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Papaichton

Guyane · CC de l'Ouest Guyanais · INSEE 97362

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink.

Few services 37.4/100 · confidence: medium· Better served than 5 % of the {n|commune|communes} of a similar size.

Identity

Papaichton (INSEE 97362) is in Guyane (973), part of CC de l'Ouest Guyanais. Population 5,006 (2023). [1]

INSEE density class: Bourgs ruraux (level 5). [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/97362-papaichton

Vitality score

Vitality score 37.4/100 — Few services (model fr-v0.2).

Confidence: medium (sources disagree on Restaurant).

Better served than 5 % of the 4,691 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.

ComponentValue (0–1)WeightContribution
Daily food0.21255.27
Social0.37207.49
Education0.39103.93
Health0100
Public & culture0.2251.11
Population trend11010
Housing mix0.854.02

Services

What is here, at a glance

Food 1 of 6
Eating out 1 of 1
Cafés and bars 1 of 1
Schools 3 of 3
Health 0 of 4
Public services 1 of 1
Culture 1 of 2
Sport 2 of 2
Everyday services 0 of 3
Lodging 0 of 2
One square per service type, shaded by how many: none, one, a few, five or more. A blank square means none was counted — the sources do not distinguish “none here” from “not counted”.

A food shop, a school and somewhere to eat or drink. [3,4]

4 × Grocery (épicerie / supérette) (ETS GABRIEL BAGADI · GINY DELICE · LOBI SANI SERVICES · OSSELA PRODUCTION). [3,4]

3 × Restaurant (PF-H&FILS · SNACK B.R.B · L PLACE). [3,4]

1 × Café / bar. [4]

1 × Nursery school (maternelle) (ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CAPITAINE CHARLES CAZAL). [3]

2 × Primary school (élémentaire) (EC ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAN MAN TOLINGA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAPITAINE LOUIS FOFI). [3]

1 × Collège (COLLEGE CAPITAINE CHARLES TAFANIER). [3]

1 × Post office / agence postale (LA POSTE). [3]

1 × Library (BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALE). [3]

1 × Gym / sports hall (HALL DU COLLEGE CAPITAINE CHALES TAFFANIER). [3]

1 × Swimming pool (BAIGNADE FLOTTANTE AMENAGEE DE PAPAICHTON). [3]

Not counted, because the business register records them as closed: 1 × Restaurant.

Not found in the commune: Bakery (boulangerie), Butcher (boucherie), Supermarket, GP (médecin généraliste), Pharmacy. [3,4]

All 25 service types, with per-source counts
TypeCountNamesSources
Bakery (boulangerie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Butcher (boucherie)0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Grocery (épicerie / supérette)4ETS GABRIEL BAGADI · GINY DELICE · LOBI SANI SERVICES · OSSELA PRODUCTIONINSEE BPE 4 / INSEE SIRENE 5 [3,4]
Supermarket0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Cheese shop (fromagerie)0INSEE SIRENE 0 [4]
Fishmonger0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Restaurant3PF-H&FILS · SNACK B.R.B · L PLACEINSEE BPE 3 / INSEE SIRENE 11 [3,4]
Café / bar1INSEE SIRENE 1 [4]
Nursery school (maternelle)1ECOLE MATERNELLE PUBLIQUE CAPITAINE CHARLES CAZALINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Primary school (élémentaire)2EC ELEMENTAIRE PUBLIQUE GRAN MAN TOLINGA · ECOLE PRIMAIRE CAPITAINE LOUIS FOFIINSEE BPE 2 [3]
Collège1COLLEGE CAPITAINE CHARLES TAFANIERINSEE BPE 1 [3]
GP (médecin généraliste)0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Pharmacy0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Nurse0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Dentist0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Post office / agence postale1LA POSTEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Library1BIBLIOTHEQUE MUNICIPALEINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Cinema0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Gym / sports hall1HALL DU COLLEGE CAPITAINE CHALES TAFFANIERINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Swimming pool1BAIGNADE FLOTTANTE AMENAGEE DE PAPAICHTONINSEE BPE 1 [3]
Bank0INSEE BPE 0 [3]
Hairdresser0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Fuel station0INSEE BPE 0 / INSEE SIRENE 0 [3,4]
Hotel0INSEE SIRENE 1 / INSEE BPE 0 [4]
Campsite0INSEE 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

1968: 284 peak 2017: 6,668 2023: 5,006 axis from zero, so the slope compares with any other commune

Population 6,097 (2012) → 5,006 (2023): -17.9 % over 10 years. [5,1]

Population 750 (1990) → 5,006 (2023): 567.5 % over 30 years. [6,1]

Dwellings (2023): 952, of which 9.8 % second homes and 0.5 % vacant. [7]

Access and surroundings

Which way the everyday services lie

76 km152 kmBakery — 22.2 km SE (Maripasoula)Pharmacy — 57.5 km NW (Grand-Santi)GP — 151.9 km N (Apatou)
In the commune Food shop, Primary school Bakery — 22.2 km SEPharmacy — 57.5 km NWGP — 151.9 km N Straight-line, from the mairie, in the direction given. Services in the same town share a spoke. Distance is not travel time: a pass or an estuary can double it.

Bakery (Maripasoula): 22.2 km to the south-east (straight line). [8]

Food shop (Papaichton): 0.3 km to the north (straight line). [9]

GP (Apatou): 151.9 km to the north (straight line). [10]

Pharmacy (Grand-Santi): 57.5 km to the north-west (straight line). [11]

Primary school (Papaichton): 0 km to the north-east (straight line). [9]

Climate

No climate figures: the nearest weather station is more than 20 km away, too far to describe this commune.

What property sold for

No price figures: fewer than five comparable sales were registered here between 2021 and 2025. A median of two sales is not a median. [12]

Uncertainties

sources disagree on Restaurant

References

  1. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97362/2023
  2. INSEE density grid 2026
  3. INSEE BPE 2025
  4. INSEE SIRENE 2026-09
  5. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97362/2012
  6. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97362/1990
  7. INSEE census (RP) 2023 — 97362/logement/2023
  8. INSEE BPE 2025 — 97353
  9. INSEE BPE 2025 — 97362
  10. INSEE BPE 2025 — 97360
  11. INSEE BPE 2025 — 97357
  12. 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.

CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
La Roquebrussanne837,337 km NE2,81748.1Partly servedno figures
Florensac347,147 km NE5,25449.3Partly servedno figures
Moussan117,102 km NE2,09339.8Few servicesno figures
Saint-Georges973261 km E4,91549.7Partly servedno figures
Puget-Ville837,347 km NE4,61049.7Partly servedno figures
Saint-Philippe97412,223 km E5,08262.3Servedno figures
Order by distance instead
CommuneDeptDistancePopulationScoreBandClimate vs here
Saint-Georges973261 km E4,91549.7Partly servedno figures
Moussan117,102 km NE2,09339.8Few servicesno figures
Florensac347,147 km NE5,25449.3Partly servedno figures
La Roquebrussanne837,337 km NE2,81748.1Partly servedno figures
Puget-Ville837,347 km NE4,61049.7Partly servedno figures
Saint-Philippe97412,223 km E5,08262.3Servedno figures

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Elsewhere

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