French Guiana
 

Regional Council Flag to c.2002 Regional Council Flag c.2002 - 2015 Council General Flag to 2015  29 Jan 2010 - 18 Dec 2015 Department Flag; De facto Local Flag from Mar 2022  Adopted 18 Dec 2015 Collectivit� Flag Map of French Guiana Hear National Anthem "La Marseillaise"  Text of National Anthem Constitution  (28 Sep 1958) Capital: Cayenne (La Ravardi�re 1643-1664) Currency: Euro (EUR); 1959-1 Jan 2002 French Franc (FRF); 1960-75 French Antilles  Franc (XNF); 1851-1960 Franc  Guiana (GUF) National Holiday: 14 Jul (1789) F�te Nationale  (National Holiday "Bastille Day") ----------------------------------- Local Holiday: 10 Jun (1848) Abolition de l'Esclavage (Abolition of Slavery Day) Population: 308,500 (2024) GDP: $4.8 billion (2022)  Exports: $28.9 million (2022) Imports: $783 million (2022)  Ethnic groups: French citizens 64.5%, Haitian 8.8%, Surinamese 13.8%, Brazilian 8.7%, Guyanese 1.7%, Chinese 0.5%, Dominican 0.4%, Peruvian 0.4%, other European 0.4%, other Americans 0.6% (2010) Total Active Armed French Forces: 2,650 (2025) Police Force: 1,670 (2017) Defense is the Responsibility of France Merchant marine: None (2015) Religions: Christian 84.2% (of which Roman Catholic 74.3%,  Protestant 4.7%, Pentecostal 1.5%, other Christian 3.7%), Chinese folk religionist 2.9%, Christian syncretic 3.5%, not religious/atheist 3.4%, traditional beliefs 2.2%, Hindu 1.6%, Muslim 0.9%, Taoist 0.7%, other 0.6% (2015) International Organizations/Treaties: ACS (associate), ACTO (candidate), Caricom (associate), UPU, WFTU, WMO French Guiana Index Chronology Jan 1500                   Coastline sighted by Spanish Capt. Vicente Y��ez                              de Pinz�n. 1604                       French expedition under Daniel de la Touche,                              seigneur de la Ravardi�re discovers area. 22 May 1604 - 1605         English under Charles Leigh attempt a settlement at                              "Wiapogo" (Oyapoc). 1612 - 1615                French settle at Saint-Louis on northern coast of                              Maranh�o, Brazil before being expelled. 1620 - 1620                Attempted English settlement at Oyapock. 1623 - 1624                French establish a trading post at Sinnamary. 1637                       French establish a trading post at Cayenne. 27 Nov 1643                French settlement at Cayenne (under the                               Compagnie de Rouen to 27 Dec 1653). 14 Jun 1645 - Nov 1645     Abandoned. Dec 1645 - 21 Mar 1652     Abandoned. 27 Dec 1653 - 15 May 1664  Dutch occupation. 15 May 1664                France �quinoxiale, re-occupied by France (under                              the Compagnie de la France �quinoxiale to 1674). 23 Sep 1667 -  8 Oct 1667  English occupation.  5 May 1676 - 20 Dec 1676  Dutch occupation. 28 Oct 1797 - 1801         Organized as d�partement of France (d�partement de                              la Guiane Fran�aise et Ca�enne); from 1801 as                              a colony. 14 Jan 1809 -  8 Nov 1817  Portuguese/Brazilian occupation (subordinated to                              the governor of Par� province).  8 Nov 1817                French Guiana (Guyane Fran�aise) restored to France. 1852 - 22 Aug 1953         Penal colony on �le du Diable (Devil's Island). 14 Sep 1939 - 16 May 1943  Subordinated to High Commissioner and Commander                              of the Theater Atlantic West (see Martinique). 16 Jun 1940 - 18 Mar 1943  Administration loyal to "Vichy" France                              (from 18 Mar 1943, under "Free" French).  6 Jul 1930 - 19 Mar 1946  Hinterland separated as Territory of Inini, under                              the governor as French Guiana. 19 Mar 1946                French overseas d�partement (previously colony). 14 Sep 1951                Inini is declared an arrondissement of French                              Guiana. 28 Mar 2003                French overseas region. 10 Jan 2010                Referendum votes 70.22% against increased autonomy. 18 Dec 2015                French collectivit� territoriale (combining                              departmental and regional authority). Inini Territory (1930-1951) Oyapock (1604-05, 1620) Historical Maps of French Guiana

Governors
 4 Mar 1644 - 14 Jun 1645  Charles Poncet seigneur de Br�tigny(b. c.1610 - d. 1645)
                             (governor and lieutenant general)
14 Jun 1645 - Nov 1645     abandoned
Nov 1645 - Dec 1645        Laforet (La Forest)(acting)        (d. 1645)
Dec 1645 - 21 Mar 1652     abandoned
c.Mar 1652 - 30 Sep 1652   Huet, sieur de Navarre             (b. 1611 - d. 1658) 
1652 - 27 Dec 1653         sieur de Bragelonne (Bragelone)
                             (director)
Dutch Governors
1653 - 1660                Daniel Guerin (Gerrit) Spranger    (b. c.1610 - d. 1664)
1660 - 15 May 1664         Jan Classen Langedijk
                             (Jan Claessen Lagedijk)
Governors
15 May 1664 - Jun 1665     Joseph-Antoine Lef�bvre, seigneur  (b. 1622 - d. 1688)
                             de la Barre (1st time)
Jun 1665 -  8 Sep 1665     Antoine, seigneur de No�l et
                             de la Trompe d'Or (acting)
1665 - 23 Sep 1667         Cyprien Lef�bvre, chevalier de     (b. 1643 - d. 1687)
                             L�zy (1st time)
23 Sep 1667 -  8 Oct 1667  Sir John Harman -English commander (b. c.1625 - d. 1673)
Oct 1667 - Dec 1667        p�re Jean Morellet (de facto)
1668 - 1670                Joseph-Antoine Lef�bvre, seigneur  (s.a.)
