Saint-Georges | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 A view of Saint-George from the river | |
 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Saint-Georges  | |
| Coordinates: 3°53′20″N 51°48′04″W / 3.8889°N 51.8012°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Georges |
| Intercommunality | Est Guyanais |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Georges Elfort[1] (DVG) |
| Area 1 | 2,320 km2 (900 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 4,505 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97308 /97313 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Georges (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɔʁʒ] ; French Guianese Creole: Senjòrj; sometimes unofficially called Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock) is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. It lies on the Oyapock River (which forms the border with Brazil), opposite the Brazilian town of Oiapoque. The town contains a town hall, a French Foreign Legion detachment,[3] and some hotels (the main ones being Le Tamarin, Coz Calè and the Chez Modestine). Saint-Georges has been one of the three sub-prefectures of French Guiana and the seat of the Arrondissement of Saint-Georges since October 2022.[4]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Les Forces Armées en Guyane". Ministry of Defence of the French Republic (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- ^ "Décret n° 2022-1357 du 26 octobre 2022 portant création de l'arrondissement de Saint-Georges (Guyane) et modifiant le décret n° 2004-374 du 29 avril 2004". Légifrance (in French). Retrieved 11 December 2022.