| Comm. de communes de l'Ouest guyanais | |
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| Communauté de communes | |
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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 km (15,809 sq mi) |
| Population | 94,677 |
| • Density | 2/km (5/sq mi) |
| Website | ouestguyane |
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. Its area is 40,945 km, and its population was 94,677 in 2018.
Composition
The CCOG is composed of the eight westernmost communes of French Guiana:
| Name | INSEE code | Demonym | Area
(km) |
Population
(2017) |
Density
(per km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. The president and vice-presidents are chosen by the conseil communautaire of the CCOG composed of 31 communal delegates.
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) | |
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.
References
- ^ CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (N° SIREN : 249730037), BANATIC, accessed 17 October 2024.
- Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
- Intercommunalité : Communauté de communes de L'Ouest Guyanais, INSEE
- ^ "Le Bureau Communautaire". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
- ^ "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.