Camp des Hattes, Penal colony site in Awala-Yalimapo, French Guiana

Camp des Hattes is a former penal colony site in the village of Awala-Yalimapo, at the mouth of the Maroni River in French Guiana. Founded in 1858, it depended on the Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni penitentiary and closed in 1910. The name comes from the local word for cattle, "hattes".

The site was established in 1858 as an outpost of the central penitentiary at Saint-Laurent du Maroni, primarily for farming operations and housing prisoners. After 1900, it transitioned to serve as a sanatorium for those suffering from tropical illnesses.

The place tells the story of interactions between guards, prisoners, and indigenous communities who lived and worked in this remote location over generations. The remnants show how different groups coexisted and shaped the society that developed there.

The site is located in a remote area of French Guiana, so visits require advance planning and checking access conditions beforehand. Travel is easiest during drier months when the terrain is more passable.

The camp was listed in 2018 as a monument selected by the mission to identify immovable heritage in danger, not registered as a Historical Monument in 2015. Its name comes from "hattes", the local word for cattle, recalling the livestock kept at this Maroni-mouth site.