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<font size=5><center>'''French Guyana (Guyane Française)'''</center></font>
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==National arms==
===Origin/meaning===
French Guyana does not have any official arms. In many cases the arms of the capital [[Cayenne]], are used as national arms.
French Guiana does not have any official arms. `


==Administrative division==
In practice the arms of the capital [[Cayenne]] are used as arms for the whole territory. These are thus shown above.
French Guyana is a French Overseas Département, situated in South America, between Surinam and Brasil.


French Guyana is divided into 19 cantons and 22 communes.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from Massimo Ghirardi


==Heraldry==
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Only a few of the municipalities use arms:
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* [[Apatou]]
*Awala-Yalimapo
*Camopi
* [[Cayenne]]
*Grand-Santi
* [[Iracoubo]]
* [[Kourou]]
* [[Macouria]]
*Mana
*Maripasoula
* [[Matoury]]
* [[Montsinéry-Tonnegrande]]
*Ouanary
*Papaïchton
*Régina
* [[Rémire-Montjoly]]
* [[Roura]]
*Saint-Élie
*Saint-Georges-de-l'Oyapock
*Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
*Saül
* [[Sinnamary]]


[[Category:French Guyana]]
[[Category:French Guiana]]
[[Category:Départements of France]]
[[Category:Départements of France]]
[[Category:French overseas possessions]]
[[Category:French overseas possessions]]

Latest revision as of 10:21, 3 August 2024

Blason de French Guiana/Arms (crest) of French Guiana
FRENCH GUIANA
GUYANE FRANÇAISE

Country : France
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Origin/meaning

French Guiana does not have any official arms. `

In practice the arms of the capital Cayenne are used as arms for the whole territory. These are thus shown above.

Literature: Image from Massimo Ghirardi


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