rivate property - but can still be seen from a cul-de-sac), and an old prison fountain near the moucaya palm trees.
The CSG and the French Foreign Legion Arrive
In 1965 the Centre Spatial Guyanais (Guiana Space Centre) was founded a little behind the town, and the urbanization of Kourou began in earnest. The population of the town grew rapidly, and has not showed any signs of slowing since.
The 3rd Foreign Infantry Regiment of the French Foreign Legion, whose mission is to protect the CSG, has had a base in the Forgetneighbourhood since 1973. They clashed with the Creoles in 1985 and 2006
