La Charbonnière
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Coordinates: 5°29′26″N 54°02′15″W / 5.49063°N 54.03737°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region | French Guiana |
City | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
La Charbonnière ( Sranan Tongo: Sabonye [1]) is a neighbourhood of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. The neighbourhood is mainly populated by Maroons. [2] La Charbonnière was created in 1989 to house Surinamese refugees, and to resettle the inhabitants of the shanty towns. [3] It is located between the ferry to Albina and the village of Balaté. [3]
In 1950, Maroons of the Aluku tribe settled on the banks of the Maroni River near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The first village was called Pikin Agoodé (Little Agoodé) after their village of origin. [4]
The Surinamese Interior War, which was fought between 1986 and 1992, resulted in refugees crossing the border between Suriname and French Guiana. In 1989, a refugee camp was built in La Charbonnière to house the refugees. Originally the camp was home to 1,144 people. [5]
In 1989, construction started on a new neighbourhood to house both the refugees, and the inhabitants of the shanty towns. During the 1990s, the settlements on the river bank were demolished. [3] The neighbourhood consists of triangular houses modelled after the huts inhabited by the Maroons. [6] The relocation to public housing had limited success, because later new shanty towns emerged on the outskirts of the city. In 2020, INSEE counted six shanty towns with a maximum population estimate of 9,000 people. [7]
La Charbonnière has become a tourist attraction, and is one of the busiest parts of the city. [8] Because French Guiana is part of France, and the European Union, the prices for consumer goods are significantly higher than in Suriname. [9] One of the attractions of La Charbonnière is the sale of smuggled goods at lower prices. [10] On 20 April 2020, the illegally constructed stalls and shops were removed, because they violated COVID-19 regulations. [8]
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La Charbonnière
Sabonye | |
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Neighbourhood | |
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Coordinates: 5°29′26″N 54°02′15″W / 5.49063°N 54.03737°W | |
Country | France |
Overseas region | French Guiana |
City | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
La Charbonnière ( Sranan Tongo: Sabonye [1]) is a neighbourhood of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, French Guiana. The neighbourhood is mainly populated by Maroons. [2] La Charbonnière was created in 1989 to house Surinamese refugees, and to resettle the inhabitants of the shanty towns. [3] It is located between the ferry to Albina and the village of Balaté. [3]
In 1950, Maroons of the Aluku tribe settled on the banks of the Maroni River near Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The first village was called Pikin Agoodé (Little Agoodé) after their village of origin. [4]
The Surinamese Interior War, which was fought between 1986 and 1992, resulted in refugees crossing the border between Suriname and French Guiana. In 1989, a refugee camp was built in La Charbonnière to house the refugees. Originally the camp was home to 1,144 people. [5]
In 1989, construction started on a new neighbourhood to house both the refugees, and the inhabitants of the shanty towns. During the 1990s, the settlements on the river bank were demolished. [3] The neighbourhood consists of triangular houses modelled after the huts inhabited by the Maroons. [6] The relocation to public housing had limited success, because later new shanty towns emerged on the outskirts of the city. In 2020, INSEE counted six shanty towns with a maximum population estimate of 9,000 people. [7]
La Charbonnière has become a tourist attraction, and is one of the busiest parts of the city. [8] Because French Guiana is part of France, and the European Union, the prices for consumer goods are significantly higher than in Suriname. [9] One of the attractions of La Charbonnière is the sale of smuggled goods at lower prices. [10] On 20 April 2020, the illegally constructed stalls and shops were removed, because they violated COVID-19 regulations. [8]
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