Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre
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The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement
of France, located in the Guadeloupe
département, in the Guadeloupe
région
. It has 23 cantons
and 14 communes
.
s, are:
Arrondissements of France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts.The capital of an arrondissement/district is called a subprefecture...
of France, located in the Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
département, in the Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe is an archipelago located in the Leeward Islands, in the Lesser Antilles, with a land area of 1,628 square kilometres and a population of 400,000. It is the first overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. As with the other overseas departments, Guadeloupe...
région
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
. It has 23 cantons
Cantons of France
The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 342 arrondissements and 101 departments.Apart from their role as organizational units in certain aspects of the administration of public services and justice, the chief purpose of the cantons today is to serve as...
and 14 communes
Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
.
Cantons
The cantons of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre are:- Les Abymes 1st CantonLes Abymes 1st CantonLes Abymes 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Les Abymes 2nd CantonLes Abymes 2nd CantonLes Abymes 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Les Abymes 3rd CantonLes Abymes 3rd CantonLes Abymes 3rd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Les Abymes 4th CantonLes Abymes 4th CantonLes Abymes 4th Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Les Abymes 5th CantonLes Abymes 5th CantonLes Abymes 5th Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Anse-BertrandCanton of Anse-BertrandThe Canton of Anse-Bertrand is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes 2 communes:*Anse-Bertrand*Port-Louis-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...
- Capesterre-de-Marie-GalanteCanton of Capesterre-de-Marie-GalanteThe Canton of Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- La DésiradeCanton of La DésiradeThe Canton of La Désirade is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe. It is located on La Désirade Island.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Le Gosier 1st CantonLe Gosier 1st CantonLe Gosier 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Le Gosier 2nd CantonLe Gosier 2nd CantonLe Gosier 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Grand-BourgCanton of Grand-BourgCanton of Grand-Bourg is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe. It covers an area of 55.54 km² and as of 1999 it had a population of 5, 893.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...
- Morne-à-l'Eau 1st CantonMorne-à-l'Eau 1st CantonMorne-à-l'Eau 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Morne-à-l'Eau 2nd CantonMorne-à-l'Eau 2nd CantonMorne-à-l'Eau 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Le Moule 1st CantonLe Moule 1st CantonLe Moule 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Le Moule 2nd CantonLe Moule 2nd CantonLe Moule 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Petit-CanalCanton of Petit-CanalThe Canton of Petit-Canal is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Pointe-à-Pitre 1st CantonPointe-à-Pitre 1st CantonPointe-à-Pitre 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Pointe-à-Pitre 2nd CantonPointe-à-Pitre 2nd CantonPointe-à-Pitre 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Pointe-à-Pitre 3rd CantonPointe-à-Pitre 3rd CantonPointe-à-Pitre 3rd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Sainte-Anne 1st CantonSainte-Anne 1st CantonSainte-Anne 1st Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes part of the commune of Sainte-Anne.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...
- Sainte-Anne 2nd CantonSainte-Anne 2nd CantonSainte-Anne 2nd Canton is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-Municipalities:The canton includes part of the commune of Sainte-Anne.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe...
- Saint-FrançoisCanton of Saint-FrançoisThe Canton of Saint-François is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
- Saint-LouisCanton of Saint-LouisThe Canton of Saint-Louis is a canton in the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre on the island of Guadeloupe.-See also:*Cantons of Guadeloupe*Communes of Guadeloupe*Arrondissements of Guadeloupe...
Communes
The communes of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, and their INSEE codeINSEE code
The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies to identify various entities, including communes, départements...
s, are:
| 1. Anse-Bertrand Anse-Bertrand Anse-Bertrand is a commune in Guadeloupe, an overseas region and department of France in the Lesser Antilles.The inhabitants in Anse-Bertrand are called Ansois.-Geography:... (97102) |
2. Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, itself in the Lesser Antilles.... (97108) |
3. Grand-Bourg Grand-Bourg Grand-Bourg is a commune on the island of Marie-Galante, in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe in the Lesser Antilles Caribbean. It is located in the southwest of Marie-Galante, and is the most populous of the three communes on the island.... (97112) |
4. La Désirade La Désirade (commune) La Désirade is a commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. The commune of La Désirade is made up of the island of La Désirade and the uninhabited Petite Terre Islands located about to the south of the island of La Désirade.The administrative centre... (97110) |
| 5. Le Gosier Le Gosier Le Gosier is the third most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the south side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the urban area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest conurbation in Guadeloupe.-External links:*... (97113) |
6. Le Moule Le Moule Le Moule is the sixth-largest commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe. It is located on the northeast side of the island of Grande-Terre.-History:... (97117) |
7. Les Abymes Les Abymes Les Abymes is the most populated commune in the French overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is located on the west side of the island of Grande-Terre, and is part of the metropolitan area of Pointe-à-Pitre, the largest urban area in Guadeloupe.Pointe-à-Pitre... (97101) |
8. Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau Morne-à-l'Eau is a commune in Guadeloupe. It is home to L'Etoile de Morne-à-l'Eau, a football team who have won the Coupe D.O.M..In March or April each year since 1993, the town organises a crab festival which features crab races and many stalls selling crab-based dishes... (97116) |
| 9. Petit-Canal Petit-Canal Petit-Canal is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe. Petit-Canal is a coastal commune on Grande-Terre.-References:*... (97119) |
10. Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre Pointe-à-Pitre is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an overseas région and département of France located in the Lesser Antilles, of which it is a sous-préfecture, being the seat of the Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre.... (97120) |
11. Port-Louis Port-Louis, Guadeloupe Port-Louis is a commune in the department of Guadeloupe, on the northwest of Grande-Terre.-Geography:Some settlements are depending of the commune of Port-Louis, such as:* La Goguette-References:*... (97122) |
12. Saint-François Saint-François, Guadeloupe Saint-François is a commune on the department of Guadeloupe. It lies on the south-east point of the island of Grande-Terre.-Geography:Some settlements are depending of the commune of Saint-François, such as:* Chassaing* Dubedou* Kahouanne-References:*... (97125) |
| 13. Saint-Louis Saint-Louis, Guadeloupe Saint-Louis is a commune in the overseas department of Guadeloupe. Saint-Louis lies on the north of the island of Marie-Galante, and is the island's largest commune. Many beaches lie on the west coast of the commune.-External links:... (97126) |
14. Sainte-Anne Sainte-Anne, Guadeloupe Sainte-Anne is a city in the southern part of Grande-Terre, considered by some to be one of the most touristic towns of Guadeloupe .... (97128) |