Bellevue
Village
Bellevue is located in French Guiana
Bellevue
Bellevue
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°28′38″N 53°15′43″W / 5.47722°N 53.26194°W / 5.47722; -53.26194
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementCayenne
CommuneIracoubo
Population
 (2017)[1]
 • Total536

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

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. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "Iracoubo : Cécile Kouyouri, chef coutumier de Bellevue". Guyane, la Première (in French). Retrieved 2 June 2020.


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