Terre-de-Haut Island
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Terre-de-Haut Island is an island in the Îles des Saintes
archipelago. It belongs to the commune
(municipality) of Terre-de-Haut
. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes
is located on this island. The bay of Terre-de-Haut is one of the most beautiful bay of the world including the club of the most beautiful bay of the world in 2001.
Îles des Saintes
The Îles des Saintes , also called simply Les Saintes , is a small archipelago of French Antilles located in the South of Basse-Terre Island, on the West of Marie-Galante and in the North of Dominica in the arc of Lesser Antilles...
archipelago. It belongs to the commune
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...
(municipality) of Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut
Terre-de-Haut is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, on Terre-de-Haut Island. It is the most populous island of the archipelago of the Îles des Saintes. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes is located in this commune....
. The Fort Napoléon des Saintes
Fort Napoléon des Saintes
Fort Napoléon is located on Terre-de-Haut Island, in the Îles des Saintes, Guadeloupe. Built on the morne called Mire, it was originally named Fort Louis. It was destroyed by British forces in 1809. It was rebuilt in 1867, and named after Napoleon III, but never saw use in battle, and was...
is located on this island. The bay of Terre-de-Haut is one of the most beautiful bay of the world including the club of the most beautiful bay of the world in 2001.