Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.
Served 74.7/100 · confidence: low· Better served than 38 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.
Identity
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (INSEE 97311) is in Guyane (973), part of CC de l'Ouest Guyanais. Population 54,429 (2023). [1]
INSEE density class: Centres urbains intermédiaires (level 2). [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.
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Vitality score
Vitality score 74.7/100 — Served (model fr-v0.2).
Confidence: low (sources disagree on Restaurant; sources disagree on Pharmacy).
Better served than 38 % of the 400 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 | 0.59 | 25 | 14.85 |
| Social | 0.84 | 20 | 16.75 |
| Education | 0.95 | 10 | 9.5 |
| Health | 0.7 | 10 | 7.05 |
| Public & culture | 0.17 | 5 | 0.85 |
| Population trend | 1 | 10 | 10 |
| Housing mix | 0.9 | 5 | 4.48 |
Services
What is here, at a glance
A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]
13 × Bakery (boulangerie) (DELICE CREOLE · SARL FLASH · BOULANGERIE JING BING · ADADIE OUDOU). [3,4]
31 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (LEE KOUI-CHING · TAI KWOK · MEKELI ANTONISSE · PROXI MARCHE). [3,4]
3 × Supermarket (SEF · FORCHUE MEDINA ALTAGRACIA · GUYABAM). [3,4]
1 × Fishmonger (WOTO EGARAMANE). [3,4]
101 × Restaurant (LO A TJON JOCELYN · HOYCH · FRK SNACK · HING LONG · MANEWANO ODILIA). [3,4]
9 × Café / bar (BAR RESTAURANT LE TOUCAN · LIFESTYLE · LA PANIK COCKTAILS). [4]
6 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE LAURE POLUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT MAURICE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ARMIDE EUZET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AMAPA). [3]
24 × Primary school (élémentaire) (ECOLE PRIMAIRE VELME TAPOKA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDGARD MILIEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DOCTROVEE SOLANGE HULIC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RAYMOND RECHOU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE). [3]
7 × Collège (COLLEGE EUGENIE TELL-EBOUE · COLLEGE ALBERT LONDRES · COLLEGE PAUL JEAN-LOUIS · COLLEGE LEODATE VOLMAR · COLLEGE ARSENE BOUYER D'ANGOMA). [3]
14 × GP (médecin généraliste) (SEKOU CONDE, MÉDECIN · MAGALI MOUBITANG, MÉDECIN · LOUIS BLANC KAPTUE TABUE, MÉDECIN · MASS DIOUKHANE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE DELAGE, MÉDECIN). [3]
7 × Pharmacy (PHARMACIE TAFIAL · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PIROGUE · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DU LAC BLEU). [3,4]
2 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]
1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ICEK BARON). [3]
7 × Gym / sports hall (LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL IV RAYMOND TARCY · COLLEGE IV LEODATE VOLMAR · COLLEGE ALBERT LONDRES · COLLEGE PAUL JEAN LOUIS · STADE RENE LONG PARC DES SPORTS). [3]
5 × Hairdresser (MILLENIUM COIFFURE · SOURIRE DE GUYANE · JUAN STYLE RD · DIAMANT CARAIBES SERVICES PLUS). [3,4]
3 × Fuel station (LAWA FUEL · ETANDA · SODIGE CENTRE). [3,4]
4 × Hotel (CHEZ JULIENNE · HOTEL AMAZONIA DU FLEUVE · HÔTEL DOMAINE DU LAC BLEU · HOTEL LAL TENTIAIRE). [3,4]
Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 2 × Bakery (boulangerie), 2 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette), 1 × Fishmonger, 33 × Restaurant, 3 × Primary school (élémentaire), 1 × Pharmacy, 2 × Bank, 1 × Hairdresser, 1 × Fuel station, 1 × Hotel.
Not found in the commune: Butcher (boucherie). [3,4]
All 25 service types, with per-source counts
| Type | Count | Names | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakery (boulangerie) | 13 | DELICE CREOLE · SARL FLASH · BOULANGERIE JING BING · ADADIE OUDOU | INSEE BPE 13 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [3,4] |
| Butcher (boucherie) | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4] | |
| Grocery (épicerie / supérette) | 31 | LEE KOUI-CHING · TAI KWOK · MEKELI ANTONISSE · PROXI MARCHE | INSEE BPE 31 / INSEE SIRENE 60 [3,4] |
| Supermarket | 3 | SEF · FORCHUE MEDINA ALTAGRACIA · GUYABAM | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Cheese shop (fromagerie) | 0 | INSEE SIRENE 0 [4] | |
| Fishmonger | 1 | WOTO EGARAMANE | INSEE BPE 1 / INSEE SIRENE 3 [3,4] |
| Restaurant | 101 | LO A TJON JOCELYN · HOYCH · FRK SNACK · HING LONG · MANEWANO ODILIA | INSEE BPE 101 / INSEE SIRENE 219 [3,4] |
| Café / bar | 9 | BAR RESTAURANT LE TOUCAN · LIFESTYLE · LA PANIK COCKTAILS | INSEE SIRENE 9 [4] |
| Nursery school (maternelle) | 6 | ECOLE MATERNELLE LAURE POLUS · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE SAINT MAURICE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE ARMIDE EUZET · ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE AMAPA | INSEE BPE 6 [3] |
| Primary school (élémentaire) | 24 | ECOLE PRIMAIRE VELME TAPOKA · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE EDGARD MILIEN · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE DOCTROVEE SOLANGE HULIC · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE RAYMOND RECHOU · ECOLE ELEMENTAIRE TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE | INSEE BPE 24 [3] |
| Collège | 7 | COLLEGE EUGENIE TELL-EBOUE · COLLEGE ALBERT LONDRES · COLLEGE PAUL JEAN-LOUIS · COLLEGE LEODATE VOLMAR · COLLEGE ARSENE BOUYER D'ANGOMA | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| GP (médecin généraliste) | 14 | SEKOU CONDE, MÉDECIN · MAGALI MOUBITANG, MÉDECIN · LOUIS BLANC KAPTUE TABUE, MÉDECIN · MASS DIOUKHANE, MÉDECIN · CHRISTELLE DELAGE, MÉDECIN | INSEE BPE 14 [3] |
