Montsinéry-Tonnegrande

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Montsinéry-Tonnegrande is a commune of French Guiana, an overseas région and département of France located in South America.

Montsinéry-Tonnegrande is to the south-west of Cayenne. It contains an Amazon zoo and various walking trails. The town was formerly host to an internment camp for Indochinese prisoners in the 1930s.

The commune was previously known as Tonnegrande-Montsinéry, but on March 27, 1969 the name was officially changed into Montsinéry-Tonnegrande.

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