Île Portal | |
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Island | |
Coordinates: 5°24′20″N 54°06′30″W / 5.4056°N 54.1084°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region | French Guiana |
Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Commune | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Area | |
• Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 124 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Île Portal is an island in the Maroni River in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. [3] The island measures 27 km2 [1]
In 1852, Constant Bar started a plantation on the island to produce coffee, sugar and wood. The workforce consisted of African and East-Indian immigrants, and French convicts from the penal colony. [4] In 1878, the island was visited by the explorer Jules Crevaux who noted that four brothers were operating the plantation. [5] In the early 20th century, the island was bought by Talon who started a distillery on the island. In 1964, the distillery and the buildings burnt down in a fire. [4]
About 200 Kalina Amerindians used to live on the island. In the late 1970s, the island was bought [6] by SCI de Provence, [7] a real estate company, who wanted the Amerindians off their land. [6] In 1981, they were told to leave the island, and resettle in Espérance. [8]
In 1983, the Prefecture of French Guiana refused to forcibly remove the remaining population of the island. SCI de Provence has sued the State for damages. [7] In 2011, there were still 124 people living on the island. [2] As of 2018, there are little camps along the river. There is no school on the island, and the children have to take a pirogue to the mainland followed by a bus to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. [3] As of 2019, SCI de Provence is still in litigation. [9]
Crevaux used the surname Bard and not Bar
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Île Portal | |
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Island | |
Coordinates: 5°24′20″N 54°06′30″W / 5.4056°N 54.1084°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region | French Guiana |
Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Commune | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Area | |
• Total | 27 km2 (10 sq mi) |
Population (2011)
[2] | |
• Total | 124 |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Île Portal is an island in the Maroni River in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. [3] The island measures 27 km2 [1]
In 1852, Constant Bar started a plantation on the island to produce coffee, sugar and wood. The workforce consisted of African and East-Indian immigrants, and French convicts from the penal colony. [4] In 1878, the island was visited by the explorer Jules Crevaux who noted that four brothers were operating the plantation. [5] In the early 20th century, the island was bought by Talon who started a distillery on the island. In 1964, the distillery and the buildings burnt down in a fire. [4]
About 200 Kalina Amerindians used to live on the island. In the late 1970s, the island was bought [6] by SCI de Provence, [7] a real estate company, who wanted the Amerindians off their land. [6] In 1981, they were told to leave the island, and resettle in Espérance. [8]
In 1983, the Prefecture of French Guiana refused to forcibly remove the remaining population of the island. SCI de Provence has sued the State for damages. [7] In 2011, there were still 124 people living on the island. [2] As of 2018, there are little camps along the river. There is no school on the island, and the children have to take a pirogue to the mainland followed by a bus to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. [3] As of 2019, SCI de Provence is still in litigation. [9]
Crevaux used the surname Bard and not Bar
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Legal document from 2000 which states that SCI de Provence owns the whole island
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