Bellevue, French Guiana

Bellevue is an Amerindian Kalina[2] village in the commune of Iracoubo, French Guiana.

Bellevue
Village
Bellevue is located in French Guiana
Bellevue
Bellevue
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°28′38″N 53°15′43″W
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementCayenne
CommuneIracoubo
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total536

Overview

Bellevue is an Amerindian village on Route nationale 1, at a distance of eight kilometres from Iracoubo.[3] The inhabitants originally lived in Grosse Roche on the Atlantic Ocean. In the 1950s, they were resettled in Bellevue.[1] In the village, there are a couple of shops, however the nearest accommodations are in Iracoubo.[4] The village has a school.[5]

The Kali'nas (also known as Galibis) in Bellevue still maintain some of their traditions (fishing, danses).[6]

In 1997, Cécile Kouyouri became the first female Amerindian chief in French Guiana.[7] In 2018, the village was allocated 1,000 hectares of communal land.[7]

References
  1. "Aide à la définition de périmètres de Zones de Droits d'Usage Collectifs dans les villages de Bellevue et Organabo" (PDF). Graine Guyane (in French). 2017. p. 18. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
  2. Les Galibi, Odile Renault-Lescuie (in French)
  3. Guyane Guide: Iracoubo (in French)
  4. "Où dormir ?". Iracoubo.fr (in French). Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  5. "Histoire de la commune". Iracoubo.fr (in French). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
  6. Tourism office of Iracoubo Archived 2009-01-25 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  7. "Iracoubo : Cécile Kouyouri, chef coutumier de Bellevue". Guyane, la Première (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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