Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais

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.[1] Its area is 40,945 km2, and its population was 94,677 in 2018.[2]

Comm. de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
Official logo of Comm. de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department
French Guiana
No. of communes8
Established1 January 1995
SeatMana
Government
 • President (2020–2026) Sophie Charles (DVD)
Area
40,945 km2 (15,809 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
94,677
 • Density2/km2 (5/sq mi)
Websiteouestguyane.fr

Composition

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The CCOG is composed of the eight westernmost communes of French Guiana:[1][3]

List of communes of the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
Name INSEE code Demonym Area

(km2)

Population

(2017)

Density

(per km2)

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

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The communauté de communes is led by an indirectly elected President along with a bureau communautaire composed of 9 Vice-Presidents.[4] The president and vice-presidents are chosen by the conseil communautaire of the CCOG composed of 31 communal delegates.[5]

President

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List of presidents of the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais
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) [4][6]

Elected members

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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:[5]

Administrative seat

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The administrative seat of the Communauté de communes de l'Ouest guyanais is located in Mana at 2 rue Bruno Aubert.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b CC de l'Ouest Guyanais (N° SIREN : 249730037), BANATIC, accessed 17 October 2024.
  2. ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
  3. ^ Intercommunalité : Communauté de communes de L'Ouest Guyanais, INSEE
  4. ^ a b "Le Bureau Communautaire". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  5. ^ a b "Le Conseil Communautaire". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  6. ^ "Sophie Charles élue présidente de la Communauté de communes de l'ouest guyanais". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.
  7. ^ "Accueil". Ouest Guyane (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-30.