Remire-Monjoly

The municipality consists of the ancient settlements of Remire and Monjoli. Known for its beaches. The three coastal islands of деle de Remire are administratively subordinate to the commune of Cayenne. In the northeast it borders with the Atlantic Ocean, in the south with the commune of Maturia , in the east with the commune of Ruhr , in the west and north-west with the commune of Cayenne . Together with Maturi and Cayenne, it is part of the Ile de Cayenne and the Great Cayenne agglomeration. Since 1993, the commune has been actively building, affecting the natural landscape.

Equatorial climate. Due to the location on the Atlantic coast in Remire-Montjoli is often windy.

In 1608, several English families who emigrated from Europe settled on the Mauri Plateau, but all of them were killed by local Indians. In October 1652, the Remire settlement was founded by the vice-chairman of the Parisian society by the name of Vertomon, which already the next year was attacked by the natives . The settlers were forced to leave this land. In December 1653, the Dutch seized all Guiana. ^[one]

On September 12, 1659, David Cohen Nassi concluded an agreement with the Dutch West Indies Company , which provided for the creation of a Jewish settlement on the site, previously founded by the French , of the settlement of Remire. In 1664, the French seized Cayenne from the Dutch, who surrendered without a fight, but subject to guarantees of freedom of religion for the Jews. However, two thirds of the Jews moved to Suriname , and the French began to settle again in Remir.

From 1651 to 1765, before his expulsion from Guiana, the Jesuits were active in the commune. Using the labor of slaves, they developed agriculture, built manufactories. In 1794, after the abolition of slavery, the economic situation in the region deteriorated. In 1867 from the commune was conducted water supply for drinking water supply of the city of Cayenne.

In 1879, a municipal law was passed, which established local government. In 1880, Eugène Pagot was elected the first mayor of the commune of Remire. On September 8, 1892 the construction of the town hall began. Since then, September 8 is celebrated as the feast of the foundation of the commune.

After the eruption of the Pele volcano in 1902, many residents of Martinique moved to Guiana, where they founded the Monjoli settlement. Once on these lands was the summer residence of Louis-Marie-Francois Tardy de Montravel , the governor of French Guiana .

In 1946, the commune was subjected to urbanization , agricultural activity was discontinued. In 1969, the settlements of Remire and Monjoli were merged into one commune. In the same year, the commercial port of Degra de Cannes was founded here. In 1983, the power plant was built, which gave impetus to the economic development of the region.

In 2010, the population of the commune was more than 19,000 people. By ethnic composition, these are, first of all, Creoles, Brazilians and Europeans.

The municipality is part of the agglomeration of Great Cayenne. This is a residential and industrial suburb of the capital. It has a developed infrastructure, a commercial port of Degra de Cannes, a power station and an industrial zone at the mouth of the Mauri River. Degra de Cannes is under the jurisdiction of the Guiana Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Developed tourism sector. The headquarters of the Guiana Amazonia National Park is also located on the territory of the commune.

On the territory of the commune there are many historical monuments: Le Rosh Grave - rocks with petroglyphs, Le Polissouar, Pasco House, Fort Diaman - the ruins of a fortress built in 1849 at the site of fortifications of the 18th century, Vidal house.

The main sports facility in the commune is the stadium named after Edmar Lama with 1400 seats. There are sports organizations - two football clubs, "Remire" and "Monjoli", two cycling clubs "Monjoli" and "Remire-Monjoli Bike", two clubs in track and field athletics "Monzholi" and "Letuit Monjolien", basketball, volleyball and handball clubs.

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• Site officiel de la Mairie de Remire-Montjoly. (Neopr.) Conseil général. - The official site of the commune of Remire-Montjoly. (fr.)
• Site de la préfecture de la Guyane. (Neopr.) Conseil général. - The official site of the prefecture of Guiana. (fr.)