Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being t…Kourou is a commune in French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France in South America. Kourou is famous for being the location of the Guiana Space Centre, the main spaceport of France and the European Space Agency. It is an administrative district in French Guiana and the main town there.