Grand-Santi ( French pronunciation: [ɡʁɑ̃ sɑ̃ti] ; French Guianese Creole : Gransanti ) is a commune of French Guiana , an overseas region and department of France located in South America . Most of the inhabitants are Ndyuka Maroons and Surinamese immigrants.
5-646: The commune was originally called Grand-Santi-Papaichton and included the now independent communes of Apatou and Papaichton . On 12 November 1976 Apatou was detached from Grand-Santi-Papaichton and became an independent commune. On 1 January 1993 Papaichton was also detached from Grand-Saint-Papaichton and became an independent commune. On that occasion, the name of the commune was shortened into Grand-Santi. The commune mainly lives from small-scale agriculture and fishing. The commune also contains other villages like Belikampoe [ nl ] . The commune can only be reached by boat or airplane. The Grand-Santi Airport
10-642: Is located 1 km (0.54 NM ) northeast of Grand-Santi. This French Guiana (Guyane) location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Apatou Apatou ( French pronunciation: [apatu] ) is a commune in French Guiana , an overseas region and department of France in South America . Apatou is home to Maroons of the Aluku , Paramacca , Ndyuka , and Saramaka tribes. The town of Apatou
15-614: The French side. Apatou was up to 1969 part of the Inini territory which allowed for an autonomous and self sufficient tribal system for the Maroons without clear borders. Along with the commune, came a government structure, and francisation . Most importantly, it led to the concentration in bigger villages and the near abandonment of smaller settlements. The commune of Apatou was created on 12 November 1976 by detaching its territory from
20-518: The commune of Grand-Santi-Papaichton (since then renamed Grand-Santi ). The villages in the commune could only to be reached by boat from the Maroni River . In 2010, Route Nationale opened connecting Apatou with Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni , and the road network of French Guiana. The road was opened with the Tour of Guiana . The road is scheduled to be extended to Maripasoula . Construction work on
25-577: Was founded in 1882 as Moutendé. It was renamed after Captain Apatou of the Aluku . In the late 19th century, Apatou was a guide for the explorer Jules Crevaux . On 7 September 1885, Jules Brunetti opened a Catholic mission in the village. In 1891, Apatou mediated between France and the Colony of Suriname with regards to the border, and allied the Aluku with France. He also united all the different tribes on
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