 0.68 | 25 | 17.04 |
| Social | 0.61 | 20 | 12.21 |
| Education | 0.86 | 10 | 8.65 |
| Health | 0.57 | 10 | 5.69 |
| Public & culture | 0.22 | 5 | 1.08 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.94 | 5 | 4.7 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
15 × Bakery (boulangerie) (ZENG XUE · SAINTE CLAIRE VINS ET SPIRITUEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE MAKOUPY · SAVEURS K'NELL · RAINBOW CAKES). [3,4]
2 × Butcher (boucherie) (MON BOUCHER). [3,4]
30 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LI ZI · J & M · LAI WEIMING · LEE MING · LIBRE SERVICE ZHAN). [3,4]
1 × Supermarket (FICOBAM). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (YD SARL). [3,4]
90 × Restaurant (CITRON VERT DE GUYANE · RESTAURANT LE TRIOMPHE · TI'MENE COOK · LEE CHI · SUPERMADRAS). [3,4]
2 × Café / bar. [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMPU MAURICE BELLONY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMPU ABRIBA · ECOLE MATERNELLE RAOUL ROUMILLAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOCELYNE HORTH · ECOLE MATERNELLE CECILE CLERVAUX). [3]
16 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EE MAURICE BELLONY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EEPU ABRIBA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE-LOUISE BRIAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GILBERTE BRIQUET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES LONY). [3]
4 × Collège (COLLEGE LA CANOPEE · COLLEGE LISE OPHION · COLLEGE CONCORDE - MAURICE DUMESNIL · COLLEGE ANNEXE DE MONTJOLY). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (CATHERINE RIDONY, MÉDECIN · NAFIOU IGUE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LAURENT CAMUS, MÉDECIN · DIANE ASSIER DE POMPIGNAN, MÉDECIN · MERIEM DHOUIBI, MÉDECIN). [3]
3 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE SUBLET · PHARMACIE DICK · PHARMACIE DE LA RHUMERIE). [3,4]
3 × Post office / agence postale (MATOURY BALATA VITO LPR RP · LPR MATOURY LAURENCE VELWACHTER RP · LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JULES EGLANTIN). [3]
1 × Cinema (AGORA). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DE BALATA · COLLEGE LA CANOPEE · MAISON DES ARTS MARTIAUX LUCIE DECOSSE · PALAIS REGIONAL OMNISPORT GEORGES THEOLADE PROGT · ESPLANADE DES SPORTS DE MATOURY). [3]
2 × Bank (BANQUE DES PARTICULIERS / BANQUE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE). [3]
6 × Hairdresser (POOL SILVEN NATIVIDAD · DIAMOND'HAIR · NATURAL CHIC HAIR · ARACELYS COIFFURE · BLOOM'NHESS). [3,4]
7 × Fuel station (STATION SELF SERVICE GALLIOT · MACRABO · GUYAMAZONE PETROLEUM · J ET A SERVICES). [3,4]
3 × Hotel (HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CHAUMIERE · LE GRILLARDIN · HOTEL L'EBENE VERTE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Bakery (boulangerie), 3 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 22 × Restaurant, 4 × Pharmacy, 1 × Bank, 3 × Hairdresser.