                             de la Barre (2nd time)
1670 -  5 May 1676         Cyprien Lef�bvre, chevalier de     (s.a.)
                             L�zy (2nd time)
 5 May 1676 - 20 Dec 1676  Jacob Binckes -Dutch commander     (b. 1637 - d. 1677)
20 Dec 1676 - Mar 1679     Cyprien Lef�bvre, chevalier de     (s.a.)
                             L�zy (3rd time)
1679 - Oct 1684            Pierre-El�onore de La Ville,       (b. 16.. - d. 1705)
                             marquis de F�rolles (1st time) 
1684 - 1687                Pierre de Sainte-Marthe, marquis   (b. c.1618 - d. 1692)
                             de la Lande
Oct 1687 - 1688            Pierre-El�onore de La Ville,       (s.a.)
                             marquis de F�rolles (2nd time) 
1688 - Jan 1691            Fran�ois Lefebvre de la Barre      (b. 1650 - d. 1727)
1691 - Jan 1700            Pierre El�onore de La Ville,       (s.a.)
                             marquis de F�rolles (3rd time) 
1700 - 1701                R�my Guillouet, seigneur de        (b. 1633 - d. 1714)
                             d'Orvilliers (1st time)
1701 -  5 Aug 1705         Pierre El�onore de la Ville,
                             marquis de F�rolles (4th time)   (s.a.)
1705 - 15 Sep 1706         Antoine de Querci, seigneur de
                             Rionville
1706 - 10 Jan 1714         R�my Guillouet, seigneur de        (s.a.)
                             d'Orvilliers (2nd time) 
1714 - 1715                chevalier de B�thune (acting)
1715 -  7 Sep 1716         Pierre de Morthon, seigneur de
                             Lanmi�re et Grandville (interim)
1716 - Dec 1720            Claude Guillouet, seigneur de      (b. 1668 - d. 1729) 
                             d'Orvilliers (1st time)
Dec 1720 - 1722            Fran�ois, seigneur de La           (b. 1660 - d. 1727)
                             Motte-Aigron
1722 - Sep 1729            Claude Guillouet, seigneur de      (s.a.)
                             d'Orvilliers (2nd time)
1729 - Jul 1730            Fran�ois Michel Marschalck des     (b. c.1675 - d. 1730) 
                             Bordes, seigneur de Charanville
                             (acting)
1730 -  2 Aug 1730         Gilbert Guillouet, seigneur        (b. 1708 - d. 1764)
                             d'Orvilliers (1st time)
1730 - 30 Aug 1736         Henri Dussault, seigneur de        (b. 1662 - d. 1736)
                             La Mirande (l'Amirande) 
1736 - Dec 1736            Henri de Poilvillain, baron de     (d. 1738)
                             Cr�nay (Grenay)
1736 -  9 Jul 1738         Gilbert Guillouet, seigneur        (s.a.) 
                             d'Orvilliers (2nd time)
 9 Jul 1738 - Jun 1743     Antoine Le Moyne, seigneur de      (b. 1683 - d. 1747)
                             Ch�teauguay (Ch�teaugu�)
1743 - Jun 1751            Gilbert Guillouet, seigneur        (s.a.) 
                             d'Orvilliers (3rd time)
1751 - May 1752            Jean-Baptiste Hyacinthe de         (b. 1727 - d. 1769) 
                             Saint-Michel Dunezat (1st time)
1752 - Jul 1753            Gilbert Guillouet, seigneur        (s.a.) 
                             d'Orvilliers (4th time)
1753 - Apr 1757            Jean-Baptiste Hyacinthe de         (s.a.) 
                             Saint-Michel Dunezat (2nd time)
                             (acting)
1757 - May 1763            Gilbert Guillouet, seigneur        (s.a.) 
