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| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni | |
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| Residents | 45.576 (2018) | |
| Tourist information Tel | (0)594 342398 | |
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Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni is the second largest city French Guiana. She is on the river Chestnuts in the northwest of the country, which is the territory of Suriname separates and is the capital of the arrondissement of the same name.
Saint-Laurent is a multicultural city where the French, Creoles, Asians and descendants of indigenous peoples live together peacefully.
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Traditionally, Saint-Laurent is the second most important city in the territory after Cayenne.
As in Cayenne and Kourou, a penal colony existed here from 1858 to 1945 ("Bagne"). The convicts built part of the city themselves, such as the church and the former governor's seat.
getting there
By plane
By bus
Minibuses / collective taxes (taxi-co) drive to the city from Cayenne (approx. 35 €). You are driving without a timetable.
In the street
The Route National 1 connects St-Laurent with Cayenne and Kourou.
By boat
From the neighboring place Albina There is a car ferry in Suriname, which is also the only way to get to French Guiana from the rest of South America by car.
Between Saint-Laurent and Apatou There are boat taxis (upstream on the Maroni).
mobility
There is no public transport.
Tourist Attractions
The architecture of the city is an idiosyncratic expression of the colonial style, which is dominated by wood as a building material. For example, the hospital is the only one in France that is made almost entirely of wood, and the old penal colony in the middle of the city can be visited. Next door is a visitor information center.
activities
shop
kitchen
nightlife
accommodation
security
health
Practical advice
- St-Laurent Tourist Office, Esplanade Laurent Baudin - BP 240. Tel.: (0)594 342398, (0)594 343102, Fax: (0)594 340042, Email: [email protected].
trips
Some ecotourism agencies offer trips inland. Goals are, for example:
- Apatou. About 50 km upstream, with 6,000 inhabitants. So far only with boats (Pirogues), but a road is currently under construction.
- La Charbonnière. Traditional Bushinengué village.
- Voltaire waterfalls. 70 km from Saint-Laurent.
- Saint-Jean. 17 km south, with another penal camp.
literature
Web links
- http://www.saintlaurentdumaroni.fr - Official website of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
