Sinnamary (French pronunciation: [sinamaʁi]; French Guianese Creole: Sennmari) is a town and commune on the coast of French Guiana, between Kourou and Iracoubo. Sinnamary was the second French settlement founded in French Guiana: the town was founded in 1664.[3]
Sinnamary | |
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 Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana | |
Location of Sinnamary  | |
| Coordinates: 5°22′39″N 52°57′35″W / 5.3774°N 52.9596°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region and department | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Cayenne |
| Intercommunality | CC des Savanes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel-Ange Jeremie[1] |
Area 1 | 1,340 km2 (520 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,830 |
| • Density | 2.1/km2 (5.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−03:00 |
| INSEE/Postal code | 97312 /97315 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sinnamary lies on the Sinnamary River and is home to the Guianan Soyuz launch site. In 1792, the first prison for priests and political enemies was constructed in Sinnamary. The town contains an Indonesian community,[4] as well as a Galibi Amerindian community.[5] Both communities produce artwork and jewellery that can be purchased.[4] The main hotel in Sinnamary is the Hôtel du Fleuve.[6]
History
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The first colonists arrived in the area in 1624,[5] however the town of Sinnamary was officially established in 1664.[3] Sinnamary was taken twice by the Dutch, and once by the British,[5] until in 1763, it was awarded to France by the Treaty of Paris.[7] In 1764, about 40 families of Acadians, still living in exile after the Grand Dérangement nine years earlier, settled in Sinnamary.[8] In 1792 during the French Revolution, the first prison for priests and political enemies opened in Sinnamary[9] which was a precursor of the penal colony of French Guiana.[10] After Napoleon reintroduced slavery in 1802,[11] the town started to grow, and the discovery of gold caused a second boom.[5]
The Guianan Soyuz launch site is situated within the territory of the Sinnamary commune.[12] Colloquially the site and/or project are thus sometimes called "Soyuz at Sinnamary".[13] However, because most other facilities of the Centre Spatial Guyanais are in the neighbouring and more populous Kourou commune, and because the entire CSG itself is thus often called the Kourou space centre, the Guianan Soyuz site/project is also occasionally called "Soyuz at Kourou", even though this is technically incorrect.
Sports
editThe town is home to US Sinnamary who play at the Stade Omnisports which has a capacity of 2,500 people.[14]
Geography
editClimate
editSinnamary has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am). The average annual temperature in Sinnamary is 26.9 °C (80.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 3,020.0 mm (118.90 in) with May as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in October, at around 27.6 °C (81.7 °F), and lowest in January, at around 26.3 °C (79.3 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Sinnamary was 35.7 °C (96.3 °F) on 6 November 2008; the coldest temperature ever recorded was 18.7 °C (65.7 °F) on 17 March 2003.
| Climate data for Sinnamary (1991–2020 averages, extremes 1980−2013) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 33.2 (91.8) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.2 (91.8) |
33.8 (92.8) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
34.0 (93.2) |
34.8 (94.6) |
35.5 (95.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
35.7 (96.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 29.7 (85.5) |
29.7 (85.5) |
30.1 (86.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.3 (86.5) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
32.1 (89.8) |
32.9 (91.2) |
33.1 (91.6) |
32.3 (90.1) |
30.7 (87.3) |
31.1 (88.0) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.3 (79.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
26.7 (80.1) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.9 (80.4) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
27.2 (81.0) |
27.5 (81.5) |
27.6 (81.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.9 (80.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.0 (73.4) |
23.1 (73.6) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
23.4 (74.1) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.4 (72.3) |
22.8 (73.0) |
22.8 (73.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.8 (65.8) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.7 (65.7) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.7 (67.5) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.8 (67.6) |
19.2 (66.6) |
19.6 (67.3) |
18.7 (65.7) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 327.3 (12.89) |
274.4 (10.80) |
254.7 (10.03) |
424.4 (16.71) |
508.4 (20.02) |
410.5 (16.16) |
192.3 (7.57) |
99.6 (3.92) |
44.3 (1.74) |
51.7 (2.04) |
124.4 (4.90) |
308.0 (12.13) |
3,020 (118.90) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 20.9 | 18.6 | 18.8 | 21.5 | 25.7 | 24.9 | 18.7 | 10.4 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 21.6 | 205.2 |
| Source: Météo-France[15] | |||||||||||||
Transport
editSinnamary can be reached by the National Route 1 between Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni and Cayenne.[16]
Sinnamary is served by the Sinnamary Airport.[17]
Nature
editCrique et Pripri Yiyi is a 284 square kilometres (110 sq mi) protected area and wetland located in the commune.[18]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1967 | 1,913 | — |
| 1974 | 2,055 | +1.03% |
| 1982 | 1,991 | −0.39% |
| 1990 | 3,431 | +7.04% |
| 1999 | 2,783 | −2.30% |
| 2007 | 3,110 | +1.40% |
| 2012 | 3,088 | −0.14% |
| 2017 | 2,919 | −1.12% |
| Source: INSEE[19] | ||
Notable people
edit- Jean-Victor Castor (1962), politician[20]
- Jean-Claude Darcheville (1975), football player[21]
- Marvin Torvic (1988), football player[22]
See also
edit- Communes of French Guiana
- Guiana Space Center
- Malmanoury, former village expropriated for the Guiana Space Center
- Petit-Saut Dam, gravity dam on the Sinnamary River
References
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "The journal of Lourens Lourenszoon and his 1618-1625 stay among the Arocouros on the lower Cassiporé River, northern Amapá Sate, Brazil". Scientific Electronic Library Online. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Sinnamary Around". Lonely Planet. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Sinnamary". Petit Futé (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Coronavirus : l'Hôtel Du Fleuve à Sinnamary devenu bâtiment fantôme". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana: a guide for beginners". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ Cherubini, Bernard (2009-10-27). "Les Acadiens en Guyane (1765–1848) : une « société d'habitation » à la marge ou la résistance d'un modèle d'organisation sociale". Port Acadie (in French) (13-14-15): 147–172. doi:10.7202/038426ar. ISSN 1498-7651. Retrieved 2021-08-14.
- ^ "French Revolution". Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "The Story of the world's most infamous penal system ever". History is Now Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ "Bullet Point #9 – Why did Napoleon bring back slavery?". Napoleon.org. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "L'ensemble de lancement Soyouz". Centre Spatial Guyanais (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Inicios prometedores del cohete Soyuz lejos de Rusia para lanzar Galileo". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
Ecuadorian newspaper using "Soyez en Sinnamary"
- ^ "US Sinnamary". int.soccerway. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
- ^ "Fiche Climatologique Statistiques 1991-2020 et records" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
- ^ "Déviation routière de la RNl Contoumement Sud-Ouest de Sinnamary (Guyane Française)" (PDF). Info Terre BRGM (in French). June 1993. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Sinnamary Airport". Airport Guide. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "FR1100390 - Crique Et Pripri Yiyi". Inventaire National du Patrimoine Naturel (in French). Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ "Législatives 2022 : ce qu'il faut savoir sur Jean-Victor Castor, candidat dans la 1ère circonscription de Guyane". Guyane la 1ère (in French). Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Jean-Claude Darcheville". L'Equipe (in French). Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- ^ "Marvin Torvic". Sport.de (in German). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in French)