| Pharmacy | 7 | PHARMACIE TAFIAL · PHARMACIE PRINCIPALE · PHARMACIE DE LA PIROGUE · PHARMACIE NOUVELLE DE LA MAIRIE · PHARMACIE DU LAC BLEU | INSEE BPE 7 / INSEE SIRENE 15 [3,4] |
| Nurse | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Dentist | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Post office / agence postale | 2 | LA POSTE | INSEE BPE 2 [3] |
| Library | 1 | BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE ICEK BARON | INSEE BPE 1 [3] |
| Cinema | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Gym / sports hall | 7 | LYCEE PROFESSIONNEL IV RAYMOND TARCY · COLLEGE IV LEODATE VOLMAR · COLLEGE ALBERT LONDRES · COLLEGE PAUL JEAN LOUIS · STADE RENE LONG PARC DES SPORTS | INSEE BPE 7 [3] |
| Swimming pool | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Bank | 0 | INSEE BPE 0 [3] | |
| Hairdresser | 5 | MILLENIUM COIFFURE · SOURIRE DE GUYANE · JUAN STYLE RD · DIAMANT CARAIBES SERVICES PLUS | INSEE BPE 5 / INSEE SIRENE 12 [3,4] |
| Fuel station | 3 | LAWA FUEL · ETANDA · SODIGE CENTRE | INSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4] |
| Hotel | 4 | CHEZ JULIENNE · HOTEL AMAZONIA DU FLEUVE · HÔTEL DOMAINE DU LAC BLEU · HOTEL LAL TENTIAIRE | INSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 19 [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 40,597 (2012) → 54,429 (2023): 34.1 % over 10 years. [5,1]
Population 13,616 (1990) → 54,429 (2023): 299.7 % over 30 years. [6,1]
Dwellings (2023): 14,745, of which 5.2 % second homes and 6.9 % vacant. [7]
Access and surroundings
Which way the everyday services lie
Bakery (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni): 0.1 km to the south-west (straight line). [8]
Food shop (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni): 0.2 km to the south (straight line). [8]
GP (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Pharmacy (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni): 0.1 km to the south (straight line). [8]
Primary school (Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni): 0.2 km to the north-west (straight line). [8]
Climate
Where this sits nationally
An average of 310 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 SAINT LAURENT weather station, 2 km away at 5 m; the village itself is at 4 m. [9]
Muggy days — a dew point at or above 18 °C — average 91 days a summer. [9]
Humidity measured at SAINT LAURENT, 2 km away at 5 m, over 27 summers. [9]
An average of 2,575 mm of rain a year, spread over 205 days — about 12.6 mm on a day it rains. [9]
Rainfall measured at SAINT LAURENT, 2 km away at 5 m. Rainfall is not adjusted for altitude: unlike temperature it has no simple gradient to correct by. [9]
What property sold for
170 houses sold between 2021 and 2025, at a median of 241,265 € — 2,428 € per m² of built surface. [10]
42 flats sold over the same window, at a median of 168,500 € — 2,183 € per m². [10]
The median across Guyane is 2,425 € per m², so this commune sits about level with it. [10]
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 Restaurant
sources disagree on Pharmacy
References
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97311/2023
- INSEE density grid 2026
- INSEE BPE 2025
- INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97311/2012
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97311/1990
- INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97311/logement/2023
- INSEE BPE 2025 — 97311
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 6,784 km NE | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 6,841 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arles | 13 | 7,100 km NE | 51,811 | 85.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 7,149 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 7,247 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
| Les Abymes | 971 | 1,448 km NW | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Order by distance instead
| Commune | Dept | Distance | Population | Score | Band | Climate vs here |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Abymes | 971 | 1,448 km NW | 51,055 | 80.4 | Well served | Cooler summers, similar winters.Summers feel about as humid.summer 0 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
| La Roche-sur-Yon | 85 | 6,784 km NE | 54,849 | 86.3 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 55 % · humidity 0 % |
| Cholet | 49 | 6,841 km NE | 54,404 | 86.4 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 62 % · humidity 0 % |
| Arles | 13 | 7,100 km NE | 51,811 | 85.7 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 69 % · humidity 0 % |
| Beauvais | 60 | 7,149 km NE | 55,550 | 86.9 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 28 % · humidity 0 % |
| Saint-Quentin | 02 | 7,247 km NE | 52,813 | 83.2 | Well served | Cooler summers and colder winters.Summers feel drier.summer 0 % · winter 38 % · humidity 0 % |
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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 Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni'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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayenne | 973 | 198 km E | 62,675 | 90.7 | Well served | Much the same temperatures.Summers feel about as humid.summer 87 % · winter 100 % · humidity 93 % |
Elsewhere
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