Trou Poisson is a village in the commune of

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. The village is near abandoned, and has a cemetery for priests deported during the French Revolution.

Overview

Trou Poisson was founded in the 1850s by Théodore Golitin. Around 1860, the population of the village was 112 people. The population declined dramatically in the 20th century. At the 2007 election it was the smallest polling office in France. In 2012, there were 43 registered voters, however most voters arrived from Iracoubo or

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. The polling office worker estimated the actual population at 5 or 6 people. The village used to have a school, but it has been abandoned, and is near collapse.

Sights

Savane Des Peres, is located near Trou Poisson. It is a cemetery for priests who had been deported to French Guiana during the French Revolution. The site has been protected since 2016, and is managed by

Conservatoire du littoral The ''Conservatoire du littoral'' ("Coastal protection agency") (official name: ''Conservatoire de l'espace littoral et des rivages lacustres'') is a French public organisation created in 1975 to ensure the protection of outstanding natural areas o ...

. The village is located in a large

savannah A savanna or savannah is a mixed woodland-grassland (i.e. grassy woodland) biome and ecosystem characterised by the trees being sufficiently widely spaced so that the canopy does not close. The open canopy allows sufficient light to reach th ...

area. In 2014, a zone of 2,403 hectares was designated as a ZNIEFF, an important ecological area. The Trou Poisson savannah is considered an important feeding and resting area for birds.{{cite web, url=http://www.guyane.developpement-durable.gouv.fr/IMG/pdf/00060002_Savane_de_Trou_Poisson.pdf , title=Savane de Trou Poisson , website=French Government, date=2014, access-date=5 March 2021, language=fr

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Photos of the cemetery at Trou Poisson by Raoul Kieffer
Iracoubo Villages in French Guiana