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Cayenne
Large city · 97300 · Guyane
👥 Population
62 675
2023 · INSEE
🏠 Median price /m²
2 939 €
📈 8% since 2015
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
rent / purchase price
⚡ Avg. energy rating
—
✅ 0 % energy sieves (F-G) (F-G)
🎯 Investment score Average
Cayenne — Score 52/100.
52
💰 Yield52
🌳 Quality of life75
📊 Dynamism91
💸 Affordability19
🛡️ Safety26
⚡ Energy rating50
🏠 Property prices
DVF · 296 Transactions · Cayenne
🏢 Apt. /m²
2 939 €
🏡 House /m²
2 637 €
📋 Transactions
296
📈 Price per m² evolution (2020 — 2024)
📊 Annual transaction volume
📊 Nearby municipalities
| City | Apt. | House | Trans. | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cayenne | 2 939 € | 2 637 € | 412 | 62 675 |
| Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | 2 361 € | 3 100 € | 40 | 54 429 |
| Matoury | 2 355 € | 2 031 € | 70 | 36 512 |
| Remire-Montjoly | 4 732 € | 4 932 € | 378 | 27 723 |
| Kourou | 2 278 € | 2 372 € | 115 | 24 824 |
| Macouria | 4 250 € | 1 928 € | 67 | 19 899 |
💰 Rental yield
Calculated from DVF prices and observed rents
🏠 Average rent
16.6 €/m²
monthly
💰 Gross yield
6.8 %
⏳ Payback period
14.8 years
🏘️ Rental market & tension
INSEE Housing Stock 2021 · Pinel ABC zoning · Tense areas
🏠 Main residences
84.7 %
🏖️ Secondary homes
3.7 %
🚪 Vacant homes
11.6 %
🏢 Apartments
63.0 %
30.0 % houses
🎯 Pinel zoneⓘOfficial Pinel zoning. A Bis = very high tension (Paris, French Riviera), A = high tension (metropolises), B1 = moderate, B2 = low, C = relaxed market.
B1
Moderate tension
⚖️ Tense area (ALUR law)ⓘTense area under article 232 of the French Tax Code (CGI) / ALUR law. Enables rent control and applies the vacant housing tax.
Yes
Rent control possible
💶 Local taxation
REI · DGFIP · Exercice 2024
🏠 Property tax (built)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on built properties (TFB). Applied to the cadastral rental value to calculate the owner's annual property tax.
70.560 %
Global rate 2024
🌾 Property tax (unbuilt)ⓘMunicipal property tax rate on unbuilt properties (TFNB): land, fields, forests.
97.890 %
🏘️ Housing tax
29.310 %
Secondary homes
🗑️ Waste collection taxⓘTEOM — Household Waste Collection Tax. Applied by the municipality or intermunicipality to finance waste collection and treatment.
14.560 %
🌾 Land tax (unbuilt) REI
19.87 %
👥 Demographics
API Geo + INSEE
🧑🤝🧑 Inhabitants
62 675
2023
📐 Area
25.52 km²
2456 inh/km²
📊 Median age
29.1 yrs
50.6% under 30
💼 Activity rate
67.1 %
ages 15-64
📉 Unemployment rate
29.9 %
2021 census
🏢 Local economy & dynamism
SIRENE · INSEE
🏢 Active businesses
17 172
SIRENE database 2026
✨ 2024 creations
1 787
+22.8% vs 2023
📊 2023 creations
1 455
💼 Economic density
274
Businesses / 1,000 pop.
🚉 Transport & accessibility
SNCF Open Data · INSEE Urban Areas 2020
🚆 Nearest train station
Hendaye
À 6527.32 km · Segment B
🏙️ Urban attraction areaⓘUrban Attraction Areas (INSEE 2020): municipal classification based on commuting relationships with urban hubs. Main hub / secondary / suburban crown / outside.
Cayenne
Main hub
🏛️ IntercommunalityⓘEPCI — Public Establishment for Intermunicipal Cooperation. Community of communes, agglomeration, urban or metropolitan community grouping the municipality with its neighbors.
CA du Centre Littoral
EPCI
📍 Rail access
Poor
Station distance
🎓 Education
National Education API
📚 Schools
5
🏫 Middle schools
7
🎓 High schools
4
🏆 Baccalaureate results
| High school | Type | Pass rate | Honors | V.A. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERNAT SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | +1.0 |
| LYCEE ANNE MARIE JAVOUHEY (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | privé sous contrat | 96.0 % | — | — |
| LYCEE MELKIOR-GARRE (GENERAL ET TECHNO.) | public | 88.0 % | — | +2.0 |
| LYCEE FELIX EBOUE | public | 83.0 % | — | +2.0 |
🎯 Brevet exam (2021)ⓘBrevet (DNB) — French middle school exam. The rate shown is the average across public and private middle schools in the municipality, latest published session.
88.5 %
Average pass rate · 7 middle schools
📊 Niveau social des établissements
Indicateur Éducation nationale du milieu social des élèves (moyenne nationale ≈ 103). Plus élevé = plus favorisé.
