Canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni explained

Type:canton
Canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Disbanded:31 December 2015
Nbcomm:1
Seat:Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
Area:4830
Population:40597
Population As Of:2012
Insee:97311

The canton of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (French: Canton de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni) is one of the former cantons of the Guyane department in French Guiana.[1] It was located in the arrondissement of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. Its administrative seat was located in Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni, the canton's sole commune. Its population was 40,597 in 2012.[2]

Administration

Term!Name!Party!Capacity!Ref.
195819..Joseph SymphorienUNRMayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1950-1953)
19..1970René LongUDRMayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1954-1971)
19701982Raymond TarcyPSGMayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1971-1983)Senator (1980-1989)
19821998 (resigned)Léon BertrandRPRMayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1983-2018)Deputy (1988-2002)

Secretary of State then Minister (2002-2007)

[3]
19982015Marie-Thérèse MorelRPR then UMPDeputy mayor of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1995-2001)[4]

References

  1. Web site: Cantons de la Guyane. 17 November 2022. SPLAF.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2119595/dep973.pdf Populations légales 2012: 973 Guyane
  3. Web site: magazine. Le Point. Léon Bertrand : Biographie et articles – Le Point. 2020-06-21. Le Point.fr. fr.
  4. Web site: Une marche pour les sans-papiers - Toute l'actualité de la Guyane sur Internet - FranceGuyane.fr. 2020-07-23. www.franceguyane.fr.