                             d'Orvilliers (5th time)
1763 -  2 Jan 1764         Jean Pierre Antoine de B�hague     (b. 1727 - d. 1813)
                             (1st time) (interim)
 2 Jan 1764 - 22 Dec 1764  Louis-Thomas Jacau de Fiedmond     (b. 1723 - d. 1788) 
                             (commandant en chef et particulier)
                             (1st time)
1764 - 22 Dec 1764         Jean Antoine de Br�letout,         (d. 1787)
                             chevalier de Pr�fontaine
                             (commandant particulier)
22 Dec 1764 - Apr 1765     �tienne Fran�ois de Turgot         (b. 1721 - d. 1789)
1765 - 28 Jan 1766         Jean Pierre Antoine de B�hague     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1766 - 15 Dec 1781         Louis Thomas Jacau de Fiedmond     (s.a.) 
                             (2nd time)
15 Dec 1781 - 13 Jul 1785  Alexandre Ferdinand, baron de      (b. 1731 - d. 1785)
                             Bessner
13 Jul 1785 - 16 Aug 1785  Louis Le Neuf de La Valli�re       (b. c.1710 - d. 1787)
                             (interim)  
Aug 1785 - 17 May 1787     Thomas de Fitz-Maurice (interim)   (b. 1725 - d. af.1789) 
May 1787 - 22 Oct 1788     Pierre Fran�ois de Mareuil,        (b. 1732 - d. 1788)
                             comte de Villebois
Oct 1788 - 19 Jun 1789     Charles Guillaume Vial d'Alais     (b. 1749 - d. 1819)
                             (1st time)(interim)
Jun 1789 -  5 Jan 1791     Jacques Martin de Bourgon          (b. 1742 - d. 1820)
Jan 1791 - 23 Sep 1792     Henri Beno�st (1st time)(interim)  (b. 1736 - d. ....)
23 Sep 1792 - May 1793     Fr�d�ric Joseph Guillot            (b. 1736 - d. 1813)
                             (civil commissioner) 
23 Sep 1792 - Apr 1793     Charles Guillaume Vial d'Alais     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Apr 1793 - Nov 1794     Nicolas Georges Jeannet-Oudin      (b. 1762 - d. 1828)
                             (1st time)(civil commissioner)
May 1793 - 1794            Henri Beno�st (2nd time)           (s.a.)
Apr 1796 -  5 Nov 1798     Nicolas Georges Jeannet-Oudin      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(agent particulier)
Apr 1796 - 1796            Fran�ois Maurice Cointet de        (b. 1766 - d. 1809)
                             Fillain (interim)
1796 - 28 Jun 1796         Pierre Fran�ois Lambert Lamoureux  (b. 1740 - d. 1796)
                             de la Genneti�re 
 5 Nov 1798 -  2 Dec 1799  �tienne Laurent Pierre Burnel      (b. 1762 - d. 1835)
                             (agent particulier)
13 Dec 1799 -  8 Jan 1800  �tienne Franconie                  (b. 1731 - d. 1805)
                             (president of the departmental administration)
 8 Jan 1800 - 14 Jan 1809  Jean-Baptiste Victor Hugues        (b. 1762 - d. 1826)
                             (agent, from 1804 imperial commissioner)
Portuguese/Brazilian Governors
14 Jan 1809 - Oct 1809     Manuel Marques d'Elvas Portugal    (b. 1763 - d. 1824)
                             (provisional) 
Oct 1809 - Feb 1812        Pedro Alexandrino Pinto de Sousa
Feb 1812 -  8 Nov 1817     Manuel Marques de Sousa            (b. 1743 - d. 1822)
Commandants and Administrators
 8 Nov 1817 - 25 Jul 1819  Jean-Fran�ois, comte de Carra      (b. 1756 - d. 1834)
                             Saint-Cyr   
25 Jan 1819 - 12 Mar 1823  Pierre Cl�ment, baron de Laussat   (b. 1756 - d. 1835)
1823 - 26 Mar 1825         Pierre Bernard, baron de Milius    (b. 1773 - d. 1829)
1825 - 26 Mar 1826         Charles Emmanuel Fran�ois de       (b. 1785 - d. 1866)
                             Muyssart (Muyssard) (interim)
Governors
1826 - 15 Feb 1827         Joseph Burgues de Missiessy        (b. 1778 - d. 1827)
                             (interim)
1827 -  1 Jun 1829         Louis Henri de Saulses, baron      (b. 1777 - d. 1840)
                             de Freycinet 
 1 Jun 1829 - 24 Apr 1834  Louis Jean-Guillaume Jubelin       (b. 1787 - d. 1860)
                             (1st time)
24 Apr 1834 -  5 May 1835  Andr� Aim� Pariset (1st time)      (b. 1795 - d. 1872)
                             (interim) 
 5 May 1835 - 11 Apr 1836  Louis Jean-Guillaume Jubelin       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Apr 1836 - 27 Oct 1837  Fran�ois Dominique Laurens de      (b. 1783 - d. 1872) 
                             Choisy
28 Oct 1837 - 16 Nov 1839  Paul de Nourquer du Camper         (b. 1776 - d. 1849)
16 Nov 1839 -  6 Jun 1841  Jean-Baptiste Marie Augustin       (b. 1786 - d. 1845)
                             Gourbeyre
 6 Jun 1841 - 11 Mar 1843  Guillaume Basile Charmasson de     (b. 1780 - d. 1864)
                             Puylaval 
11 Mar 1843 - 20 Oct 1845  Marie Jean-Fran�ois Layrle         (b. 1791 - d. 1881)
20 Oct 1845 - 17 Feb 1846  Jean-Baptiste Armand Bertrand      (b. 1795 - d. 1849) 
                             Cad�ot (interim)
