Matoury


Matoury is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Matoury is a southern suburb of Cayenne, the préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport, the main international airport of French Guiana, is located in the commune of Matoury.
Air Guyane Express has its head office on the grounds of the airport.

Geography

Location

Matoury is located in French Guiana situated in South America.
It is bordered by 5 communes:
The city used to be called "Tour de l'Isle" because it is bordered by water :
Matoury is a cosmopolitan. Indeed, it is home to Amerindians, to Creols,Metropolitans,Haïtians, Brazilians, Surinamese, Javanese, Chinese, Businenge and people from England Antilles such as St-Lucia.

Town planning

The town planning of Matoury is very uneven. Outside the town-centre there are some urbanized areas along the axes leading to Cayenne, Macouria and Cayenne – Félix Eboué Airport. Besides, the PROGT, the Balata professional lyceum are surrounded by the forest.
However, the city is urbanizing fast as a dormitory town near Cayenne which the main city of French Guiana.
The main neighbourhoods of Matoury are:
Matoury is home to 1178 accommodations among which 78.4% are main home, 7.2% are second home and 13.7% are unoccupied.

Climate

Matoury has a Tropical rainforest climate.

History

In 1838, during the colonial era, the District of Matoury was the third of the French Guiana colony thanks to its large and diversely cultivated areas. The main productions were sugarcane, cotton, clove, achiote and pepper.
Matoury is also home to remains of the past:
has been Mayor of the city since 2014 and deputy to the French National Assembly since 2012.