Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
Comm. de communes de l'Ouest guyanais | |
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| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| No. of communes | 8 |
| Established | 1 January 1995 |
| Seat | Mana |
| Government | |
| • President (2020–2026) | Sophie Charles (DVD) |
| Area | 40,945 km2 (15,809 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 94,677 |
| • Density | 2/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Website | ouestguyane.fr |
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]
| 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) | [4][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:[5]
- 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]
References
- ^ a b CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (N° SIREN : 249730037), BANATIC, accessed 8 April 2022.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
- ^ Intercommunalité-Métropole de CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (249730037), INSEE
- ^ a b "Le Bureau Communautaire". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ a b "Le Conseil Communautaire". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Sophie Charles élue présidente de la Communauté de communes de l'ouest guyanais". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "Accueil". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.