Remire-Montjoly is a suburb of Cayenne, the capital préfecture and largest city of French Guiana.

[3] Cayenne and French Guiana's main seaport, the port of Dégrad des Cannes, is located in the commune of Remire-Montjoly, on the estuary of the river Mahury.

In 1656, Dutch Jews who had fled from Pernambuco, Brazil settled in Remire and built a sugar factory.

It is located in the urban area near the Atlantic Ocean, and contains a multitude of biomes like a beach used by sea turtles for nesting, and wetlands which are a refuge for birds.

[10] Remire-Montjoly is home to ASC Rémire football team who play at the Stade Municipal Dr. Edmard Lama.