17 Feb 1846 - 16 May 1850  Andr� Aim� Pariset (2nd time)      (s.a.)
16 May 1850 -  6 Jan 1851  Louis Eug�ne Maissin (interim)     (b. 1811 - d. 1851)
 6 Jan 1851 - 29 Jun 1851  Jean-Fran�ois Marie F�lix          (b. 1796 - d. 1857)
                             Stanislas Vidal de Lingendes
                             (interim)
29 Jun 1851 - 11 May 1852  Octave Pierre Antoine de           (b. 1803 - d. 1889) 
                             Chabannes-Curton
12 May 1852 - 25 Feb 1853  Joseph Napol�on Sarda-Garriga      (b. 1808 - d. 1877)
25 Feb 1853 - 31 Jan 1854  Martin Fourichon                   (b. 1809 - d. 1884)
31 Jan 1854 - 30 Oct 1855  Louis Adolphe Bonard               (b. 1805 - d. 1867)
30 Oct 1855 - 16 Feb 1856  Antoine Alphonse Masset (interim)  (b. 1802 - d. 1869)
16 Feb 1856 - 15 May 1859  Auguste Laurent Fran�ois Baudin    (b. 1800 - d. 1877)
15 May 1859 -  1 May 1864  Louis Marie Fran�ois Tardy de      (b. 1811 - d. 1864)
                             Montravel
 1 May 1864 - 10 Jun 1865  Antoine Favre (interim)            (b. 1814 - d. 1889)
10 Jun 1865 -  6 Apr 1870  Privat Antoine Agathon Hennique    (b. 1810 - d. 1870)
 6 Apr 1870 - 30 Apr 1870  Jean Antoine Alexandre Noyer       (b. 1809 - d. 1892)
                             (acting)
30 Apr 1870 - 15 Jul 1877  Jean-Louis Loub�re (1st time)      (b. 1820 - d. 1893)
                             (acting to 14 Mar 1871)
 3 Mar 1875 - 30 Dec 1875  Jacques Eug�ne Barnab� Ruillier    (b. 1819 - d. 1882)
                             (acting)
30 Dec 1875 - 15 Jul 1877  Jean-Louis Loub�re (2nd time)      (s.a.)
15 Jul 1877 - 29 Sep 1877  Alexandre Eug�ne Bou�t (1st time)  (b. 1833 - d. 1897)
                             (acting)
29 Sep 1877 -  3 Aug 1879  Marie Alfred-Armand Huart          (b. 1826 - d. 1884)
                             (1st time)
 3 Aug 1879 - 30 Dec 1879  Alexandre Eug�ne Bou�t (2nd time)  (s.a.)
                             (acting)
31 Dec 1879 -  3 Dec 1880  Marie Alfred-Armand Huart          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
 3 Dec 1880 - 14 Dec 1880  Paul Adolphe Tr�ve (1st time)      (b. 1827 - d. 1885)
                             (acting)
14 Dec 1880 -  3 Jun 1881  Charles Alexandre Lacouture        (b. 1829 - d. 1917)
                             (2nd time)
 3 Jun 1881 - 28 Feb 1882  Paul Adolphe Tr�ve (2nd time)      (s.a.)
                             (interim)
28 Feb 1882 - 28 Feb 1883  Charles Alexandre Lacouture        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
28 Feb 1883 - 18 Jul 1884  Isidore Henri Chess�               (b. 1839 - d. 1912)
18 Jul 1884 - 14 Nov 1885  Jean-Baptiste Antoine Lougnon      (b. 1843 - d. 1893)
                             (acting)
15 Nov 1885 - 22 Oct 1887  L�once Pierre Henri Le Cardinal    (b. 1830 - d. 1891)
                             (interim to 16 Jun 1886)
22 Oct 1887 - 12 Apr 1888  Joseph L�on Ferdinand Block de     (b. 1837 - d. 1910)
                             Friberg (acting)
12 Apr 1888 -  3 Apr 1890  Anne L�odor Philoth�e Metellus     (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
                             Gerville-R�ache (1st time)  
 3 Apr 1890 - 29 Jul 1890  Paul Daclin, dit Daclin-Sibour     (b. 1840 - d. 1899)
                             (acting)
29 Jul 1890 -  3 May 1891  Anne L�odor Philoth�e Metellus     (b. 1849 - d. 1911)
                             Gerville-R�ache (2nd time) 
 3 May 1891 -  3 Jul 1893  Louis Albert Grodet (1st time)     (b. 1853 - d. 1933)
 3 Jul 1893 -  6 Jul 1893  Paul �mile Joseph Casimir Fawtier  (b. 1837 - d. 1903)
                             (acting)
24 Apr 1893 -  4 Aug 1895  Camille Charvein                   (b. 1834 - d. 1904)
 4 Aug 1895 - 30 Aug 1895  Georges �mile Lamadon (1st time)   (b. 1846 - d. 1913)
                             (acting)
