Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais explained

Type:	CC
Comm. de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
Nbcomm:	8
Seat:	Mana
Area:	40945
Population:	94677
Population As Of:	2018
Insee:	973
Established Date:	1 January 1995
President:	Sophie Charles
Party:	DVD
Term:	2020 - 2026

The Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais (CCOG) is a communauté de communes, an intercommunal structure in the French département d'outre-mer of French Guiana. It was created in 1995, and its seat is Mana.^[1] Its area is 40,945 km², and its population was 94,677 in 2018.^[2]

Composition

The CCOG is composed of the eight westernmost communes of French Guiana:^{[1] [3]}

List of communes of the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais!Name!INSEE code!Demonym!Area(km²)!Population(2017)!Density(per km²)

Mana(Seat)	97306	Mananais	6,332.6	10,894	1.7
Apatou	97360		2,020	9,241	4.6
Awala-Yalimapo	97361		187.4	1,411	7.5
Grand-Santi	97357		2,123	7,918	3.7
Papaichton	97362		2,628	6,668	2.5
Maripasoula	97353	Maripasouliens	18,360	13,227	0.72
Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni	97311	Saint-Laurentins	4,830	42,612	8.8
Saül	97352		4,475	152	0.03

Administration

The communauté de communes is led by an indirectly elected President along with a bureau communautaire composed of 9 Vice-Presidents.^[4] The president and vice-presidents are chosen by the conseil communautaire of the CCOG composed of 31 communal delegates.^[5]

President

In office!Name!Party!Capacity!Ref.

1995	2018	Georges Patient	DVG	Mayor of Mana (1989-2017)
2001	2018	Léon Bertrand	RPR then UMP	Maire de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (1983-2018)
2018	Present	Sophie Charles	DVD	Maire de Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni (2018–present)	^[6]

Elected members

The Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais is governed by an elected council composed of 31 councillors from each of its 8 communes. The number of council seats each commune receives is proportional based upon their population as follows:

• 13 delegates for Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
• 4 delegates for each of Mana and Maripasoula
• 3 delegates for each of Grand-Santi and Apatou
• 2 delegates for Papaichton
• 1 delegate for each of Awala-Yalimapo and Saül

Administrative seat

The administrative seat of the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais is located in Mana at 2 rue Bruno Aubert.^[7]

Notes and References

1. https://www.banatic.interieur.gouv.fr/V5/recherche-de-groupements/fiche-raison-sociale.php?siren=249730037 CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (N° SIREN : 249730037)
2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/1405599?geo=EPCI-249730037 Comparateur de territoire
3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/cog/intercommunalite-metropole/EPCI249730037-cc-de-l-ouest-guyanais Intercommunalité-Métropole de CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (249730037)
4. Web site: Le Bureau Communautaire. 2020-07-30. Ouest Guyane. fr-FR.
5. Web site: Le Conseil Communautaire. 2020-07-30. Ouest Guyane. fr-FR.
6. Web site: Sophie Charles élue présidente de la Communauté de communes de l'ouest guyanais. 2020-07-30. Guyane la 1ère. fr-FR.
7. Web site: Accueil. 2020-07-30. Ouest Guyane. fr-FR.