Malmanoury was a village in the Sinnamary commune of French Guiana.
The village was abandoned in 1964 for the construction of the Guiana Space Centre, and its inhabitants were relocated.
[2] Archaeological excavation of the village discovered that it had been inhabited as early as the 17th century.
[3] Malmanoury was mainly inhabited by Créoles in the 1960s, however the village began as an Amerindian settlement.
[5] The construction of the Soyuz Launch Complex triggered protests from the former residents.