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 15 | ZENG XUE · SAINTE CLAIRE VINS ET SPIRITUEUX · BOULANGERIE PATISSERIE DE MAKOUPY · SAVEURS K'NELL · RAINBOW CAKES | INSEE BPE 15 / INSEE SIRENE 22 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 2 | MON BOUCHER | INSEE BPE 2 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 30 | LI ZI · J & M · LAI WEIMING · LEE MING · LIBRE SERVICE ZHAN | INSEE BPE 30 / INSEE SIRENE 48 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 1 | FICOBAM | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | YD SARL | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 1 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 90 | CITRON VERT DE GUYANE · RESTAURANT LE TRIOMPHE · TI'MENE COOK · LEE CHI · SUPERMADRAS | INSEE BPE 90 / INSEE SIRENE 188 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 2 | INSEE SIRENE 2 [4] | |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMPU MAURICE BELLONY · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE EMPU ABRIBA · ECOLE MATERNELLE RAOUL ROUMILLAC · ECOLE MATERNELLE JOCELYNE HORTH · ECOLE MATERNELLE CECILE CLERVAUX | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 16 | ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EE MAURICE BELLONY · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE EEPU ABRIBA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE MARIE-LOUISE BRIAIS · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE GILBERTE BRIQUET · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE JACQUES LONY | INSEE BPE 16 [3] |
| Collège | 4 | COLLEGE LA CANOPEE · COLLEGE LISE OPHION · COLLEGE CONCORDE - MAURICE DUMESNIL · COLLEGE ANNEXE DE MONTJOLY | INSEE BPE 4 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | CATHERINE RIDONY, MÉDECIN · NAFIOU IGUE, MÉDECIN · JEAN-LAURENT CAMUS, MÉDECIN · DIANE ASSIER DE POMPIGNAN, MÉDECIN · MERIEM DHOUIBI, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 3 | PHARMACIE SUBLET · PHARMACIE DICK · PHARMACIE DE LA RHUMERIE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 14 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 3 | MATOURY BALATA VITO LPR RP · LPR MATOURY LAURENCE VELWACHTER RP · LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 3 [3] |
| Library | 1 | MÉDIATHÈQUE MUNICIPALE JULES EGLANTIN | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 1 | AGORA | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL DE BALATA · COLLEGE LA CANOPEE · MAISON DES ARTS MARTIAUX LUCIE DECOSSE · PALAIS REGIONAL OMNISPORT GEORGES THEOLADE PROGT · ESPLANADE DES SPORTS DE MATOURY | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 2 | BANQUE DES PARTICULIERS / BANQUE · BNP PARIBAS ANTILLES GUYANE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Hairdresser | 6 | POOL SILVEN NATIVIDAD · DIAMOND'HAIR · NATURAL CHIC HAIR · ARACELYS COIFFURE · BLOOM'NHESS | INSEE BPE 6 / INSEE SIRENE 20 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 7 | STATION SELF SERVICE GALLIOT · MACRABO · GUYAMAZONE PETROLEUM · J ET A SERVICES | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 7 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 3 | HOTEL RESTAURANT LA CHAUMIERE · LE GRILLARDIN · HOTEL L'EBENE VERTE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4] |
| 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 29,712 (2012) → 36,512 (2023): 22.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 10,152 (1990) → 36,512 (2023): 259.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,159, of which 3 % second homes and 10.8 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Matoury): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Matoury): 0.1 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
GP (Matoury): 0.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Matoury): 0.2 km to the east (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Matoury): 0.1 km to the north (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 272 days a year at or above 30 °C and 0 days at or below 0 °C, over 30 complete years in 1995–2024. [9]
Measured at the CAYENNE-MATOURY weather station, 4.9 km away at 4 m; the village itself is at 12 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 92 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at CAYENNE-MATOURY, 4.9 km away at 4 m, over 30 summers. [9]
An average of 3,306 mm of rain a year, spread over 210 days — about 15.7 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at LARIVOT, 4.8 km away at 6 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
Uncertainties
sources disagree on Butcher (boucherie)
sources disagree on Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97307/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97307/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97307/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97307/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97307
- Météo-France daily climatology 1995-2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie | 974 | 12,056 km E | 37,093 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Leu | 974 | 12,028 km E | 36,163 | 78.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 974 | 12,072 km E | 38,604 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
| Saint-Joseph | 974 | 12,061 km E | 39,207 | 85.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Baie-Mahault | 971 | 1,622 km NW | 30,924 | 85.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 8.6 km NE | 27,723 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remire-Montjoly | 973 | 8.6 km NE | 27,723 | 68 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Baie-Mahault | 971 | 1,622 km NW | 30,924 | 85.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 5 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
| Saint-Leu | 974 | 12,028 km E | 36,163 | 78.8 | Served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 79 % |
| Sainte-Marie | 974 | 12,056 km E | 37,093 | 81 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 64 % |
| Saint-Joseph | 974 | 12,061 km E | 39,207 | 85.9 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 43 % |
| Saint-Benoît | 974 | 12,072 km E | 38,604 | 82.3 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.summer 0 % · winter 100 % |
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…and in much the same climate
The same match on size and services, narrowed to communes whose summers, winters and summer humidity are all close to Matoury's. All three are required, so this section is absent for the 11.8 % of communes with no humidity station near enough to measure: two temperature axes alone cannot tell a muggy coast from a dry one.
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Robert | 972 | 1,443 km NW | 21,553 | 69.7 | Served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 100 % |
Elsewhere
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