30 Aug 1895 -  3 May 1896  Henri F�lix de Lamothe             (b. 1843 - d. 1926)
 3 May 1896 - 27 Jul 1896  Georges �mile Lamadon (2nd time)   (s.a.)
                             (acting)
27 Jul 1896 -  3 Aug 1898  Henri �loi Danel                   (b. 1850 - d. 1900)   
 3 Aug 1898 - 27 Jan 1899  Henri Charles Victor Am�d�e        (b. 1849 - d. 1916)
                             Roberdeau (interim)
27 Jan 1899 - 28 Jan 1899  Louis Mouttet                      (b. 1857 - d. 1902)
28 Jan 1899 - 30 Dec 1901  �mile Joseph Merwart (1st time)    (b. 1869 - d. 1960)
                             (interim)
30 Dec 1901 -  1 Sep 1902  Joseph Pascal Fran�ois (acting)    (b. 1853 - d. 19..)
 1 Sep 1902 - 29 Sep 1903  �mile Joseph Merwart (2nd time)    (s.a.)
                             (interim)
29 Sep 1903 -  3 Jan 1905  Louis Albert Grodet (2nd time)     (s.a.)
 3 Jan 1905 - 30 Jun 1905  Charles Emmanuel Joseph Marchal    (b. 1855 - d. 1917)
                             (interim)
30 Jun 1905 - 19 Jan 1906  Victor Fran�ois Fr�d�ric Rey       (b. 1853 - d. 1935)
19 Jan 1906 - 30 Mar 1906  Albert Antoine Baptiste Dubarry    (b. 1872 - d. 1949)
                             (1st time)(interim)
30 Mar 1906 - 30 May 1906  Louis Alphonse Bonhoure            (b. 1864 - d. 1909)
30 May 1906 -  5 Jul 1907  �douard Picanon                    (b. 1854 - d. 1939)
 5 Jul 1907 - 30 Sep 1907  Albert Antoine Baptiste Dubarry    (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(interim)
30 Sep 1907 - 15 Jun 1909  Fran�ois Pierre Rodier             (b. 1854 - d. 1913)
17 Jun 1909 - 28 Jan 1910  William Maurice Fawtier (interim)  (b. 1867 - d. 1926)
29 Jan 1910 - 27 Jul 1910  Fernand Ernest Th�rond             (b. 1862 - d. 1925)
27 Jul 1910 - 31 May 1911  Paul Samary                        (b. 1848 - d. 1911)
31 May 1911 - 28 Aug 1911  Denys Joseph Goujon (acting)       (b. 1863 - d. 1914)
28 Aug 1911 - 31 Aug 1913  Ernest Fernand L�vecque (1st time) (b. 1852 - d. 1947)
31 Aug 1913 - 31 May 1914  Pierre Jean Henri Didelot          (b. 1870 - d. 1941)
                             (1st time) (interim)
 1 Jun 1914 - 30 Jun 1916  Ernest Fernand L�vecque (2nd time) (s.a.)
 1 Jul 1916 - 25 Nov 1916  Pierre Jean Henri Didelot          (s.a.)
                             (2nd time) (interim)
26 Nov 1916 - 25 Jan 1917  Georges L�vy (acting)              (b. 1861 - d. 19..)
26 Jan 1917 - 22 Sep 1917  Jules G�rard Auguste Lauret        (b. 1866 - d. 19..)
                             (interim)
22 Sep 1917 - 16 Feb 1918  Antoine Joseph Xavier Barre        (b. 1864 - d. 1924)
                             (interim)
