The Communauté de communes des Savanes (CCDS) is a ''
communauté de communes
A (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (intercommunality).
As of 1 J ...
'', an
intercommunal structure in the
French département d'outre-mer
The overseas departments and regions of France (, ; DROM) are the five departments and regions of the French Republic which are located outside European France (also known as " metropolitan France"). These overseas entities have exactly the s ...
of
French Guiana
French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France located on the northern coast of South America in the Guianas and the West Indies. Bordered by Suriname to the west ...
. It was created in January 2011, and its seat is
Sinnamary
Sinnamary (; ) 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.
Sinnamary lies on the Sinnamary River and is ...
.
[CC des Savanes (N° SIREN : 200027548)]
BANATIC, accessed 17 October 2024. Its area is 11,942 km
2, and its population was 29,843 in 2018.
[Comparateur de territoire]
INSEE, accessed 8 April 2022.
Composition
The ''communauté de communes des Savanes'' comprises the following communes:
[
]
Administration
The ''communauté de communes
A (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (intercommunality).
As of 1 J ...
'' is led by an indirectly elected
An indirect election or ''hierarchical voting,'' is an election in which voters do not choose directly among candidates or parties for an office ( direct voting system), but elect people who in turn choose candidates or parties. It is one of the o ...
President along with a ''conseil communautaire'' composed of 11 Vice-Presidents and 23 c''onseillers communautaires.''
President
Administrative seat
The administrative seat of the ''Communauté de communes des Savanes'' is located in Kourou
Kourou (; ) is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency (ESA). It ...
at 1 rue Raymond Cresson.
References
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Savanes
Intercommunalities of French Guiana