Arrondissement_of_Pointe-à-Pitre

Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre

Arrondissement of Pointe-à-Pitre

Arrondissement in Guadeloupe, France


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]

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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

  1. "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.

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