17 Feb 1918 - 17 May 1920  Henri Alphonse Joseph Lejeune      (b. 1866 - d. 19..)
                             (1st time)
18 May 1920 - 23 Feb 1921  Charles Marie Ren� Joseph Sergent- (b. 1862 - d. 1935)
                             Alleaume (acting)
24 Feb 1921 - 20 Mar 1923  Henri Alphonse Joseph Lejeune      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
20 Mar 1923 - 17 Nov 1923  Julien Edgard Cantau (acting)      (b. 1877 - d. 1952)
17 Nov 1923 - 12 Feb 1926  Marc �mile Charles Jean Chanel     (b. 1882 - d. 1943)
                             (interim to 28 May 1924)
13 Feb 1926 -  8 Feb 1927  Gabriel Henri Joseph Thaly         (b. 1875 - d. 1967)
                             (interim)
 9 Feb 1927 - 23 Oct 1927  Fran�ois Adrien Juvanon            (b. 1875 - d. 1950)
23 Oct 1927 -  7 Feb 1928  �mile Buhot-Launay (interim)       (b. 1881 - d. 1970)
 8 Feb 1928 - 11 Jan 1929  Camille Th�odore Raoul Maillet     (b. 1879 � d. 1954)
12 Jan 1929 -  2 Apr 1931  Bernard Jacques Victorin Siadous   (b. 1879 - d. 1967)
                             (interim)
 3 Apr 1931 - 26 May 1931  Raymond Charles Jean Louis Laub�   (b. 1884 - d. 1967)
                             (acting)
27 May 1931 - 16 Apr 1933  Louis Joseph Bouge (interim)       (b. 1878 - d. 1960)
25 Apr 1933 -  2 Jun 1935  Julien Georges Lamy                (b. 1878 - d. 1940)
 2 Jun 1935 - 1936         Max de Masson de Saint-F�lix       (b. 1882 - d. 1958)
1936                       Pierre Tap                         (b. 1884 - d. 1956)
18 Nov 1936 -  8 Nov 1938  Ren� Veber (1st time)              (b. 1888 - d. 1972) 
 8 Nov 1938 - 29 Nov 1938  Georges Chauvet (acting)
21 Oct 1938 - 11 Apr 1942  Robert Paul Chot-Plassot           (b. 1897 - d. 1958)
                             (interim to 30 Dec 1939)
18 Apr 1942 - 17 Mar 1943  Ren� Veber (2nd time)              (s.a.)
18 Mar 1943 - 22 Mar 1943  Yvan Charles Am�d�e Vanegue        (b. 1894 - d. 1985)
                             (acting)
22 Mar 1943 - 26 Mar 1943  Albert Jean-Paul Le Bel (acting)   (b. 1900 - d. 1984)
26 Mar 1943 - 11 Dec 1944  Jean Alexandre L�on Rapenne        (b. 1901 - d. 1952)
11 Dec 1944 - 17 Mar 1946  Jules Eucher Surlemont (acting)    (b. 1897 - d. 1983)
17 Mar 1946 - 31 Aug 1947  Jean Ars�ne Peset                  (b. 1909 - d. 1968)
Prefects (10 May 1982 - 24 Feb 1988, Commissioners of the Republic)
 1 Sep 1947 -  1 Jun 1955  Robert Vignon                      (b. 1910 - d. 1989)
 1 Jun 1955 - 16 Sep 1957  Pierre Malvy                       (b. 1909 - d. 1999)
 1 Oct 1957 -  1 Nov 1958  Pierre Claude Paul Voitellier      (b. 1910 - d. 2003)
13 Oct 1958 -  1 Dec 1960  Andr� Dubois-Chabert               (b. 1913 - d. 1992)
                            (acting for Voitellier to 1 Nov 1958)
 1 Dec 1960 -  1 Dec 1963  Ren� Erignac                       (b. 1909 - d. 2002)
 1 Dec 1963 - 16 Aug 1967  Ren� Letellier                     (b. 1914 - d. 2000)
16 Aug 1967 - 16 Jul 1970  Paul Bouteiller                    (b. 1921 - d. 2011)
16 Jul 1970 -  1 Feb 1972  Jean Monfraix                      (b. 1918 - d. 2008)
 1 Feb 1972 -  8 Feb 1974  Jacques Robert Delaunay            (b. 1921 - d. 2006)
 5 Mar 1974 - 20 May 1977  Herv� Pierre Bourseiller           (b. 1925 - d. 2008)
20 May 1977 - 10 Feb 1980  Jean Julien �mile Le Direach       (b. 1924 - d. 2003)
10 Feb 1980 - 27 Jul 1981  D�sir� Carli                       (b. 1924 - d. 2010)
27 Jul 1981 - 22 Jul 1982  Maxime Gonzalvo                    (b. 1917 - d. 2006)
26 Jul 1982 - 1984         Claude Silberzahn                  (b. 1935 - d. 2020)
19 Sep 1984 - 1986         Bernard Courtois                   (b. 1935)
20 May 1986 - Aug 1988     Jacques Dewatre                    (b. 1936 - d. 2021)
22 Aug 1988 - 16 May 1990  Jean-Pierre Lacroix                (b. 1942)
19 Jun 1990 - May 1992     Jean-Fran�ois Di Chiara            (b. 1941)
27 May 1992 -  6 Jan 1995  Jean-Fran�ois Cordet               (b. 1950 - d. 2024)
 6 Jan 1995 -  3 Feb 1997  Pierre Dartout                     (b. 1954)
 3 Feb 1997 -  2 Aug 1999  Dominique Vian                     (b. 1944)
