Charvein

Charvein
village
Charvein
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°34′12″N 53°53′48″W / 5.5701°N 53.8968°W / 5.5701; -53.8968
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommuneMana
Population
 (2002)
  Total
1,600

Charvein is a village in the Mana commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana. Charvein was the location of Camp Charvein, one of the most notorious camps of the Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni. From 1989 until 1992, Charvein was the location of a Surinamese refugee camp.