Bienvenue | |
Settlement Type: | Abandoned village and gold mine |
Pushpin Map: | French Guiana |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in French Guiana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Overseas region |
Subdivision Name1: | French Guiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Cayenne |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Camopi |
Population As Of: | 1950 |
Population Total: | 0 |
Bienvenue was a village in southeastern French Guiana in the Camopi commune, and is located where the Alicorne Creek flows into the river Camopi. The village used to be inhabited by the Wayampi tribe. It is located in a protected zone (ZNIFF).[1] The village was abandoned in 1950.[2] In 1953, the village was listed as near the site of a gold mine.[3]