Remire-Montjoly

Remire-Montjoly
Commune
Rémire-Montjoly beach
Rémire-Montjoly beach
Coat of arms of Remire-Montjoly
Coat of arms
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
Location of Remire-Montjoly
Map
Coordinates: 4°54′18″N 52°16′36″W / 4.905°N 52.2767°W / 4.905; -52.2767
CountryFrance
Overseas region and departmentFrench Guiana
ArrondissementCayenne
IntercommunalityCA Centre Littoral
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Claude Plénet[1]
Area
1
46.11 km2 (17.80 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
27,274
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−03:00
INSEE/Postal code
97309 /97354
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Remire-Montjoly (French pronunciation: [ʁemiʁ mɔ̃ʒɔli]; often unofficially spelled Rémire-Montjoly; French Guianese Creole: Rémir-Monjoli) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located on the northeast coast of South America.

Remire-Montjoly is a suburb of Cayenne, the capital préfecture and largest city of French Guiana. It is located to the south-east of Cayenne. Residential districts are located along some of the best beaches in the Cayenne area.[3]

Cayenne and French Guiana's main seaport, the port of Dégrad des Cannes, is located in the commune of Remire-Montjoly, on the estuary of the river Mahury. Almost all of French Guiana's imports and exports pass through the port of Dégrad des Cannes.[4]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference fier was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Dégrad des Cannes". Marfret (in French). Retrieved 7 June 2020.