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Saint-Laurent is a commune in the Ardennes department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières and the canton of Villers-Semeuse. The municipality shares borders with Charleville-Mézières, Gernelle, La Grandville, and Lumes. Its official name is Saint-Laurent, Vautrincourt, and it is located in the Grand Est region.
The area of the commune is 4.26 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 289 meters. The population is recorded as 1,286, comprising 554 males and 550 females. The postal code for the area is 08090.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Laurent
- Region
- Grand Est
- Country
- France
- Population
- 1,179
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Ardennes
- Arrondissement
- Charleville-Mézières
- Canton
- Villers-Semeuse
- Intercommunality
- CA Ardenne Métropole
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Laurent Forget
- Area
- 4.26 km (1.64 sq mi)
- Population 2023
- 1,050
- Density
- 246/km (638/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 08385 /08090
- Elevation
- 142–289 m (466–948 ft) , (avg. 250 m or 820 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Vautrincourt
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Charleville-Mézières
- Population
- 1073
- Area
- 4.26
- Elevation
- 219
- Shares border with
- Gernelle
- Official website
- www.saint-laurent08.fr
- Image
- Mairie 05680.JPG
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- Commons category
- Saint-Laurent (Ardennes)
- postal code
- 08090
- different from
- Saint-Laurent
- associated electoral district
- canton of Villers-Semeuse
- male population
- 554
- female population
- 550
- P8168
- Schoepfiaceae
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-24-57-03-55
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Travel guide
Understand
Originally Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni was an arrival point for prisoners. Eventually it became a special prison commune. In 1949, it became a regular commune.
The official tourism office maintains a pretty up-to-date website.
Get around
The town isn't particularly large and you can get everywhere by foot.
See
The Camp de la Transportation on rue Tanon is Saint-Laurent's reason for being. It's where prisoners (including the famous Papillon) arrived for processing. Guided tours only (90 minutes, €9). Most guides speak some English. The tour includes the cells and public execution areas.
There are also other buildings from that age - in the 19th and early 20th century the region was first and foremost a penal colony.
Do
Rent a canoe from Maroni Club on Esplanade Baudin .
Tropic-Cata give boat tours .
The city serves as the point of departure for several ecotourism circuits, most notably journeys upriver to explore the many creeks as well as the Amazonian rainforest.
Hike to Voltaire Falls Though challenging, this 12.5-mile out-and-back trail lets you experience the largest waterfalls in French Guiana.
Go next
Most visitors go either west to Suriname or east, further into French Guiana. Another alternative is to travel upstream by boat. 17 km south you will find another penal colony, Saint-Jean. 50 km upstream there's the village of Apatou and a further 20 km south there are the Voltaire Falls.
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Saint-Laurent ( French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ) is a commune in the Ardennes department in northern France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Laurent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.