 2 Aug 1999 -  2 Sep 2002  Henri Masse                        (b. 1947)
 2 Sep 2002 - Aug 2006     Ange Mancini                       (b. 1944)
28 Aug 2006 - Feb 2009     Jean-Pierre Laflaqui�re            (b. 1947)
19 Feb 2009 - May 2011     Daniel Ferey                       (b. 1947)
16 May 2011 - 20 Jun 2013  Denis Labb�                        (b. 1952)
24 Jun 2013 -  7 Jan 2016  �ric Spitz                         (b. 1963)
 7 Jan 2016 - 11 Jan 2016  Yves de Roquefeuil (acting)        (b. 1978 - d. 2019)
11 Jan 2016 - 23 Aug 2017  Martin Jaeger                      (b. 1953)
28 Aug 2017 -  3 Aug 2019  Patrice Faure                      (b. 1967)
 3 Aug 2019 -  5 Aug 2019  Paul-Marie Claudon (acting)        (b. 1974)
                             (1st time)
 5 Aug 2019 - 27 Nov 2020  Marc Del Grande                    (b. 1965)
27 Nov 2020 - 28 Dec 2020  Paul-Marie Claudon (acting)        (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
28 Dec 2020 - 20 Aug 2023  Thierry Queffelec                  (b. 1962)
21 Aug 2023 -              Antoine Poussier                   (b. 1974)

Presidents of the General Council (Conseil g�n�ral)
Dec 1945 - 1948            Vermont Polycarpe                  (b. 1898 - d. 1958)  RRS
1948 - 1955                Auguste Boudinot                   (b. 1891 - d. 1970)  RRS
1955 - 1956                Eudoxie V�rin                      (b. 1902 - d. 1975)  URG
1956 - 1958                Roland Barrat                      (b. 1901 - d. 1966)  URG
1958 - 1965                Joseph Symphorien                  (b. 1889 - d. 19..)  UNR
1965 - 1967                Henry Ruffin Pl�net                                     UNR
1967 - 1970                Jules Harmois                      (b. 1900 - d. 1976)  PSG
1970 - 1973                L�opold H�der                      (b. 1918 - d. 1978)  PSG
1973 - 1979                Claude Ho-A-Chuck                  (b. 1934 - d. 2024)DVG+DVD;1978 UDF
1979 - 27 Mar 1982         �lie Castor (1st time)             (b. 1943 - d. 1996)  PSG
27 Mar 1982 - 1985         Emmanuel Bellony                   (b. 1917 - d. 1987)  RPR
1985 - Mar 1994            �lie Castor (2nd time)             (s.a.)               PSG
Mar 1994 - 30 Mar 1998     St�phan Phin�ra-Horth              (b. 1933 - d. 2021)  PSG
30 Mar 1998 - 26 Mar 2001  Andr� Lecante                      (b. 1941?)           DVG+ADG
26 Mar 2001 -  4 Apr 2004  Joseph Ho-Ten-You                  (b. 1942 - d. 2014)  DVG+ADG
 4 Apr 2004 - 20 Mar 2008  Pierre D�sert                      (b. 1944)            DVG
20 Mar 2008 - 18 Dec 2015  Alain Tien-Liong                   (b. 1963)            DVG+MDES
Presidents of the Territorial Authority (Collectivit� Territoriale)
18 Dec 2015 -  2 Jul 2021  Rodolphe Alexandre                 (b. 1953)            LR
 2 Jul 2021 - 30 Sep 2026  Gabriel Serville                   (b. 1959 - d. 2026)  PG
30 Sep 2026 -              Jean-Paul Fereira (acting)         (b. 1971)

Presidents of the Regional Council of Guyane (Conseil r�gional)
Jul 1975 - 28 Jan 1980     Serge Patient                      (b. 1934 - d. 2021)  UDF
28 Jan 1980 - Jan 1982     Jacques Lony                       (b. 1909 - d. 1988)  PSG
Jan 1982 - 29 Mar 1992     Georges Othily                     (b. 1944 - d. 2017) PSG;1989 FDG
29 Mar 1992 - 26 Mar 2010  Antoine Karam                      (b. 1950)            PSG
26 Mar 2010 - 18 Dec 2015  Rodolphe Alexandre                 (s.a.)               UMP;2015 LR
18 Dec 2015                Post abolished

Ordonnateur (subordinated to the Intendants of the �les-du-Vent on Martinique)
 3 Jul 1713 - 26 Jun 1746  Paul Lef�bvre, seigneur d'Albon    (b. 16.. - d. 1746)
1713 - 1714                Antoine Tissier de Boizereau
                             (acting for absent d'Albon)
1738 - 1740                J�r�me Jean Villiers de L'Isle Adam(b. 1706 - d. 1761)
                             (1st time)(acting for absent d'Albon)
1744 - 1746                J�r�me Jean Villiers de L'Isle Adam(s.a.)
                             (2nd time)(acting for absent d'Albon)
1746 - 26 Feb 1758         J�r�me Jean Villiers de L'Isle Adam(s.a.)
