Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre

The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre is an arrondissement of France in the Guadeloupe department in the Guadeloupe region. It has 14 communes. Its population is 204,900 (2016), and its area is 774.1 km2 (298.9 sq mi).[2]

Pointe-à-Pitre
Location within the region Guadeloupe
Location within the region Guadeloupe
CountryFrance
Overseas region
and department
Guadeloupe
No. of communes14
SubprefecturePointe-à-Pitre
Area
774.1 km2 (298.9 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[1]
199,017
  Density257/km2 (670/sq mi)
INSEE code9712

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre, and their INSEE codes, are:[3]

  1. Les Abymes (97101)
  2. Anse-Bertrand (97102)
  3. Capesterre-de-Marie-Galante (97108)
  4. La Désirade (97110)
  5. Le Gosier (97113)
  6. Grand-Bourg (97112)
  7. Morne-à-l'Eau (97116)
  8. Le Moule (97117)
  9. Petit-Canal (97119)
  10. Pointe-à-Pitre (97120)
  11. Port-Louis (97122)
  12. Sainte-Anne (97128)
  13. Saint-François (97125)
  14. Saint-Louis (97126)

History

The arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre was established in 1947.[4]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre were, as of January 2015:[5]

References

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