Montsinéry-Tonnegrande
Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | |
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A view of the town hall of Montsinéry | |
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Montsinéry-Tonnegrande | |
| Coordinates: 4°53′31″N 52°29′36″W / 4.8919°N 52.4933°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CA Centre Littoral |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Lecante |
Area 1 | 634 km2 (245 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 3,457 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97313 /97356 |
| Elevation | 0–112 m (0–367 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Montsinéry-Tonnegrande (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃sineʁi tɔneɡʁɑ̃d]; often unofficially spelled Montsinéry-Tonnégrande; French Guianese Creole: Mousinéri-Tonnégrann) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America.
Montsinéry-Tonnegrande is to the south-west of Cayenne. It contains a botanical garden, and various walking trails. Prison of the Annamites, an internment camp for Indochinese prisoners, was located 38 km outside of town, and connected with a railroad. The camp was in operation between 1931 and 1944.
The commune was previously known as Tonnegrande-Montsinéry, but on 27 March 1969 the name was officially changed into Montsinéry-Tonnegrande.