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Saint-Laurent
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Saint-Laurent is a commune in the Creuse department of France, situated within the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. It lies in the arrondissement of Guéret and the canton of Guéret-Sud-Est, with an associated electoral district of canton of Guéret-1. The area covers 12.93 square kilometers at an elevation of 470 meters above sea level.
The commune borders Ajain, Mazeirat, Pionnat, and La Saunière, and is located next to the body of water known as Creuse. Its population is recorded as 702, comprising 348 males and 343 females, while another source lists the population as 547. The postal code for the area is 23000.
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Place details
- Locality
- Saint-Laurent
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Country
- France
- Population
- 547
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Nouvelle-Aquitaine
- Department
- Creuse
- Arrondissement
- Guéret
- Canton
- Guéret-1
- Intercommunality
- CA Grand Guéret
- Mayor 2020 2026
- Alain Clédière
- Area
- 12.93 km (4.99 sq mi)
- Density
- 52/km (130/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 23206 /23000
- Elevation
- 310–470 m (1,020–1,540 ft) , (avg. 378 m or 1,240 ft)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Saint-Laurent
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Guéret
- Population
- 693
- Area
- 12.93
- Elevation
- 382
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Creuse
- Shares border with
- Mazeirat
- Official website
- www.saint-laurent-creuse.fr
- Image
- Saint-Laurent Carte postale 10.jpg
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- Commons category
- Saint-Laurent (Creuse)
- postal code
- 23000
- different from
- Saint-Laurent
- associated electoral district
- canton of Guéret-1
- male population
- 348
- female population
- 343
- P8168
- Phytoplasma
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-5-55-52-26-19
via Wikidata · CC0
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 loʁɑ̃] ; Occitan: Sent Laurenç) is a commune in the Creuse department in central France.
Population
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Saint-Laurent” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.