Iracoubo
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Iracoubo is a commune
on the coast of French Guiana
, an overseas region and department of France
located in South America
. The settlement of Iracoubo, seat of the commune, is located between the settlement of Sinnamary
and the hamlet of Organabo (located within the commune of Iracoubo).
There is a parish church dating from 1893 in the town.
The village of Bellevue
is 5 km west of Iracoubo.
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
on the coast of French Guiana
French Guiana
French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
, an overseas region and department of France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
located in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
. The settlement of Iracoubo, seat of the commune, is located between the settlement of Sinnamary
Sinnamary
Sinnamary is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement to be founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664....
and the hamlet of Organabo (located within the commune of Iracoubo).
There is a parish church dating from 1893 in the town.
The village of Bellevue
Bellevue, French Guiana
Bellevue is a village in the commune of Iracoubo, French Guiana.-Overview:It is an Amerindian village on Route nationale 1, eight kilometres past Iracoubo, on the way to Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni. The population is under 1000. There are a couple of shops, but no accommodation...
is 5 km west of Iracoubo.
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