Charvein

Charvein
Charvein
Location in French Guiana
Coordinates: 5°34′17″N 53°53′39″W / 5.57139°N 53.89417°W / 5.57139; -53.89417
CountryFrance
Overseas regionFrench Guiana
ArrondissementSaint-Laurent-du-Maroni
CommuneMana
Population
 (2002)
 • Total
1,600
Time zoneUTC-03:00 (GFT)

Charvein is a village in the Mana commune of Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni in French Guiana. Charvein was the location of Camp Charvein, one of the most notorious camps of the Prison of St-Laurent-du-Maroni. From 1989 until 1992, Charvein was the location of a Surinamese refugee camp.