🏫 Middle school IPS
| Middle school | Sector | IPS |
|---|---|---|
| COLLEGE PRIVE EXTERNAT SAINT JOSEPH | privé sous contrat | 118.7 |
| COLLEGE PRIVE ANNE MARIE JAVOUHEY | privé sous contrat | 99.2 |
| COLLEGE GERARD HOLDER | public | 84.4 |
| COLLEGE EUGENE NONNON | public | 71.7 |
| COLLEGE AUXENCE CONTOUT | public | 69.0 |
| COLLEGE PAUL KAPEL | public | 66.7 |
| COLLEGE JUSTIN CATAYEE | public | 60.6 |
🏪 Amenities & services
BPE · INSEE
📋 Services_publics
1543
📋 Commerce
560
📋 Enseignement
99
🏥 Sante
470
🚆 Transport
30
⚽ Sport
111
🎭 Culture
42
🏛️ Public services
Public Service Directory API · 18 services
| Category | Qty | Examples |
|---|---|---|
| 📋 service public | 13 | Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration (OFII) - Direction territoriale de Cayenne (dép. 973), Bureau d'information et d'orientation (BIO) - Université de Guyane - Cayenne, Commissariat de police de Cayenne |
| 📋 Établissement public | 2 | Agence régionale de santé (ARS) - Guyane, France Travail - Médiateur régional Guyane |
| 🏛️ Préfecture, sous-préfecture | 1 | Direction générale de la sécurité, de la réglementation et des contrôles (DGSRC) - Guyane |
| 📋 Service déconcentré | 1 | Unité départementale de l'architecture et du patrimoine (UDAP) - Guyane |
| 🏢 Collectivité locale | 1 | Collectivité territoriale de Guyane |
🛡️ Safety
SSMSI · SSMSI · Ministry of the Interior
| Indicator | Incidents | Rate ‰ | Nat. average | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violences physiques hors cadre familial | 696 | 11.10 ‰ | 4.0 ‰ | +178 % vs moy. |
| Vols sans violence contre des personnes | 571 | 9.10 ‰ | 7.3 ‰ | +25 % vs moy. |
| Violences physiques intrafamiliales | 533 | 8.50 ‰ | 4.2 ‰ | +102 % vs moy. |
| Vols dans les véhicules | 490 | 7.80 ‰ | 5.2 ‰ | +50 % vs moy. |
| Destructions et dégradations volontaires | 460 | 7.30 ‰ | 7.2 ‰ | Dans la moyenne |
| Vols de véhicule | 328 | 5.20 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +117 % vs moy. |
| Cambriolages de logement | 266 | 9.10 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | +21 % vs moy. |
| Escroqueries et fraudes aux moyens de paiement | 241 | 3.80 ‰ | 6.3 ‰ | -40 % vs moy. |
| Vols violents sans arme | 228 | 3.60 ‰ | 1.0 ‰ | +260 % vs moy. |
| Violences sexuelles | 192 | 3.10 ‰ | 2.4 ‰ | +29 % vs moy. |
| Vols avec armes | 164 | 2.60 ‰ | 0.6 ‰ | +333 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants | 163 | 2.60 ‰ | 8.4 ‰ | -69 % vs moy. |
| Usage de stupéfiants (AFD) | 109 | 1.70 ‰ | 7.5 ‰ | -77 % vs moy. |
| Vols d'accessoires sur véhicules | 57 | 0.90 ‰ | 3.7 ‰ | -76 % vs moy. |
| Trafic de stupéfiants | 35 | 0.60 ‰ | 2.2 ‰ | -73 % vs moy. |
🏛️ Historical heritage
Mérimée database · 43 protected monuments
| Building | Era |
|---|---|
| caserne;hôtel | 2e moitié 19e siècle |
| bagne;maison | 19e siècle |
| demeure | — |
| maison | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| commissariat de police | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| maison | 4e quart 19e siècle |
| immeuble | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| lavoir | — |
| école | 1er quart 20e siècle |
| maison | 19e siècle |
⚠️ Natural and technological risks
Géorisques API · 9 risks identified
Transport de marchandises dangereuses
Feu de forêt
Glissement de terrain
Eboulement ou chutes de pierres et de blocs
Mouvement de terrain
Par submersion marine
Par une crue à débordement lent de cours d'eau
Recul du trait de côte et de falaises
Inondation
📡 Digital coverage
ARCEP
📶 Ultra-fast broadband
100.0 %
💧 Drinking water quality
API Hub'Eau · 16 272 analyses · SOCIETE GUYANAISE DES EAUX
⚗️ Physicochemistry
✅ Compliant
📋 analyses
16 272
🎯 Municipalities with a similar score
Same region, score close to
Ouanary
97380
52/100
150 Inhabitants
Kourou
97310
51/100
24 824 Inhabitants
Régina
97353
53/100
1 658 Inhabitants
Saint-Élie
97312
51/100
159 Inhabitants
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
97320
50/100
54 429 Inhabitants
Maripasoula
97370
54/100
9 579 Inhabitants
Sinnamary
97315
54/100
2 756 Inhabitants
Saül
97314
55/100
277 Inhabitants
📍 Nearby municipalities
Nearest geographically
| City | Distance | Score | Pop. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remire-Montjoly | 8.5 km | 42/100 | 27 723 |
| Matoury | 13.3 km | 46/100 | 36 512 |
| Macouria | 17.6 km | 39/100 | 19 899 |
| Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | 24.4 km | 39/100 | 3 626 |
| Kourou | 49.5 km | 51/100 | 24 824 |
❓ Frequently asked questions about Cayenne
What is the price per m² in Cayenne? ▶
The median price per m² in Cayenne is 2 939 €.
What is the rental yield in Cayenne? ▶
The gross rental yield in Cayenne is 6.8%.
Is Cayenne a good real estate investment? ▶
Cayenne has a ScorCity score of 52/100, making it a moderate investment.
What are the natural risks in Cayenne? ▶
9 risks are identified in Cayenne: Transport de marchandises dangereuses, Feu de forêt, Glissement de terrain.