In the 1820s,
sugarcane plantations were established along the Approugue. In April 1832, the town of Approuague was founded at the site as the administrative centre of the commune, because
warships could harbour there. In April 1834, the town was renamed Guisanbourg after
Jean Samuel Guisan On 10 August 1848,
slavery was abolished, and many of the former slaves left the region for
Cayenne. 1,200 contract workers were hired as replacement mainly from
India. In 2008, the Zanmourette Association started to clean up the town which had become lost in the
rain forest. ==References==