Papaichton
Sign in to savePapaichton (; unofficial spelling Papaïchton with a trema; ) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the Lawa River. Papaichton is served by the Maripasoula Airport.
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Key facts
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.name
- Papaichton
- French commune.image
- Papaichton Guyane.JPG
- French commune.caption
- A view of the Place de la Poste in the centre of Papaichton
- French commune.map size
- 220px
- French commune.adjustable map
- Locator map of Papaichton 2022.png
- French commune.map caption
- Location of the commune (in red) within French Guiana
- French commune.arrondissement
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni
- French commune.INSEE
- 97362
- French commune.postal code
- 97316
- French commune.mayor
- Jules Deie
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- border city
- Official name
- Papaichton
- Country
- France
- Population
- +5006
- Area
- +2628
- Elevation
- +97
- Shares border with
- Grand-Santi
- Image
- Papaichton French Guiana.jpg
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Transport
- Incident at Loka
- Nature
- Villages
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- External links
Papaichton (; unofficial spelling Papaïchton with a trema; ) is a commune in the overseas region and department of French Guiana. The village lies on the shores of the Lawa River. Papaichton is served by the Maripasoula Airport.
The village which is the seat of the commune was named Papaichton-Pompidouville in honour of the president Pompidou who invited Granman Tolinga to the Élysée in 1971. The commune is located on the border with Suriname.