1758 -  2 Aug 1762         Antoine Philippe Lemoine
1762 - 22 Dec 1763         Fran�ois Louis Morisse (1st time)
1763 - Jan 1765            Jean-Baptiste Mathieu Thibault     (b. 1725 - d. 1785)
                             de Chanvalon -Intendant
1765 - 28 Mar 1765         Fran�ois Louis Morisse (2nd time)
                             (interim)
1765 - 23 Sep 1765         Claude de Macaye -Intendant
1765 - 28 Jan 1766         Pierre Fran�ois Pr�vost de Lacroix
                             (interim)
1766 - Nov 1769            Jacques Maillart-Dumesle           (b. 1730 - d. 1782)
1769 -  2 Mar 1772         Vinnoc-Beno�t Lauwereyns (acting)  (d. 1772)
1772 - 11 Feb 1773         Dieudonn� Hubert Charvet
1773 - Jan 1774            Jean-Baptiste Le Roy de Pr�ville   (b. 1720 - d. 1800)
                             (1st time)(interim)
1773 - 25 Nov 1776         C�sar Jacques Delacroix
1777 -  6 Oct 1778         Victor-Pierre Malouet              (b. 1740 - d. 1814)
17 Aug 1778 - 21 Aug 1785  Jean-Baptiste Le Roy de Pr�ville   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1785 -  8 May 1788         Daniel Lescallier                  (b. 1743 - d. 1822)
1788 - 14 Nov 1789         Pierre d'Huinet des Varennes
                             (interim)
1789 - 1791                Augustin-Fran�ois Motais de        (b. 1747 - d. 1827)
                             Narbonne
1789 - 21 Sep 1790         Dominique Vincent Bou� (1st time)
                             (acting)
1790 - 26 Sep 1792         Charles Antoine d'Aigremont
                             (int�rim)
1792 - May 1793            Fran�ois Jacques Le Quai de
                             Montgiraud
May 1793 - 23 Jan 1796     Louis Arnaud de Corio              (b. 1743 - d. 1796)
1796 - 27 Aug 1796         Dominique Vincent Bou� (2nd time)
                             (interim)
1796 - Aug 1796            Jean-Pierre Masse (acting)
1796 - 21 Dec 1797         Dominique Vincent Bou� (3rd time)
                             (acting)
1797 - Nov 1798            Sim�on Roustagneng (acting)
1798 -  9 Jan 1800         Louis Beno�t Dusargues de Colombier
1800 - 12 Jan 1809         Auguste Alexandre Fran�ois         (b. 1760 - d. 1840)
                             Benoist de Cavay
Portuguese/Brazilian Intendant-general
Jan 1810 -  8 Nov 1817     Jo�o Severiano Maciel da Costa     (b. 1769 - d. 1833)

Party abbreviations: ADG = Action D�mocratique Guyanaise (Guyanese Democratic Action, socialist, est.1981); DVD = Divers Droite (Diverse Right, right-wing candidates not members of any large party); DVG = Divers Gauche (Diverse Left, left-wing candidates not members of a large party); FDG = Forces D�mocratiques Guyanaise (Guyanese Democratic Forces, center-left, split from PSG, est.1989); Ind = Ind�pendant (Independent); LR = Les R�publicains (The Republicans, center-right, former UMP, est.30 May 2015); MDES = Mouvement de D�colonisation et d'�mancipation Sociale (Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement, pro-independence, extreme left, est.1997); MoDem = Mouvement D�mocrate (Democratic Movement, centrist, social-democratic, former UDF, est.2007); PS = Parti Socialiste (Socialist Party, socialist, former SFIO, est.1969); PG = P�yi Guyane/Pays Guyane (Country Guyana, Guyana autonomist, progressive, ecologist, est.2018); PSG = Parti Socialiste Guyanais (Guianese Socialist Party, socialist, split from SFIO, est.1956);
- Former parties: RPR = Rassemblement Pour la R�publique (Rally for the Republic, Gaullist, conservative, successor to UDR, merged into UMP, 1972-2002); RRS = Parti R�publicain, Radical et Radical-Socialiste (Republican, Radical and Radical-Socialist Party, moderate, centrist, 1901-1940 & 1945-1978, then UDF); SFIO = Section Fran�aise de l'Internationale Ouvri�re (French Section of the Workers Internationale, moderate left of center, 1905-1969, from 1969 PS); UDF = Union pour la D�mocratie Fran�aise (Union for French Democracy, 1978-2007); UMP = Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement [to 17 Nov 2002: Union for the Presidential Majority], conservative, merger of RPR, DL and the main part of UDF, 23 Apr 2002-30 May 2015, renamed LR); URG = Union R�publicaine de la Guyane (Republican Union of Guyana, Guallist, from 1958 part of UNR); UNR = Union pour la Nouvelle R�publique (Union for the New Republic, Guallist, conservative, 1958-1968)

 6 Jul 1930                Hinterland separated from French Guiana as Territory of Inini,
                             under the same governor.
14 Sep 1951                Inini is declared an arrondissement of French Guiana.

Governors
 6 Jul 1930 - 14 Sep 1951  the governors of French Guiana 

Oyapock

22 May 1604 - 1605         English under Charles Leigh attempt a settlement at "Wiapogo"
                             (Oyapoc).
1620 - 1620                Attempted English settlement at Oyapock (on the River "Wiapica").