Saint-Jean-du-Maroni
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni | |
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 Convicts in 1885 in Saint-Jean-de-Maroni | |
  Saint-Jean-du-Maroni Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 5°24′20″N 54°4′40″W / 5.40556°N 54.07778°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is a town in French Guiana, in the commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni on the Maroni River. Saint-Jean-du-Maroni was established in 1857 as a sub camp of the penal colony Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, where the convicts had to perform forced labour.[1] The camps were abolished in 1946.[2]
Saint-Jean-du-Maroni is home to a military base of the Regiment of the Adapted Military Service (RSMA), and the site where the General Staff is located.[3]
References
- ^ "French-Guyana" (PDF). Convict Voyages. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "St Laurent du Maroni travel". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Qui sommes-nous?". RSMA Guyane.fr (in French). Retrieved 31 May 2020.
5°24′20″N 54°4′40″W / 5.40556°N 54.07778°W
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