Charvein
Charvein | |
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Charvein Location in French Guiana | |
| Coordinates: 5°34′17″N 53°53′39″W / 5.57139°N 53.89417°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas region | French Guiana |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni |
| Commune | Mana |
| Population (2002) | |
• Total | 1,600 |
| Time zone | UTC-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.